The August 18 primary election will let voters decide which party candidates will get to move onto the November general election with Democrat and Republican races in play for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Florida Governor, CFO, Agriculture Commissioner, State Senate, State House, Circuit Court Judge as well as county and city races in Lake, Orange, Osceola and Seminole.
Here’s a list of the races and the candidates competing for your vote. Look for race previews, editorial recommendations and video interviews to be added as they are published on the website.
And links to the individual candidate profiles will be added later Friday.
This Voters Guide was produced by the News Collaborative of Central Florida, a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida.
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FEDERAL RACES
US Senate – DEM
US Senate – REP
Chris Gleason
Ashley Moody (i)
Neelam Taneja Perry
Ernest “Ernie” Rivera
US House District 6 – DEM
Includes all of Flagler and Putnam counties, northeastern Lake County, northern Volusia County, southern St. Johns County and eastern Marion County
Robert David Cooper II
Steve Morgan
Ronnie “Ron” Murchinson-Rivera
Eric Yonce
US House District 6 – REP
Includes all of Flagler and Putnam counties, northeastern Lake County, northern Volusia County, southern St. Johns County and eastern Marion County
Manuel P. Asensio
Aaron Baker
Dan Bilzerian
Randy Fine
Charles Gambaro
US House District 7 – DEM
Includes all of Seminole County and southern Volusia County
Bale Dalton
Alan Grayson
Marialana Kinter
US House District 7 – REP
Includes all of Seminole County and southern Volusia County
Ryan Elijah
Michael Don Johnson
Cory Lee Mills (i)
Sarah Ulrich
US Houst District 9 – REP
Winner will face incumbent Democrat Darren Soto in the general election. Includes most of Osceola County, southeastern Polk County, all of Indian River, Highlands, Okeechobee and Glades counties
Ben Butler
Marcus Carter
Thomas E. Chalifoux Jr.
Dan Green
Jorge Martinez
Steve Rance
Justin Story
US House District 11 – DEM
Winner will face Republican primary winner and Libertarian Ralph Groves in the general election. Includes western Orange County, South Lake County and all of Sumter County
James Pericola
Royal Webster
Dan Williams
US House District 11 – REP
Winner will face Democrat primary winner and Libertarian Ralph Groves in the general election. Includes western Orange County, South Lake County and all of Sumter County
Carey Baker
Ivette Palomo
Nizam Razack
Joe Strada
Tim Wilkins
STATEWIDE RACES
Florida Governor/Lt. Governor – DEM
Evelyn Castillo-Bach
Thomas Eloy Fernandez
Dayna Marie Foster
David Jolly
Dotie Joseph
Stephann Norman
Florida Governor/Lt. Governor – REP
Jay Collins
Byron Donalds
James Fishback
Jim Holcomb
Arthur Joseph McCaffrey
Daniel Nokovich
Paul Renner
Rachel Rodriguez
James W. Shaw
Caneste Succe
Bobby Williams
Florida Chief Financial Officer – DEM
Earle Ford
Annette Taddeo
Florida Chief Financial Officer – REP
Frank William Collige
Blaise Ingoglia (i)
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture – DEM
Joey Mendoza Atkins
Donald A. “Don” Prichard
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture – REP
Wilton Simpson (i)
Matt Taylor
STATE LEGISLATURE
Florida State Senate District 10 – DEM
Winner will face incumbent Republican Jason Brodeur in the general election. Includes all of Seminole and parts of north-central Orange County
H. Alexander Duncan
John Lowndes
Florida House District 25 – REP (to face Farmer Banks Helfrich DEM)
Will face Democrat Farmer Banks Helfrich in the general election. Includes part of South Lake County
Tom Vail
Taylor Yarkosky (i)
Florida House District 36 – REP (to face Darryl Block DEM)
Will face Democrat Darryl Block in the general election. Includes part of northern Seminole County
Rachel Plakon (i)
Joshua S. Sorto
Florida House District 38 – REP
Will face Democrate Michelle DeJesus in the general election. Includes part of southwestern Seminole County
Emily Duda Buckley
Marcus Hyatt
Florida House District 39 – REP
Will face Democrat Jarod Fox in the general election. Includes parts of north Orange and west Seminole counties
Doug Bankson (i)
Carlos F. Johary Sr.
