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Columbia County · 2026 election guide
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- UpcomingVoter registration deadline
- UpcomingDeadline to request a ballot by mail
- Upcoming – Required early voting period
- UpcomingGeneral Election Day
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Candidates & campaign finance
Who is running locally?
County and municipal candidate filings are maintained by the local election authority. Check the election year and each candidate’s qualifying status.
Offices up for election in Columbia
The state’s 2026 notice lists offices and vacancies scheduled for election. It is not a final sample ballot, a list of candidates, or proof that an incumbent is seeking reelection.
Selected offices in the published notice
- United States Senator
- Representative in Congress: District 3
- Florida Cabinet - Governor
- Florida Cabinet - Lieutenant Governor
- Florida Cabinet - Attorney General
- Florida Cabinet - Chief Financial Officer
- Florida Cabinet - Commissioner of Agriculture
- State Senator: District 6
- State Representative: District 10
- Circuit Judge, Third Judicial Circuit: Groups 4 and 6
- County Judge: Groups 1 and 2
- County Commissioner: Districts 2 and 4
- School Board: Districts 1, 3, and 5
State and multicounty candidate register
This register covers races across Florida, including districts outside your county. It is not a personalized ballot. Use your county’s sample ballot to confirm which contests apply to you.
Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District — 20261103-GEN
- Jill W. AbbeyUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Lindsay AlvarezUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Chad K. AlvaroUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Joan May AnthonyUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Christine ArendasUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Catalina M. AvalosUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Kelly AyersUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Linda H. BabbUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Englewood Water District — 20261103-GEN
- Tony BabingtonUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District — 20261103-GEN
- Kevin L. BakerUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Tiffany BakerUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Leland Ann BaldwinUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Tesha Scolaro BallouUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Michelle Alvarez BarakatUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Sebastian Inlet Tax District — 20261103-GEN
- David BarneyUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Deb BarraUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Susan G. BarthleUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Lester Bernard BassUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Robert A. BaumanUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- James R. BaxleyUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Denise Kim BeamerUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Carolyn BellUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Bryan BeckmanQualified · Florida Democratic Party
- Kimberly "Kim" BerfieldQualified · Republican Party of Florida
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Martin J. BidwillUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Lauren P. BlockerUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Bernard Isaac "Bernie" BoberUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Samuel Bookhardt IIIUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- David BorreroUnopposed · Republican Party of Florida
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- John BowmanUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Tanya Jeanette BrinkleyUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Chris BrownUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Kevin BruningUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Laurie BuchananUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Charles E. BurtonUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Demi BusattaUnopposed · Republican Party of Florida
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Beatrice "Betty" Butchko SanchezUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Kimberly Sharpe ByrdUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Wallace AristideUnopposed · Florida Democratic Party
- Antonio "Marco" ByrdsongDid Not Qualify · Republican Party of Florida
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Carmen CabargaUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Daryl Nevroy CampbellUnopposed · Florida Democratic Party
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Lisa D. CampbellUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Pamela A. M. CampbellUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- John CarlinDeceased · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Keith CarstenUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Meredith CharbulaUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Melanie ChaseUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Dean BlackQualified · Republican Party of Florida
- Lloyd CaulkerQualified · Write-In
- Chadd CharlandQualified · No Party Affiliation (Partisan)
- Christopher David "Van" CimaDid Not Qualify · Florida Democratic Party
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Christy C. CollinsUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Yvonne ColodnyUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Jessica CostelloUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Cynthia L. CoxUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Chipola River Soil & Water Conservation District — 20261103-GEN
- Jimmy CoxUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Shawn CraneUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Ivonne CuestaUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Jorge E. CuetoUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- G. Joseph CurleyUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Abby CynamonUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Dan DaleyUnopposed · Florida Democratic Party
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Helene DanielUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- James H. DanielUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- N. Hunter DavisUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Lance M. DayUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement Dist — 20261103-GEN
- David DeetscreekUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Michelle DelancyUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Hillary CasselQualified · Republican Party of Florida
- Todd DelmayQualified · Florida Democratic Party
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Dawn Veronica DenaroUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Cassandra Larkin DenmarkUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Wendy Joy DePaulUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Craig C. DeThomasisUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Reemberto DiazUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Veronica A. DiazUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Elizabeth "Liz" ConstantineUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
- Cornelius DempsWithdrew · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
- Stefen DiskeyDefeated · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Andrea DeMichaelUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
- Candice DixonDefeated · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- J. Scott DuncanUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Yenly DominguezDefeated · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
- Spencer EigUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Hal C. Epperson Jr.Unopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Chipola River Soil & Water Conservation District — 20261103-GEN
- Johnny EubanksDid Not Qualify · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Chipola River Soil & Water Conservation District — 20261103-GEN
- Terry EubanksDid Not Qualify · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Natalya EvansUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Stephen S. EverettUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Lillian B. EwenUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Tom FabricioUnopposed · Republican Party of Florida
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Tiffany Marie FaddisUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Vincent FalconeUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Shannon Marie FarrRemoved · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Mark E. FeagleUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Gasparilla Island Bridge Authority — 20261103-GEN
- John Jay FeinbergUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Lehigh Acres Municipal Services Improvement Dist — 20261103-GEN
- Mike BonacoltaQualified · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
- Derek FelderQualified · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Ryan FelixUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Christopher S. FerebeeUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Samantha Schosberg FeuerUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Yvette BenarrochQualified · Republican Party of Florida
- Kim FinerQualified · Florida Democratic Party
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Shane AbbottQualified · Republican Party of Florida
- Alex FinneyQualified · Florida Democratic Party
State Attorney — 20261103-GEN
- Amira FoxUnopposed · Republican Party of Florida
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Karen Adams FoxmanUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Sharon M. FranklinUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Evan FraymanUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Carlos H. GamezUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Port LaBelle Community Development District — 20261103-GEN
- Liz GarciaDid Not Qualify · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Andy FerrariQualified · Florida Democratic Party
- Richard GentryQualified · Republican Party of Florida
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Bryan J. FigueroaDid Not Qualify · Florida Democratic Party
- Mike GiallombardoUnopposed · Republican Party of Florida
- Larry GillisWithdrew · Libertarian Party of Florida
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Stacy Daryl GlickUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Donna M. GoernerUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Ben BraverQualified · Florida Democratic Party
- Kellas Ross CameronDid Not Qualify · Florida Democratic Party
- Karen Gonzalez PittmanQualified · Republican Party of Florida
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Laura Gonzalez-MarquesUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- Jaimie GoodmanUnopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
Circuit Judge — 20261103-GEN
- James J. Goodman Jr.Unopposed · No Party Affiliation (nonpartisan offices)
State Representative — 20261103-GEN
- Kevin ChamblissQualified · Florida Democratic Party
- Miguel GrandaQualified · Republican Party of Florida
Official election sources
Candidates and races ↗
This collection covers the linked official index and supported linked documents. It does not establish completeness of all agency records.
Election calendars and publications ↗
This collection covers the linked official index and supported linked documents. It does not establish completeness of all agency records.