General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: Ballotpedia, Manatee County, Florida, elections, 2026 (secondary source, not the official ballot) (accessed Oct 16, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at Florida voter information lookup (Division of Elections).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| County offices | |
| Manatee County Board of County Commissioners At-large District 6 | Reggie J. Bellamy (D) vs. Tara Poulton (R) |
| Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 1 | Sari Lindroos-Valimaki (D) vs. Elizabeth Arnold (R) vs. Jack D. May Jr. (Independent) |
| Manatee County Board of County Commissioners District 2 | Charles B. Smith Sr. (D) vs. Amanda Ballard (R) |
| Manatee County Mosquito Control Board Group 1 | Scott Johnson vs. Rodney O'Quinn vs. Charles Richards |
| Schools, colleges & special districts | |
| Copperstone Community Development District Board Seat 1 | Kyle Baber vs. Adam Bailey |
| 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 |
| City & town offices | |
| 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 |
Also on every Manatee County ballot: U.S. Senate, Governor, the Cabinet, U.S. House and legislative districts, judicial retention and the statewide amendments.
Party labels are shown only where Ballotpedia lists one. Florida school board and judicial races are nonpartisan. Many county races were settled in the Aug. 18 primary; only races still on the Nov 3 ballot are listed.
This list comes from Ballotpedia, a secondary source, not the official ballot, and Ballotpedia notes its local lists may be incomplete. Your exact ballot: Florida voter information lookup (Division of Elections).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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