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2 candidates are tracked for Duval County Court Judge Group 13, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Octavius A. Holliday, Jr. and Melina Buncome. Candidate information follows official Duval County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 result: no candidate won a majority, so Octavius A. Holliday Jr. (37 percent) and Melina Buncome (33 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per News4JAX. Results are unofficial until the county canvass.
Octavius A. Holliday, Jr.
Nonpartisan
Octavius A. Holliday Jr. is a prosecutor with the 4th Judicial Circuit State Attorney's Office who has directed its Human Rights Division and Community Crime Strategies Unit, with a law degree from the University of Florida, per his campaign site.
2026 priorities
- Balanced, fair judicial decision-making, per his campaign site
- Building public trust in the courts, per his campaign site
- Community safety and equity in the justice system, per his campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $17,917 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Melina Buncome
Nonpartisan
Melina Buncome is an attorney with nearly 30 years of courtroom experience as a public defender in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, including service as a felony division chief, per her campaign site.
2026 priorities
- Fair and impartial application of the law, per her campaign site
- Treatment-focused specialty courts for veterans, mental health, and drug cases, per her campaign site
- Access to justice through legal aid and youth mentorship, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $12,350 (county campaign-finance filings).
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