Sumter County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Sumter 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 11
- Joe Strada Republican
- James Pericola Democratic
- Ralph Groves Libertarian
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 11
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida House, District 52
Covers: Sumter, Part of Hernando
- Samantha Scott Republican
- Pamala Kaye Bivins Democratic
Judges
Fifth District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Sumter County is in the 5th 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, 5th Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Sumter County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 4
Jeffrey A. Bogue Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
School Board
District 1
Sally Moss Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 3
David A. Williams Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
Michael Johnson 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 (Community Development District, Special Tax Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Community Development District
Seat 1
- Tweet Coleman Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph Demayo Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Daryl Klinko Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Frank Shallis Nonpartisan
- Tom Swiers Nonpartisan
Seat 2
- Jim Cipollone Nonpartisan
- Randall Garner Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jerry Knoll Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Thomas Law Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John Miller Nonpartisan Unopposed
- William Ray Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Stem Nonpartisan
Seat 3
- Holly Bell Nonpartisan Unopposed
- James Conti Nonpartisan
- Bruno Falvo Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Gary Smith II Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Stephen Lapp Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Larry James McMurry Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jon Roudabush Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Harold Whiting Nonpartisan
Seat 4
- Richard Belles Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Boone Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Stephen Gerwin Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kenneth Ivins Nonpartisan
- Charles Krouse Nonpartisan
- Kevin McGovern Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Phil Montalvo Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Gaylon Thompson Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 5
- Christine C Bradshaw Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Edward Coleman Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Randall Edgar Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Gary Kadow Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Roger Kass Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dale Martin Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Oren Miller Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Phil Walker Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Daniel Warren Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 6
David Ferraro Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Special Tax Districts
Seat 1
Stephen Bogle Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 2
Roger Bradley Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 3
Kathleen Gowin Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Sumter County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- William "Bill" Keen
- Phone
- 352-569-1540
- Address
- 7375 Powell Road, Ste 125 Wildwood, FL 34785
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.