| Office | Candidates |
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| Manatee County Board of County Commissioners At-large District 6 | Reggie J. Bellamy (D) Reggie J. Bellamy (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners At-large District 6 in Florida. Bellamy is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in Florida by county in 2026. Reggie J. Bellamy has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Reggie J. Bellamy, click here to fill out the survey. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Ballotpedia profile (secondary source) Tara Poulton (R) Tara Poulton (Republican Party) is running for election to the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners At-large District 6 in Florida. Poulton is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Poulton was on the ballot in the Republican primary on August 18, 2026. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in Florida by county in 2026. Tara Poulton has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Tara Poulton, click here to fill out the survey. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Personal LinkedInBallotpedia profile (secondary source) |
| Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 1 | Sari Lindroos-Valimaki (D) Sari Lindroos-Valimaki (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 1 in Florida. Lindroos-Valimaki is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Lindroos-Valimaki completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in Florida by county in 2026. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Campaign FacebookPersonal LinkedInBallotpedia profile (secondary source) Elizabeth Arnold (R) Elizabeth Arnold (Republican Party) is running for election to the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 1 in Florida. Arnold is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Arnold was on the ballot in the Republican primary on August 18, 2026. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in Florida by county in 2026. Elizabeth Arnold has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Elizabeth Arnold, click here to fill out the survey. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Campaign FacebookBallotpedia profile (secondary source) Jack D. May Jr. (Independent) Jack D. May Jr. (independent) is running for election to the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 1 in Florida. May is a write-in candidate in the general election on November 3, 2026. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in Florida by county in 2026. Jack D. May Jr. has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Jack D. May Jr., click here to fill out the survey. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Ballotpedia profile (secondary source)No campaign site found |
| Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 2 | Charles B. Smith Sr. (D) Charles B. Smith Sr. (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 2 in Florida. Smith is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in Florida by county in 2026. Charles B. Smith Sr. has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Charles B. Smith Sr., click here to fill out the survey. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Ballotpedia profile (secondary source) Amanda Ballard (R) Amanda Ballard (Republican Party) is running for election to the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 2 in Florida. Ballard is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Ballard was on the ballot in the Republican primary on August 18, 2026. Ballard completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in Florida by county in 2026. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Campaign site (listed by Ballotpedia)Campaign FacebookBallotpedia profile (secondary source) |
| Manatee County Mosquito Control Board Group 1 | Scott Johnson Scott Johnson is running for election to the Manatee County Mosquito Control Board Group 1 in Florida. Johnson is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Johnson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in Florida by county in 2026. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Campaign FacebookBallotpedia profile (secondary source)No campaign site found Rodney O'Quinn Charles Richards Charles Richards is running for election to the Manatee County Mosquito Control Board Group 1 in Florida. Richards is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in Florida by county in 2026. Charles Richards has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Charles Richards, click here to fill out the survey. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Ballotpedia profile (secondary source)No campaign site found |
| Copperstone Community Development District Board Seat 1 | Kyle Baber Adam Bailey Adam Bailey is running for election to the Copperstone Community Development District Board Seat 1 in Florida. Bailey is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. Click here to view Ballotpedia's local election coverage in Florida by county in 2026. Adam Bailey has not yet completed Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey. If you are Adam Bailey, click here to fill out the survey. Source: Ballotpedia (secondary source) Ballotpedia profile (secondary source)No campaign site found |
| Crosscreek Community Development District Board Seat 2 | Frank Sacca vs. Bruce R. Stolarz |
| Eagle Pointe Community Development District Board Seat 1 | William John Hathaway vs. Leah Ogren |
| Eagle Pointe Community Development District Board Seat 3 | James P. Casement vs. Kevin G. Gagne |
| East Manatee Fire Rescue District Board Seat 3 | William Bjork vs. Larry Luh |
| East Manatee Fire Rescue District Board Seat 5 | Joseph Houlihan vs. Richard Jacobs |
| Harrison Ranch Community Development District Board Seat 3 | Tony Beazley vs. Victor G. Colombo |
| Harrison Ranch Community Development District Seat 1 | Joyce Lynn Calderon vs. Marko Krstic |
| Harrison Ranch Community Development District Seat 2 | Tracy Joniec vs. Mike Lamb |
| Heritage Harbour North Community Development District Board Seat 1 | Nancy Quinn vs. Grace Russolillo |
| Legends Bay Community Development District Board Seat 3 | Angela Albrecht vs. Michael A. Conner |
| Legends Bay Community Development District Board Seat 5 | Sandra K. Freas vs. Jack A. Knisley |
| Parrish Fire Control District Board Seat 1 | Kyle L. Moore vs. Edward W. Stevens |
| Silverleaf Community Development District Board Seat 1 | Frank John Loviglio vs. Jackie Petrovich vs. Joe Stanczyk |
| Silverleaf Community Development District Board Seat 4 | Timothy Abramski vs. Judy Cummings |
| Tara Community Development District Board Seat 1 | Joseph Di Bartolomeo vs. Karin Murphy |
| Tara Community Development District Board Seat 5 | Eugene J. Rado vs. Carl Teisch |
| West Manatee Fire and Rescue District Board Seat 2 | Jacob Kyser vs. Derrick Warner |
| West Manatee Fire and Rescue District Board Seat 3 | John Agnelli vs. Dana Tindall |
| West Manatee Fire and Rescue District Board Seat 4 | Billy Burke vs. Keith D. Miller |
| School District of Manatee County school board District 2 | Sharon Jefferson vs. Cindy Spray |
| School District of Manatee County school board District 5 | Camden Bedinghaus vs. Jonathan Mullis |
| Bradenton City Council Ward 3 | Kemp Schuessler vs. Thomas Schwarz |
| Bradenton City Council Ward 4 | Keith J. Green vs. Lisa Gonzalez Moore |
| Holmes Beach City Commission At-large Vote for 2 | John J. Azzata, Mark Hebden, Carol Whitmore |
| Mayor of Holmes Beach | Dan Diggins vs. David L. Zaccagnino |
| Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 2 Board Seat 5 | Jonathan Dayton vs. Bill Mariotti vs. Arthur R. Taber |
| Palmetto City Commission Ward 2 | Sunshine Joiner vs. Sheldon Jones |
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