Palm Beach County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

This race was not on the August 18 primary ballot: with one Republican and one Democrat there was no primary, and Michael A. Caruso and Yvette Drucker meet on the November 3 general ballot.

• Michael A. Caruso · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  Michael A. Caruso is a certified public accountant and former state representative appointed Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller by Gov. DeSantis in August 2025, per BocaNewsNow and Florida Jolt coverage. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.

  Priorities: Modernize vendor payment systems · Protect residents from guardianship and property fraud · Conservative investment of county funds with full audit compliance (per the BocaNewsNow coverage)

  Raised $55,900 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Yvette Drucker · Democratic▾

  

  Yvette Drucker is a Boca Raton city councilwoman who spent 13 years in human resources and strategic management at ADP TotalSource before entering politics, per Florida Politics and her campaign site.

  Priorities: Fiscal transparency and modernized oversight of taxpayer funds · Keeping the Clerk's office independent from political interference · Digital tools and dashboards for court records access (per the campaign site)

  Raised $57,112 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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This race was not on the August 18 primary ballot: with one Republican and one Democrat there was no primary, and incumbent Marci Woodward and Curtis Calabrese meet on the November 3 general ballot.

• Marci Woodward · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  

  Woodward has served four years on the Palm Beach County Commission, working on transportation, tax protection, and development oversight, per the campaign site. She describes herself as a fiscal conservative who scrutinizes taxpayer spending, per the campaign site.

  Priorities: Relieve traffic congestion via a countywide transportation master plan · Property tax relief and workforce housing affordability · Preserve open spaces and natural preserves (per the campaign site)

  Raised $232,293 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Curtis Calabrese · Democratic▾

  Calabrese is a commercial airline captain and Naval Academy graduate who served as a combat Navy pilot, per the campaign site. He has also worked as an FAA inspector, professor, and researcher in aviation safety, per the campaign site.

  Priorities: Affordability for working families, seniors, and small businesses · Roads and transit planned before development · Disciplined, transparent budgeting (per the campaign site)

  Raised $73,736 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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August 18 primary results: county mayor Sara Baxter won the Republican primary 59.4 to 40.6 percent over Elizabeth Accomando, and Katherine Waldron won the Democratic primary with 53.4 percent over Rudolph Tinker and Mario Guzman, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results. Baxter and Waldron meet on the November 3 ballot.

• Sara Baxter · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  Sara Baxter is the incumbent District 6 commissioner, elected in 2022 and currently serving as County Mayor; she dropped a June 2026 congressional bid to seek re-election with President Trump's endorsement, per WLRN, WPTV, and Stet News coverage.

  Priorities: Simplify planning and zoning processes to support small business growth · Lower tax rates and fees for residents · Prevent overdevelopment in western Palm Beach County communities (per the campaign site)

  Raised $149,550 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Katherine Waldron · Democratic▾

  Waldron previously served as a Florida state representative and as a Port of Palm Beach commissioner, per the campaign site. She brings that local governance and community advocacy experience to her county commission campaign, per the campaign site.

  Priorities: Affordability and growth that does not displace longtime residents, per her campaign site · Traffic and neighborhood protection, per WPTV coverage · Opposes Project Tango, citing school proximity, per 1290 WJNO

  Raised $31,330 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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August 18 primary result: Deandre Poole won the Democratic primary 71.2 to 28.8 percent over Taniel Koushakjian, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results, and meets Republican Ted Sarandis on the November 3 ballot.

• Deandre J. Poole · DemocraticIncumbent▾

  Deandre J. Poole is the incumbent Group 5 port commissioner and board vice chair, elected in 2022, and a Florida Atlantic University communication instructor with a PhD from Howard, per the Port of Palm Beach directory and his campaign site.

  Priorities: Strengthening neighborhoods · Expanding opportunities · Improving quality of life across the county (per the campaign site)

  Raised $11,235 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Ted Sarandis · Republican▾

  Ted Sarandis is a former radio and TV talk show host and college basketball announcer who works in property management, a Syracuse graduate who retired from the State Guard as a major in 2024, per his campaign site.

