St. Johns County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover St. Johns 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 5 (about 59.6% of the county's land area)
- John H. Rutherford Republican
- Rachel Grage Democratic
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: William Lintag Upham; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
U.S. House, District 6 (about 40.4% of the county's land area)
- Randy Fine Republican
- Eric Yonce Democratic
- Andrew Parrott Libertarian
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: Alec Pavlik; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 7
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida House, District 18 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of St. Johns
- Kim Kendall Republican
- Art Stresing Democratic
Florida House, District 19 (part of the county)
Covers: Flagler, Part of St. Johns
- Sam Greco Republican
- Suzanna Pavelle Democratic
Florida House, District 20 (part of the county)
Covers: Putnam, Parts of Clay, Marion, St. Johns
- Judson Sapp Republican
- Lee Butler Democratic
Judges
Fifth District Court of Appeal — merit retention
St. Johns County is in the 7th Judicial Circuit, whose appeals go to this court. Each judge is a separate Yes/No question.
- Shall Judge John M. Harris be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Scott D. Makar be retained in office?
- Shall Judge F. Rand Wallis be retained in office?
Circuit Judge, 7th Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
St. Johns County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
Martin Valerian Pyszczymuka Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
School Board
District 1
Kevin Allen Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 3
Jennifer Collins Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
- Tammie McClafferty Nonpartisan
- Jillian Tozer Nonpartisan
"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 (Mosquito Control Districts, Community Development District, Airport Authority, Port Authority, Special Tax Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Mosquito Control Districts
Seat 2
- Catherine Brandhorst Nonpartisan
- Tim Burton Nonpartisan
- Sandra Fein Nonpartisan
Seat 4
- George Tom Anagnos Nonpartisan
- Gary Howell Nonpartisan
- Merrill Paul Roland Nonpartisan
- Jason Smith Nonpartisan
Community Development District
Seat 1
- Gary Carlin Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kristen Cohen Nonpartisan
- Howard Entman Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Shalene B Estes Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Brad Farmer Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Patricia Jacob Nonpartisan
- Thomas F. Metych Jr. Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Judith M. Kinnecom Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bud Laudenslager Nonpartisan
- Zachary Malamud Nonpartisan
- Thomas Marmo Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Niki McKinnell Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Ken Reger Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Celeste Smithson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Lindsay Sutliff Nonpartisan
- David G Warfel Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Paul Yonally Nonpartisan
Seat 2
- Bruce S. Anderson Nonpartisan
- Nancy Brown Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Laurie Collier Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Thomas T. Cooper Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Lisa Davies Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Robert Gates Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Charles A. Kuehne Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Gary M. LaCombe Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kenneth V. Lahr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Christine Mallatt Nonpartisan
- Scott N. Maynard Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jim McNamee Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Mullins Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Vincent Sajkowski Nonpartisan
- Adam Spencer Nonpartisan
- Brad Thompson Nonpartisan
- Gerald "Jerry" Walters Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 3
- Harriet S. Clarke Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joe Gregory Nonpartisan
- Art Hoenes Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Travis Melvin Ingram Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Robert L. Curran Jr. Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Barbara Little Nonpartisan
- Thomas Martin Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Wayne Meyers Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Parrish Nonpartisan
- Don Rehberg Nonpartisan
- Leigh Starnes Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Achara Tarfa Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Carly Weddle Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 4
- Steven Caesar Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Goldberger Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Wendy Hartley Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Luke Jensen Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bertram Kamin Nonpartisan
- Claire Karp Nonpartisan
- John Ter Louw Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Robert Och Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph Zemel Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 5
- Sarina Durden Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Thomas Ferry Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Paul R. Fogel Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michael James Manzione Nonpartisan
- Meredith Rudolph Payne Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michael B. Sheldon Nonpartisan
Airport Authority
Seat 1
Michelle M. Cash-Chapman Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
- John H. Wilson Nonpartisan
Seat 3
- Christopher Cannan Nonpartisan
- Sean Griswold Nonpartisan
- Sean Hess Nonpartisan
Port Authority
Seat 1
- Lynda I. Kirker Nonpartisan
- Melanie Sunshine Neale Nonpartisan
Seat 3
Peter John Jennison Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 5
- Clay M. Hansen Nonpartisan
- Tom Rivers Nonpartisan
Special Tax Districts
Seat 1
Wes Moore Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 3
John Michael White Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 5
Mike Roberts Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 7
Amanda W. Wainer Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Vicky Oakes
- Phone
- 904-823-2238
- Address
- 4455 Avenue A, Ste 101 St. Augustine, FL 32095
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.