August 18 result: no candidate won a majority, so Tiffany Moore Russell (32 percent) and Chris Messina (27 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff; Stephanie Murphy and Mayra Uribe were eliminated, per unofficial results with all precincts reporting.
Chris Messina▾
Tech entrepreneur from Winter Park; CEO of Body1 with 30+ years of executive leadership, holding a master's in city and regional planning and a Harvard MBA, per The Apopka Chief candidate Q&A; described as a tech entrepreneur per Wikipedia's 2026 Orange County mayoral election page.
Priorities: Innovative job creation and economic diversification, including SpaceTech proposals, per chrismessina.com and The Apopka Chief Q&A · Affordable housing and transportation solutions, per chrismessina.com · Eliminating government waste through zero-based budgeting, per The Apopka Chief Q&A
Raised $80,420 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Tiffany Moore Russell▾
Sitting Orange County Clerk of the Circuit Court, resigning effective Aug. 31, 2026 to run for mayor; cites 20+ years of public service including County Commissioner and Clerk roles, per Wikipedia's 2026 mayoral election page, West Orlando News, and The Apopka Chief Q&A.
Priorities: Affordable housing expansion across all eight county districts, per The Apopka Chief Q&A and clickorlando.com forum coverage · Responsible growth with infrastructure investment, per The Apopka Chief Q&A · Budget efficiency, proposing a 25% budget-cut exercise from every department before considering tax increases, per cfpublic.org June 2026 forum coverage
Raised $266,648 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 primary result: Roberta Walton Johnson won the Democratic primary with 65 percent (44,150 votes) over Rick Singh, per unofficial results, and meets no-party candidate Terrell Thomas on the November 3 ballot.
Roberta Walton Johnson · Democratic▾
Attorney and Orange County Clerk of Courts general counsel, per Winter Garden Vox; FAMU Law graduate (2005) who worked as an access-to-justice attorney at Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida and managed the clerk's Self Help and Family Services divisions, per voteroberta.com.
Priorities: Access to justice with dignity, respect and compassion at the clerk's office · Making the clerk's office 'a technology-forward service provider,' · Public records integrity and data quality (per the voteroberta.com)
Raised $21,436 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Terrell Thomas · No Party Affiliation▾
Orlando realtor running with no party affiliation, per Winter Garden Vox; confirmed as a qualified clerk candidate per West Orlando News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Priorities: Improve customer service and expand community access to the Clerk's Office, per candidate statement, The Apopka Voice · Strengthen workplace culture at the Clerk's Office under a "Clerk Forward" vision, per candidate statement, The Apopka Voice
Raised $11,225 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 result: no candidate won a majority, so Kamia Brown (32 percent) and Mike Crabb (about 26 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per unofficial results and Florida Politics.
Kamia Brown▾
Former Florida state representative and former legislative aide, per The Apopka Chief candidate Q&A and Winter Garden Vox, which lists her as 'Former State Representative.'
Priorities: Expand affordable and workforce housing and lower homeowner costs, per kamiafororangecounty.com · Improve roads, sidewalks, bike paths and utilities so infrastructure keeps pace with development, per kamiafororangecounty.com and The Apopka Chief Q&A · Responsible growth, protecting natural resources, and transparency in county decisions, per kamiafororangecounty.com and The Apopka Chief Q&A
Raised $29,474 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Mike Crabb▾
Crabb spent 30 years as an Orange County deputy sheriff and owns a small business, The Shirt Shop USA, per the campaign site. He serves as vice president of the Florida Safety Council board and is a graduate of Evans High School, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Public safety · Infrastructure funding, ensuring impact fees collected for a new project are spent on that project · Controlled growth (per The Apopka Chief Q&A)
Raised $12,750 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
This race was not on the August 18 primary ballot: it appears on the November 3, 2026 general ballot, per the county's official primary results, which do not list it.
Brian Jones▾
Specific occupation not verified; his campaign site says he has served District 4 'through leadership on advisory boards' and community service initiatives, per brianhubertjones.com. Listed as 'Brian H. Jones' of Avalon Park, filed 10/01/2025, per ocfelections.gov.
Priorities: School-area e-bike/e-scooter safety: safer crossings, traffic calming, targeted education and coordinated enforcement · Proactive safety prevention partnerships with schools and safety organizations (per the brianhubertjones.com)
Raised $10,648 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Johanna Lopez▾
Sitting Florida state representative (House District 43, elected 2022, re-elected 2024) who declined re-election to run for this seat, per a Florida Politics headline; previously the first Latina elected to the Orange County School Board and 2017 Orange County Teacher of the Year, per votejohannalopez.com. Not the incumbent - District 4 is held by term-limited Maribel Gomez Cordero, per Wikipedia.
Priorities: Expanding healthcare access in underserved areas · Protecting children and foster families · Supporting immigrant families in District 4 (per the votejohannalopez.com)
Raised $62,168 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 result: incumbent Mike Scott (49 percent) fell just short of a majority and meets Lawanna Gelzer (22 percent) in a November 3 runoff, per Florida Politics and unofficial results.
