Walton County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded October 30, 2026), plus the districts that cover Walton 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)
Governor & Lieutenant Governor
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 (about 57.6% of the county's land area)
- Jimmy Patronis Republican
- Gay Valimont Democratic
- Tyler L. Davis No Party Affiliation
U.S. House, District 2 (about 42.4% of the county's land area)
- Austin Rogers Republican
- Amanda Marie Green Democratic
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 2
Covers: Bay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington, part of Okaloosa
- Jay Trumbull Republican
- Lauren Donahoo Democratic
Florida House, District 5
Covers: Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Walton, Washington
- Shane Abbott Republican
- Alex Finney Democratic
Judges
First District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Walton 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).
Walton County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 2
Warren Whitaker Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 4
Jim Bagby Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
School Board
District 2
Jenny J.J. Barton Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 3
Gordon M. Porter Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 5
Jason Catalano Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Supervisor of Elections
Ryan Messer Republican Elected without opposition — no vote held
Tax Collector
Brian McBroom Republican 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, Mosquito Control Districts, Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Community Development District) — contested seats and unopposed members
Fire Protection Districts
Seat 1
- John Curry Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mary Lynn Touchton Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 2
Mark B. Foley Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 3
- Kenneth Scott Cromartie Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Brian Farmer Nonpartisan Unopposed
- James Odom Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 4
- Brian Christenson Nonpartisan
- Jim Jaquess Nonpartisan
Seat 6
Mike Stange Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Mosquito Control Districts
Seat 3
Kristine Faulk Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Seat 1
Cathy S. Johnson Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Community Development District
Seat 5
David Underwood Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Walton County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Ryan Messer
- Phone
- 850-892-8112
- Address
- 571 US Hwy 90 E., Ste. 102 DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433
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.
Early voting in Walton County
Dates: Mon Oct 19 – Sat Oct 31, 2026 · Hours: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. at most sites; some sites or days differ · 4 sites
Early voting sites and hours ↗
Official filing with the state: 4 early-voting sites, open 13 days. Sites each have a drop box for mail ballots. Source: Florida Division of Elections, early voting and secure ballot intake station locations for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election (per-county filings published Oct. 2, 2026): https://dos.fl.gov/elections/for-voters/voting/early-voting-and-secure-ballot-intake-stations/
Any early-voting site in your county can be used; on Election Day you must vote at your assigned precinct. Mail ballots can be returned to secure intake stations at early-voting sites during voting hours.
Sources for this page
- Florida Division of Elections Candidate Tracking System, 20261103-GEN, state and local candidate extracts downloaded 2026-10-27 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.