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.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
And links to the individual candidate profiles will be added later Friday.<\/p>\n
This Voters Guide was produced by the\u00a0News Collaborative of Central Florida,\u00a0a collective of independent local news outlets and aligned partners working toward a more informed and engaged Central Florida.<\/p>\n
More coverage: Jump to: Statewide races<\/a> | State Legislature<\/a> | Circuit Courts<\/a> | Lake County<\/a> | Orange County<\/a> | Osceola County<\/a> | Seminole County<\/a><\/p>\n FEDERAL RACES US Senate \u2013 REP<\/p>\n Chris Gleason US House District 6 \u2013 DEM Robert David Cooper II US House District 6 \u2013 REP Manuel P. Asensio US House District 7 \u2013 DEM Bale Dalton US House District 7 \u2013 REP Ryan Elijah US Houst District 9 \u2013 REP Ben Butler Read the race preview<\/a><\/p>\n US House District 11 \u2013 DEM James Pericola US House District 11 \u2013 REP Carey Baker STATEWIDE RACES Evelyn Castillo-Bach Florida Governor\/Lt. Governor \u2013 REP<\/p>\n Jay Collins Florida Chief Financial Officer \u2013 DEM<\/p>\n Earle Ford Florida Chief Financial Officer \u2013 REP<\/p>\n Frank William Collige Florida Commissioner of Agriculture \u2013 DEM<\/p>\n Joey Mendoza Atkins Florida Commissioner of Agriculture \u2013 REP<\/p>\n Wilton Simpson (i) STATE LEGISLATURE H. Alexander Duncan Florida House District 25 \u2013 REP (to face Farmer Banks Helfrich DEM) Tom Vail Florida House District 36 \u2013 REP (to face Darryl Block DEM) Rachel Plakon (i) Read the race preview<\/a><\/p>\n Florida House District 38 \u2013 REP Emily Duda Buckley Read the race preview<\/a><\/p>\n Florida House District 39 \u2013 REP Doug Bankson (i) Read the race preview<\/a><\/p>\n Florida House District 43 \u2013 DEM Daisy Morales Read the race preview<\/a><\/p>\n Florida House District 46 \u2013 DEM Jose Alvarez (i) Read the race preview<\/a><\/p>\n Florida House District 47 \u2013 DEM Jorge Figueroa CIRCUIT COURTS Nicole M. Morris 9th Circuit Judge Group 1 Temika Hampton-Johnson 9th Circuit Judge Group 2 Christina Arguelles 9th Circuit Judge Group 31 Steve Kerestes 18th Circuit Judge Group 4 Larry Freeman 18th Circuit Judge Group 13 Andrea Fant LAKE COUNTY Humberto Liriano Lake County Commission District 4 \u2013 REP<\/p>\n Leslie Campione North Lake Hospital District NE Seat 2 \u2013 DEM<\/p>\n Reginald A. Ward North Lake Hospital District NW Seat 4 \u2013 REP<\/p>\n Ricky Harper Lake County School Board District 1<\/p>\n Pat Kelley Fruitland Park City Commission District 3<\/p>\n Paige Booth Groveland Mayor (District 1)<\/p>\n Judith Fike ORANGE COUNTY Maribel Gomez Cordero (resigned from race) Orange County Judge Group 5<\/p>\n Orange County Judge Group 17<\/p>\n Cherish Adams Orange County Mayor<\/p>\n Chris Messina Orange County Commission District 2<\/p>\n Kamia Brown Orange County Commission District 6<\/p>\n Loody Delice Orange County Commission District 7<\/p>\n Selina Carter Orange County Commission District 8<\/p>\n Isaiah Louis Anderson Orange County School Board Chair<\/p>\n Alicia Farrant Orange County School Board District 1<\/p>\n Melissa Lopez Marantes