Florida House District 43 – DEM
Will face Republican Jorge Malavet and Write-in Areeb Gulzar in the general election. Includes part of central Orange County
Daisy Morales
Samuel Vilchez Santiago
Florida House District 46 – DEM
Will face Republican Michael Cruz and NPA candidate Ivan A. Rivera in the general election. Includes part of northwestern Osceola County
Jose Alvarez (i)
Robert LeWayne Johnson
Florida House District 47 – DEM
Note: With no Republican candidate, this is a Universal primary on all eligible voters’ ballots as the seat will be filled by the winner. Includes parts of south Orange and northern Osceola counties
Jorge Figueroa
Anthony Nieves
CIRCUIT COURTS
5th Circuit Judge Group 27
Includes Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter counties
Nicole M. Morris
Lisa Yeager
9th Circuit Judge Group 1
Includes Orange and Osceola counties
Temika Hampton-Johnson
Charles Hart
Mikaela Nix (i)
9th Circuit Judge Group 2
Includes Orange and Osceola counties
Christina Arguelles
Christie Lou Mitchell
9th Circuit Judge Group 31
Includes Orange and Osceola counties
Steve Kerestes
Kamilah Perry
18th Circuit Judge Group 4
Includes Brevard and Seminole counties
Larry Freeman
Robert Alan Segal
18th Circuit Judge Group 13
Includes Brevard and Seminole counties
Andrea Fant
George Cole Gaspard
LAKE COUNTY
Lake County Commission District 2 – REP
Humberto Liriano
Sean M. Parks
Lake County Commission District 4 – REP
Leslie Campione
David Williamson
North Lake Hospital District NE Seat 2 – DEM
Reginald A. Ward
Latoya Young
North Lake Hospital District NW Seat 4 – REP
Ricky Harper
Ron Wingerter
Lake County School Board District 1
Pat Kelley
Eric Schwalbach
Fruitland Park City Commission District 3
Paige Booth
Mitchell Langley
Shayna Stanfield Grunewald
Groveland Mayor (District 1)
Judith Fike
Keith “Chef” Keogh
Dina Sweatt
ORANGE COUNTY
Orange County Clerk of the Court – DEM
Winner will face NPA candidate Terrell Thomas in the general election
Maribel Gomez Cordero (resigned from race)
Rick Singh
Roberta Walton Johnson
Orange County Judge Group 5
Orange County Judge Group 17
Cherish Adams
Joy K. Goodyear
Orange County Mayor
Chris Messina
Tiffany Moore Russell
Stephanie Murphy
Mayra Uribe
Orange County Commission District 2
Kamia Brown
Mike Crabb
Wes Hodge
George Oliver III
Marsha Summersill
Orange County Commission District 6
Loody Delice
Lawanna Gelzer
Cynthia Harris
Hedder Pierre Joseph
Michael “Mike” Scott
Orange County Commission District 7
Selina Carter
Shannon Currie
Nate Douglas
Shakaya “Kay” Filmore
Angie Gardner
Deidre Graybill
Rasheeda Doris Jones
Gloria C. Joyner
Aaron Emmanuel Lewis
Zach Moldof
Patricia Rumph
Beryl Thompson-McClary
Vicki Vargo
Orange County Commission District 8
Isaiah Louis Anderson
Tatiana Fernández
George Haas
Jeannette Quinones Hernandez
Julio Rocha
Victor M. Torres Jr.
Orange County School Board Chair
Alicia Farrant
Angie Galo
Orange County School Board District 1
Melissa Lopez Marantes
David Shepard
Orange County School Board District 2
Marisol Lugo
Gloria Reina O’Neal
Orange County School Board District 3
Ilia Adorno
Diana Moore
Susanne Peña
OSCEOLA COUNTY
Osceola County Commission District 4 – DEM
Mary Downey
Jose Gonzalez
Rafael A. Lebron
Osceola County Commission District 4 – REP
Nelly Hernandez
Donald A. Shroyer
Osceola County School Board District 1
Osceola County School Board District 3
Natalie Guzman
Alyssa Noel
Kissimmee City Commission Seat 2
Kissimmee City Commission Seat 4
Rubin Anderson
Maria Virginia Garcia
Tiffany N. Jeffers
Janette Martinez
St. Cloud City Council Seat 5
Jim Moore
Alex Rodriguez
Kirk Zilke
Kissimmee Charter Amendment – Extend term limits
Kissimmee Charter Amendment – Candidate background checks
SEMINOLE COUNTY
Seminole County Court Judge Group 3
Sylvia A. Grunor (i)
Nathan A. Skop
Seminole County Court Judge Group 6
Alena Chaban
Wayne Culver (i)
Erik Swenk
Seminole County School Board District 1
Kristine Kraus (i)
Antonio Pizza
Seminole County School Board District 2
Joshua Memminger
Holton Mills
Seminole County School Board District 5
Autumn Garick (i)
Brian T. Newsome
Sanford Mayor
Justin Bruce Bynum
Charles Davis
Christina Hollerbach
More voting information
Supervisor of Elections websites: Lake County | Orange County | Osceola County | Seminole County