Santa Rosa County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Santa Rosa County. Where a district covers only part of the county, your address decides which one you vote in: use the state's voter lookup ↗ or your county sample ballot.
This page is the official line-up from the state's candidate list. For researched positions and the match tool on the races you actually vote in, enter where you vote; races this guide has researched are linked below where they apply.
Statewide (same everywhere in Florida)
U.S. Senate (special election)
Governor & Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Chief Financial Officer
Commissioner of Agriculture
Constitutional amendments 1, 2 and 3
Official language, what Yes and No mean, and who supports and opposes each.
Congress
U.S. House, District 1
- Jimmy Patronis Republican
- Gay Valimont Democratic
- Tyler L. Davis No Party Affiliation
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 1
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida House, District 2 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Escambia, Santa Rosa
- Jon Fay Republican
- Johnny Austin Thompson Democratic
Florida House, District 3 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Okaloosa, Santa Rosa
- Nathan Boyles Republican
- Ingrid D. Wadsworth Democratic
Judges
First District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Santa Rosa County is in the 1st Judicial Circuit, whose appeals go to this court. Each judge is a separate Yes/No question.
- Shall Judge Joseph Lewis Jr. be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Rachel Nordby be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Tim Osterhaus be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Clay Roberts be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Raymond Treadwell be retained in office?
Circuit Judge, 1st Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Santa Rosa County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
Jeff Ates IV Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
Dean Light Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
School Board
District 1
Linda Sanborn Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 3
Carol Boston Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
- Marie Locklin Nonpartisan
- Jill Broxson Teston Nonpartisan
County Judge
Group 2
Tony Giraud Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
"Elected without opposition" seats do not appear on the ballot. Seats decided in the August primary are not listed. City and town elections and local referendums are run by each county and are not in the state candidate list: check your county's sample ballot.
Special districts (Fire Protection Districts, Soil & Water Conservation Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Fire Protection Districts
Seat 1
- Brian K. Diamond Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jeremy Long Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 2
- Justin Labrato Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Brianna Mack Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 3
- Scott Alan Markel Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mark Joseph Pfeiler Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jason Rocco Nonpartisan
- Christopher Tingle Nonpartisan
Seat 5
- William Bill Heineken Nonpartisan
- Kenneth Gerard Huete Nonpartisan
- Dennis Reilly Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kevin B Sowell Nonpartisan Unopposed
Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Seat 1
John C. Salter Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 3
Burlin Findley Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 5
Mickey Diamond Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Tappie A. Villane
- Phone
- 850-983-1900
- Address
- 6495 Caroline Street, Ste F Milton, FL 32570
Sample ballot, early voting and mail ballots ↗
Statewide deadlines: register by Oct. 5, 2026; request a mail ballot by 5 p.m. Oct. 22; mandatory early voting Oct. 24–31 (counties may add days); polls open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on Nov. 3.
Sources for this page
- Florida Division of Elections Candidate Tracking System, 2026 General Election (ElectionID 20261103-GEN), state and local candidate extracts downloaded 2026-09-17 from https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/downloadcanlist.asp. Contact fields removed. Status meanings per the Division: Qualified = qualified for the ballot; Unopposed = no opponent (elected without a vote); Defeated = lost in the primary; Withdrew / Did Not Qualify / Removed = not on the ballot.
- U.S. Census Bureau 2020 relationship file, 118th Congress districts (Florida 2022 plan) to counties: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/cd-sld/tab20_cd11820_county20_natl.txt. Percent is the share of county land area in the district.
- House: https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/representatives.aspx (2024-2026 term, fetched 2026-09-17). Senate: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/ (2024-2026 term, fetched 2026-09-17). Even-numbered Senate districts are on the 2026 ballot per the Division of Elections candidate list.
- Judicial circuits: s. 26.021, Fla. Stat. Appellate districts: ss. 35.02-35.044, Fla. Stat. (as amended by ch. 2022-163, effective Jan. 1, 2023). Fetched from leg.state.fl.us 2026-09-17.
- Florida Division of Elections supervisor directory, https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/supervisors/countyInfo.asp?county=<code>, fetched 2026-09-17. The state directory can lag local changes (for Sumter it still lists the previous supervisor); the county website is authoritative.