Orange County School Board District 2<\/p>\n Marisol Lugo Orange County School Board District 3<\/p>\n Ilia Adorno OSCEOLA COUNTY Mary Downey Osceola County Commission District 4 \u2013 REP<\/p>\n Nelly Hernandez Osceola County School Board District 1<\/p>\n Osceola County School Board District 3<\/p>\n Natalie Guzman Kissimmee City Commission Seat 2<\/p>\n Kissimmee City Commission Seat 4<\/p>\n Rubin Anderson St. Cloud City Council Seat 5<\/p>\n Jim Moore Kissimmee Charter Amendment \u2013 Extend term limits<\/p>\n Kissimmee Charter Amendment \u2013 Candidate background checks<\/p>\n SEMINOLE COUNTY Sylvia A. Grunor (i) Seminole County Court Judge Group 6<\/p>\n Alena Chaban Seminole County School Board District 1<\/p>\n Kristine Kraus (i) Seminole County School Board District 2<\/p>\n Joshua Memminger Seminole County School Board District 5<\/p>\n Autumn Garick (i) Sanford Mayor<\/p>\n Justin Bruce Bynum More voting information<\/p>\n Supervisor of Elections websites: Lake County<\/a> | Orange County<\/a> | Osceola County<\/a> | Seminole County<\/a><\/p>\n The Orlando Sentinel\u2019s full Election 2026 coverage<\/a><\/p>\n
All the editorial recommendations in one place<\/a><\/p>\n
\nUS Senate \u2013 DEM<\/p>\n
\nAshley Moody (i)
\nNeelam Taneja Perry
\nErnest \u201cErnie\u201d Rivera<\/p>\n
\nIncludes all of Flagler and Putnam counties, northeastern Lake County, northern Volusia County, southern St. Johns County and eastern Marion County<\/p>\n
\nSteve Morgan
\nRonnie \u201cRon\u201d Murchinson-Rivera
\nEric Yonce<\/p>\n
\nIncludes all of Flagler and Putnam counties, northeastern Lake County, northern Volusia County, southern St. Johns County and eastern Marion County<\/p>\n
\nAaron Baker
\nDan Bilzerian
\nRandy Fine
\nCharles Gambaro<\/p>\n
\nIncludes all of Seminole County and southern Volusia County<\/p>\n
\nAlan Grayson
\nMarialana Kinter<\/p>\n
\nIncludes all of Seminole County and southern Volusia County<\/p>\n
\nMichael Don Johnson
\nCory Lee Mills (i)
\nSarah Ulrich<\/p>\n
\nWinner 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<\/p>\n
\nMarcus Carter
\nThomas E. Chalifoux Jr.
\nDan Green
\nJorge Martinez
\nSteve Rance
\nJustin Story<\/p>\n
\nWinner 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<\/p>\n
\nRoyal Webster
\nDan Williams<\/p>\n
\nWinner 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<\/p>\n
\nIvette Palomo
\nNizam Razack
\nJoe Strada
\nTim Wilkins<\/p>\n
\nFlorida Governor\/Lt. Governor \u2013 DEM<\/p>\n
\nThomas Eloy Fernandez
\nDayna Marie Foster
\nDavid Jolly
\nDotie Joseph
\nStephann Norman<\/p>\n
\nByron Donalds
\nJames Fishback
\nJim Holcomb
\nArthur Joseph McCaffrey
\nDaniel Nokovich
\nPaul Renner
\nRachel Rodriguez
\nJames W. Shaw
\nCaneste Succe
\nBobby Williams<\/p>\n
\nAnnette Taddeo<\/p>\n
\nBlaise Ingoglia (i)<\/p>\n
\nDonald A. \u201cDon\u201d Prichard<\/p>\n
\nMatt Taylor<\/p>\n
\nFlorida State Senate District 10 \u2013 DEM
\nWinner will face incumbent Republican Jason Brodeur in the general election. Includes all of Seminole and parts of north-central Orange County<\/p>\n
\nJohn Lowndes<\/p>\n
\nWill face Democrat Farmer Banks Helfrich in the general election. Includes part of South Lake County<\/p>\n