Lawanna Gelzer▾
Fiscal-management consultant with over 40 years of experience through LG Services 2 Solutions LLC and LRG Consulting Solutions LLC, and co-owner of the Peabo Childcare Center in Parramore, per lawannagelzer.com; has served as president of the National Action Network Central Florida chapter, per Ballotpedia.
Priorities: Safe and attainable housing and addressing homelessness · Enhanced public safety and improved police relations · Climate and environmental resilience (per the lawannagelzer.com)
Raised $69,600 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Michael "Mike" ScottIncumbent▾
Incumbent Orange County District 6 Commissioner, in office since November 2022, per Ballotpedia; previously an Orange County Facilities employee, described as the county's first rank-and-file employee to become a commissioner, per Orange County Government Newsroom.
Priorities: Business and economic development - 'Small Business is Good Business,' · Affordable and attainable housing - 'Housing for All,' · Community engagement - 'Putting Families and Communities First,' (per the mymikescott.com)
Raised $44,889 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 result: Patricia Rumph (23 percent) and Vicki Vargo (18 percent) emerged from the thirteen-candidate field and advance to a November 3 runoff, per Florida Politics and unofficial results.
Patricia Rumph▾
Retired Florida Department of Corrections professional with over 30 years in law enforcement and public administration (retired 2017), and former president of the Pine Hills Community Council, per patriciarumph.com; previously ran for the County Commission District 2 seat in 2018, per Ballotpedia.
Priorities: Public safety: partnering with law enforcement and supporting violence prevention initiatives · Strong infrastructure: roads, public transportation, and community facilities · Expanding affordable housing options (per the patriciarumph.com)
Raised $24,116 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Vicki Vargo▾
Attorney (University of Florida law degree, 1985) and former Orlando City Commissioner for District 3; previously a partner at the Anderson & Rush law firm, per Ballotpedia; her campaign site also cites her prior Orlando City Council service, per votevickivargo.com.
Priorities: Affordable housing and expanding homeownership opportunities, per votevickivargo.com · Infrastructure: roads, sidewalks, stormwater drainage, and parks, per votevickivargo.com · Upgrading public transportation and healthcare access, per votevickivargo.com and Ballotpedia
Raised $33,206 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 result: Victor M. Torres Jr. (about 34 percent) and Jeannette Quinones Hernandez (about 20 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per Florida Politics and unofficial results.
Jeannette Quinones Hernandez▾
Quinones Hernandez has spent decades in community service, organizing faith-based events and assisting families with local needs, per the campaign site. A longtime member of First Baptist Orlando, she is married and is a grandmother, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Complete key road projects such as Narcoossee Road widening and Lake Nona Boulevard improvements · Preserve wetlands while enforcing responsible growth policies to address flooding · Lower impact fees and reduce regulations that drive up housing costs (per the campaign site)
Raised $32,064 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Victor M. Torres Jr.▾
Former Florida state legislator who represented Orange County in the state House and Senate for more than a decade (listed as 'Former Florida Senator' per LobbyTools); U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired New York City Transit Police detective who later drove buses in Marion and Orange counties, per electvictorres.com.
Priorities: Affordable housing - expanding affordability and preventing displacement · Transportation - reducing congestion and improving SunRail and LYNX transit · Infrastructure - flood prevention and resilient stormwater systems (per the electvictorres.com)
Raised $53,831 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 result: Susanne Peña led with about 47 percent, short of a majority, and meets Diana Moore (29 percent) in a November 3 runoff, per unofficial results; final percentages await the county canvass.
Diana Moore▾
Teacher, per her candidate statement on the Orange County SOE campaign-finance portal (VoterFocus): 'as a teacher, we know a teacher's working conditions are a child's learning conditions.' No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Priorities: Teacher working conditions as central to children's learning conditions, per her candidate statement on the Orange County VoterFocus portal
Raised $4,251 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Susanne Peña▾
Assistant professor with over 20 years in public education spanning teaching, administration, and higher-education faculty roles at New York City Public Schools, Orange County schools, UCF, and FIU; President of the Florida Association for Bilingual Education, per Ballotpedia (Candidate Connection).
Priorities: Academic freedom and excellence: inclusive curriculum encouraging critical thinking · Expanding access to bilingual education, STEAM, advanced coursework, and career pathways · Recruiting and retaining high-quality teachers with meaningful professional development (per the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey)
Raised $38,137 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Nonpartisan countywide judicial race whose outcome is already decided: incumbent Mark S. Miller withdrew on July 12, 2026 after accepting a federal immigration judgeship, too late to be removed from the printed ballot. The Supervisor of Elections' official Notice to the Voter states the race is now unopposed, a vote cast will not change the outcome, and Judi Garabo Hayes is deemed by law to be elected, per voteorangefl.gov.
