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Vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 3 General Election will start to hit Southwest Florida mailboxes next week.<\/p>\n
The Lee County Elections Office is gearing up to mail out the initial batch of domestic vote-by-mail ballots on Sept. 29. Military and overseas vote-by-mail ballots went out on Sept. 18.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re also ensuring our poll workers are thoroughly trained for the upcoming election; the first training class begins (Thursday),\u201d said Lee County Supervisor of Elections Jenna Persons-Mulicka. \u201cOur team is also gearing up for the public Logic and Accuracy Testing of the voting machines, scheduled for Oct. 9.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for the primary, Persons-Mulicka called it \u201csuccessful.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMany of our voters reached out to let us know that they had a great voting experience,\u201d she said. \u201cWe are not looking at making any major changes to the process. Voters will experience the same for the general as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
For those looking to secure a vote-by-mail ballot, the deadline to make a request for the General Election is 5 p.m. on Oct. 22. The deadline to register to vote for the General Election is Oct. 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When it comes to the number of voters who cast their ballot via mail, Persons-Mulicka said Lee County has seen a slight decline in voting by mail over the last few election cycles, however, it remains a popular method of voting for the majority of voters.<\/p>\n
As for the security of vote-by-mail ballots, Persons-Mulicka said, \u201cVoters can be confident that their votes are secure and will be counted accurately. Every returned ballot undergoes signature verification before it can be counted. Our office also maintains a record of every vote-by-mail ballot requested, mailed, received, and tabulated, and voters can track their ballot status on our website.\u201d<\/p>\n
Persons-Mulicka said voting by mail is one of the three voting methods available to voters in Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The others are early voting and voting on Election Day.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is essential to our election process and a convenient way for many of our voters to cast their ballots, including, but not limited to, voters\u00a0with disabilities, as well as our military and overseas voters,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Early Voting period for the General Election runs daily from 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. Oct. 19-31.<\/p>\n
Race information for the General Election includes:<\/p>\n
Cape Coral City Council<\/p>\n
There are four council seats up for grabs in November. All races are at large and non-partisan meaning voters may cast a ballot no matter the district in which they live.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cape Coral Mayor: Lisa Cohen-Adkinson\u00a0and Rick Erickson <\/p>\n
\u2022 District 1: Dave Newton and Tom Shadrach <\/p>\n
\u2022 District 4: Incumbent Jennifer Nelson-Lastra and James Vargas<\/p>\n
\u2022 District 6: Liza King and Annette Warren\u00a0<\/p>\n
More information on the Cape Coral City Council races, including candidate responses to Questions of the Week, may be found on The Breeze website under Election 2026. <\/p>\n
Lee County Board of County Commissioners<\/p>\n
There are two races on the ballot. The races are at large meaning voters may cast a ballot no matter the district in which they live.<\/p>\n
\u2022 District 2: Incumbent Cecil Pendergrass (R) and Elliot Taylor (D)<\/p>\n
\u2022 District 4: Incumbent Brian Hamman (R) and DeMaria \u201cPrincess\u201d Artis (NPA)<\/p>\n
Lee County School Board<\/p>\n
There are two races on the General Election ballot. The two seats are by district meaning voters may cast a ballot only in the district in which they live. <\/p>\n
The races are non-partisan.<\/p>\n
\u2022 District 4: Incumbent Debbie Jordan and Tony Beougher<\/p>\n
\u2022 District 5: Incumbent Armor Persons and Crystal Johnson\u00a0<\/p>\n
Incumbent Sam Fisher, District 1, won his seat outright in the primary as did Jada Langford-Fleming, who retained her seat in District 6, an at-large seat.<\/p>\n
Lee County Supervisor of Elections\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Incumbent Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R) and Chris Vignieri (D)<\/p>\n
United States Senator<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ashley Moody (R); Angie Nixon (D); and Neil J. Gillespie (NPA)<\/p>\n
District 19 Representative in Congress\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jim Schwartzel (R) and Victor Arias (D)<\/p>\n
Governor\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Byron Donalds (R); David Jolly (D); Scott Eckhard Jewett (LPF); Charles Burkett (NPA); Frank J. Russo (NPA); Moliere \u201cMoe\u201d Dimanche (NPA); Dean Ocean Abrams (NPA); and Jeffrey Peter \u201cDr. Jeff\u201d Datto (NPA)<\/p>\n
District 17 Representative in Congress\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Incumbent Greg Stube (R); Matthew Montavon (D); and Michael J. Quirk (NPA)<\/p>\n
Commissioner of Agriculture\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Wilton Simpson (R) and Joey Mendoza Atkins (D)<\/p>\n
Attorney General\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Incumbent James Uthmeier (R) and Jose Javier Rodriguez (D)<\/p>\n
Chief Financial Officer<\/p>\n
\u2022 Incumbent Blaise Ingoglia (R) and Annette Taddeo (D)<\/p>\n
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