  Priorities: Independent forensic audit of the port · Reduce spending and prevent new taxes · Eight-year term limits and a contractor contribution ban (per the campaign site)

  Raised $2,621 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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August 18 result: no candidate won a majority, so Christina Romelus (40.6 percent) and Daniel Zapata (26.7 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results.

• Christina L. Romelus▾

  Christina L. Romelus is a former Boynton Beach city commissioner and vice mayor, a former nurse who taught anatomy and physiology at Palm Beach State College, and now runs a government-affairs firm, per WLRN.

  Priorities: Early literacy: only 54 percent of county students read at grade level · School safety and mental health support · Competitive teacher salaries and stronger career pathways (per the campaign site)

  Raised $59,276 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Daniel Zapata▾

  

  Daniel Zapata is a teacher with firsthand Palm Beach County classroom experience, endorsed by the county PBA, per his campaign site and the union's announcement.

  Priorities: School safety and security · Boost early-grades reading mastery · Expand career-technical education with fiscal transparency (per the campaign site)

  Raised $31,025 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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November-only race: this Soil and Water Conservation District seat was not on the August 18 primary ballot (it is absent from the Supervisor of Elections' official primary results) and is decided at the November 3, 2026 general election. The Supervisor of Elections posted a Group 3 candidate-withdrawal notice before the primary; which candidacy it affects has not been confirmed here.

• Angelo Andrew▾

  Angelo Andrew appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District Group 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 Angelo Andrew.

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• Douglas Richard Brown▾

  Douglas Richard Brown appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District Group 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 Douglas Richard Brown.

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• Edward L. Pope III▾

  Edward L. Pope III appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District Group 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 Edward L. Pope III.

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• Damien Murray▾

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• Dana Middleton▾

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• Peter Noble▾

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• Olga L. Sierra▾

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• Nathaniel Galang▾

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• Michael R. Glennon▾

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• Thomas M. Stanley▾

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• Scott W. Morgan▾

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• Michael Robert Greene▾

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• Robert W. Canfield▾

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• Joan Orthwein▾

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• Elvadianne Culbertson▾

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• Sandra Beckett▾

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• Francesca Attardi▾

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• Adrian J. Burcet▾

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• Monte Berendes▾

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• Bert Premuroso▾

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• Cathleen Ward▾

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• Martina Tate Walker▾

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• Stephen Levin▾

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• Lauren Brody▾

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• Joshua Zillmer▾

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• Paulo Santana▾

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• Steven Smith▾

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• Paul Bailey▾

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• Tony Lembo▾

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• Anastasia S. Karloutsos▾

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• Rafael Pineiro▾

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• Bernice Fischer▾

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• Scott Shaw▾

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• Marianne Hosta▾

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• Christy Fox▾

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• Roger Lee Jackson III▾

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• Johnny H. Meier▾

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• Elizabeth Pandich▾

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• Tatiana Diez Yaques▾

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• Widline Pierre▾

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• David B. Norris▾

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• Ron Okolichany▾

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• Kendra Zellner▾

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• Robert S. Weinroth▾

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• Stacy Sipple▾

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• Larry Cellon▾

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• Elaine Cotronakis▾

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• Dave Santilli▾

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• John David Corey▾

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• Lewis S.W. Crampton▾

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• Marc Wigder▾

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• Jon Pearlman▾

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• Meredith Madsen▾

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• Andy Thomson▾

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• Fran Nachlas▾

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• Mike Liebelson▾

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• Rafael "Ralph" Moscoso▾

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• Kelly McNamara Steele▾

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• Roger Michaud▾

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• Bernard Korn▾

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• Michelle L. Grau▾

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• Christen Ritchey▾

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• Judy Mollica▾

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• Andrea M. Keiser▾

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• Delores Rangel▾

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• Stanley D. Highsmith▾

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• Sorilinda Santiago▾

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• Rachelle Litt▾

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• David Levy · Democrat▾

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• David J. Levy▾

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• Heather Deitchman▾

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• Adam Miller▾

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• Selena S. Samios▾

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• Maxwell Fraser▾

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• Edward Gottschalk▾

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• Sharon Seagren▾

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• Anna Nemes▾

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• Janet Saura▾

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