2026 Primary election AUG 18 races on Alta Vista neighborhood ballot
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.
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)
House District 73rd
McFarland, Fiona (REP) *Incumbent
Klein, Lisa (DEM)
City of Sarasota City Commission At Large (2 seats) nonpartisan
Jen Ahearn-Koch incumbent
Florence Entler
John Harshman
Yevgeny Khodorkovsky
Rob Rominiecki
County Commissioner District 2
Mark Smith (REP) incumbent
Kristina Sargent (REP)
School Board District 1 nonpartisan
Heidi Brandt
Teresa DeWitt
Jimmy Glover
(Bridget Ziegler is not running for re-election)
Charter Review Board District 2 (2-year term)
G. Matthew Brockway (REP)
Hospital Board Northern District
Seat 1
Brad Baker (REP)
Bill Woeltjen (REP)
Seat 2
Tara Butler (REP)
Judicial , nonpartisan, are "retention votes" only.