\nTaylor Yarkosky (i)<\/p>\n
\nWill face Democrat Darryl Block in the general election. Includes part of northern Seminole County<\/p>\n
\nJoshua S. Sorto<\/p>\n
\nWill face Democrate Michelle DeJesus in the general election. Includes part of southwestern Seminole County<\/p>\n
\nMarcus Hyatt<\/p>\n
\nWill face Democrat Jarod Fox in the general election. Includes parts of north Orange and west Seminole counties<\/p>\n
\nCarlos F. Johary Sr.<\/p>\n
\nWill face Republican Jorge Malavet and Write-in Areeb Gulzar in the general election. Includes part of central Orange County<\/p>\n
\nSamuel Vilchez Santiago<\/p>\n
\nWill face Republican Michael Cruz and NPA candidate Ivan A. Rivera in the general election. Includes part of northwestern Osceola County<\/p>\n
\nRobert LeWayne Johnson<\/p>\n
\nNote: With no Republican candidate, this is a Universal primary on all eligible voters\u2019 ballots as the seat will be filled by the winner. Includes parts of south Orange and northern Osceola counties<\/p>\n
\nAnthony Nieves<\/p>\n
\n5th Circuit Judge Group 27
\nIncludes Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion and Sumter counties<\/p>\n
\nLisa Yeager<\/p>\n
\nIncludes Orange and Osceola counties<\/p>\n
\nCharles Hart
\nMikaela Nix (i)<\/p>\n
\nIncludes Orange and Osceola counties<\/p>\n
\nChristie Lou Mitchell<\/p>\n
\nIncludes Orange and Osceola counties<\/p>\n
\nKamilah Perry<\/p>\n
\nIncludes Brevard and Seminole counties<\/p>\n
\nRobert Alan Segal<\/p>\n
\nIncludes Brevard and Seminole counties<\/p>\n
\nGeorge Cole Gaspard<\/p>\n
\nLake County Commission District 2 \u2013 REP<\/p>\n
\nSean M. Parks<\/p>\n
\nDavid Williamson<\/p>\n
\nLatoya Young<\/p>\n
\nRon Wingerter<\/p>\n
\nEric Schwalbach<\/p>\n
\nMitchell Langley
\nShayna Stanfield Grunewald<\/p>\n
\nKeith \u201cChef\u201d Keogh
\nDina Sweatt<\/p>\n
\nOrange County Clerk of the Court \u2013 DEM
\nWinner will face NPA candidate Terrell Thomas in the general election<\/p>\n
\nRick Singh
\nRoberta Walton Johnson<\/p>\n
\nJoy K. Goodyear<\/p>\n
\nTiffany Moore Russell
\nStephanie Murphy
\nMayra Uribe<\/p>\n
\nMike Crabb
\nWes Hodge
\nGeorge Oliver III
\nMarsha Summersill<\/p>\n
\nLawanna Gelzer
\nCynthia Harris
\nHedder Pierre Joseph
\nMichael \u201cMike\u201d Scott<\/p>\n
\nShannon Currie
\nNate Douglas
\nShakaya \u201cKay\u201d Filmore
\nAngie Gardner
\nDeidre Graybill
\nRasheeda Doris Jones
\nGloria C. Joyner
\nAaron Emmanuel Lewis
\nZach Moldof
\nPatricia Rumph
\nBeryl Thompson-McClary
\nVicki Vargo<\/p>\n
\nTatiana Fern\u00e1ndez
\nGeorge Haas
\nJeannette Quinones Hernandez
\nJulio Rocha
\nVictor M. Torres Jr.<\/p>\n
\nAngie Galo<\/p>\n
\nDavid Shepard<\/p>\n
\nGloria Reina O\u2019Neal<\/p>\n
\nDiana Moore
\nSusanne Pe\u00f1a<\/p>\n
\nOsceola County Commission District 4 \u2013 DEM<\/p>\n
\nJose Gonzalez
\nRafael A. Lebron<\/p>\n
\nDonald A. Shroyer<\/p>\n
\nAlyssa Noel<\/p>\n
\nMaria Virginia Garcia
\nTiffany N. Jeffers
\nJanette Martinez<\/p>\n
\nAlex Rodriguez
\nKirk Zilke<\/p>\n
\nSeminole County Court Judge Group 3<\/p>\n
\nNathan A. Skop<\/p>\n
\nWayne Culver (i)
\nErik Swenk<\/p>\n
\nAntonio Pizza<\/p>\n
\nHolton Mills<\/p>\n
\nBrian T. Newsome<\/p>\n
\nCharles Davis
\nChristina Hollerbach<\/p>\n