2026 Primary election AUG 18  races on Alta Vista neighborhood ballot

Primaries are the "winnowing down" to finalists for November election, except some races are decided in primary.

Florida has Closed Primary = only those in your registered party (DEM or REP) will appear on your primary ballot and only IF there are more than 1 candidate in your party.

Universal Primary (UP) = only 1 party has candidates, so it will be on everyone's primary ballot, primary will decide winner.

All nonpartisan offices will appear on everyone's ballot.

U.S. Senator

Moody, Ashley  (REP)  *Incumbent

Gleason, Chris  (REP)

Perry, Neelam Taneja (REP)

Rivera, Ernest "Ernie" (REP)

Nixon, Angie  (DEM)

Vindman, Alex  (DEM)

Gillespie, Neil J. (NPA)

U.S. Representative, Congressional District 17

Steube, Greg  (REP)  *Incumbent

Montavon, Matthew (DEM)

Spence Jr, Allen (DEM)

Quirk, Michael (NPA)

   (Kelly Kirschner is running in a different district)

Governor

SO many candidates in all parties

Lieutenant Governor selected by Governor candidate, not by vote

Attorney General

Uthmeier, James  (REP)  *Incumbent

Rodriguez, Jose Javier (DEM)

Chief Financial Officer

Ingoglia, Blaise  (REP)  *Incumbent

Collige, Frank William (REP)

Ford, Earle  (DEM)

Taddeo, Annette  (DEM)

Commissioner of Agriculture And Consumer Services

Simpson, Wilton  (REP)  *Incumbent

Taylor, Matt  (REP)

Mendoza Atkins, Joey  (DEM)

Prichard, Donald A. "Don" (DEM)

Gibson, Kyle "KC" (WRI)

State Senate District 22

Buchanan, James  (REP)

Rohe, Vic  (REP)

Wasserman, Lew  (DEM)

Hyde, Martin  (NPA)

State House District 73rd

McFarland, Fiona  (REP)  *Incumbent

Klein, Lisa  (DEM)

City of Sarasota City Commission At Large (2 seats) nonpartisan = All Voters  

Jen Ahearn-Koch incumbent

Florence Entler

John Harshman

Yevgeny Khodorkovsky

Rob Rominiecki

County Commissioner District 2  UP = All Voters

Mark Smith (REP) incumbent

Kristina Sargent (REP)

School Board 3 seats, nonpartisan = All Voters

District 1 

Heidi Brandt

Teresa DeWitt

Jimmy Glover

(Bridget Ziegler is not running for re-election)

District 4

Frank DiCicco

Megan Tennimon

District 5

Beth Mayberry

Michelle Pozzie

Charter Review Board District 1 (2-year term)  UP = all voters

Nicholas Altier (REP)

Alexandra Coe (REP)

Bill Van Allen (REP)

Hospital Board Northern District  Seat 1  UP = All Voters

Seat 1

Brad Baker (REP)

Bill Woeltjen (REP)

Judicial , nonpartisan, are "retention votes" only.