Judi Garabo Hayes▾
Orlando attorney with undergraduate and law degrees from Florida State University who has worked at several large law firms, per Winter Garden Vox; practice background includes insurance defense litigation, Greenberg Traurig's litigation department, county court work, and collections law, per the League of Women Voters of Orange County Bench Press recap. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Bringing fairness, respect, and impartiality to county court cases including evictions, collections, and misdemeanors, per judi4judge.vote · Being a knowledgeable, experienced, and compassionate judge, per judi4judge.vote · Impartiality and case management capability, per League of Women Voters of Orange County Bench Press recap (lwvoc.org)
Raised $75,510 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Mark S. MillerIncumbent▾
Sitting Orange County Court judge for Group 21, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2024; he WITHDREW from the 2026 race on July 12, 2026, the same day he began a new position as a federal immigration judge in Orlando, per Winter Garden Vox. Prior background includes military veteran, former teacher, assistant state attorney, and Morgan & Morgan attorney, per League of Women Voters of Orange County Bench Press recap.
Priorities: Grounding decisions in the law and Constitution · Service-oriented approach (per the League of Women Voters of Orange County Bench Press recap (lwvoc.org))
Raised $56,842 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
November-only race: Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor seats are nonpartisan, countywide races decided at the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Orange County Supervisor of Elections candidate list.
Quinnie Perez▾
Quinnie Perez grew up in Ocala surrounded by agriculture and family farming traditions and currently works alongside agricultural laborers in medical cannabis cultivation in Central Florida, per her campaign site. She previously served as a Regional Organizing Director for NextGen America, per her campaign site. Quinnie Perez appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 1, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.
Priorities: Ensure clean water for consumption, food production and the environment · Give farmworkers a stronger voice and champion sustainable agricultural practices · Expand conservation education starting at a young age (per the campaign site)
Vicente Rafael Perez Carreno▾
Vicente Rafael Perez Carreno serves as Board Treasurer and Associate Supervisor of the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District, per his campaign site. He is trilingual in English, Spanish and Portuguese with a background in law, governance and environmental education, per his campaign site. Vicente Rafael Perez Carreno appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 1, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.
Priorities: Water conservation and flooding and stormwater education · Increase community outreach and youth and school engagement · Make the district more visible, useful and accountable to residents (per the campaign site)
Doug Sahr▾
West Orange native Doug Sahr grew up on seven acres in rural West Orange and is a former member and ambassador of the West Orange Chamber of Commerce, per his Orange County Supervisor of Elections candidate record. Doug Sahr appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 1, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
November-only race: Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor seats are nonpartisan, countywide races decided at the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Orange County Supervisor of Elections candidate list.
Chuck Drake▾
Chuck Drake appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 3, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Chuck Drake.
Erik LaMont Melear▾
Registered Professional Engineer Erik LaMont Melear has more than 40 years of experience in environmental and agricultural fields, including water reuse and recycling system design, per his Orange County Supervisor of Elections candidate record. He works as a Senior Project Manager and Union Steward at the City of Orlando and serves as an Associate Supervisor of the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District, per the same record. Erik LaMont Melear appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 3, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
José Antonio Rodriguez▾
José Antonio Rodriguez appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 3, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for José Antonio Rodriguez.
November-only race: Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor seats are nonpartisan, countywide races decided at the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Orange County Supervisor of Elections candidate list.
Zack Green▾
Zack Green appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 5, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Zack Green.
Jimm Middleton▾
Jimm Middleton appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 5, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Jimm Middleton.
George Oliver III▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Marsha Summersill▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Maria Salamanca▾
Maria Salamanca was elected to the Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) Board as the District 2 representative in 2022, becoming the youngest voice in district history following a student-led grassroots campaign. She is a 12-year student of the district across 6 different schools and earned her degree from UC Berkeley, where she studied Political Science and Legal Studies. Her career has focused on education policy and entrepreneurship, including eight years as a venture capitalist.
Priorities: Supporting teachers and students · Preparing the next generation for the future · Advocating for immigration reform
Stephanie Ziglar▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Linda Stewart▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Marthaly Irizarry▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Randy Ross▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Nelson Betancourt▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Gus Martinez▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Walker Smith IV▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Diane Velazquez▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
George “Smitty” Smith▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Angela D. Turner▾
Listed from official election filings. The Ballot Brief has not yet researched a profile for this candidate; confirm the race and candidate with the official election office linked at the bottom of this page.
Angie Gallo▾
Angie Gallo is an elected School Board Member for District 1 of Orange County Public Schools and serves as President of the Florida School Boards Association. An education advocate for over two decades, she is a University of Central Florida graduate who raised her two daughters as students in Orange County Public Schools. She is currently serving her second term on the board.
Priorities: Ensuring excellent instruction, strong literacy outcomes, mental health supports, and safe, inclusive schools · Elevating voices of families, educators, and community members in policy decisions · Recruiting, supporting, and retaining exceptional teachers and staff
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