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3 candidates are tracked for Brevard County Commissioner District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Micah Loyd, Aldon Bookhardt and Nathan Ray Slusher. Candidate information follows official Brevard County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 primary result: Micah Loyd won the Republican primary with 37.2 percent over Pam Avery, Stel Bailey and Rick Heffelfinger, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results, and meets Democrat Aldon Bookhardt and Libertarian Nathan Slusher on the November 3 ballot.
Micah Loyd is a sitting Canaveral Port Authority commissioner (District 2, since 2016) and president of a family-owned construction business, per Space Coast Daily's candidate coverage. He is a qualified Republican candidate in the August 18, 2026 primary.
2026 priorities
- Economic development in North Brevard
- Opposing the proposed Merritt Island LNG facility
- Business growth
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $52,800 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Aldon Bookhardt
Democratic
Aldon Bookhardt is a qualified Democratic candidate for Brevard County Commissioner District 1 on Brevard County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.
2026 priorities
- Rights to clean water and upgraded infrastructure
- District taxes at work in District 1
- A commissioner who answers to the people of District 1
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $3,700 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Nathan Ray Slusher
Libertarian
Nathan Ray Slusher is a North Brevard business owner, per Space Coast Daily's candidate coverage. He is a qualified Libertarian candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
2026 priorities
- Infrastructure repairs: potholes, drainage, signage
- Limiting large-scale spending
- Indian River Lagoon restoration
Reported fundraising: $3,540 (county campaign-finance filings).
