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2 candidates are tracked for Escambia County Commissioner District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ashlee Hofberger and Joe Vinson. Candidate information follows official Escambia County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
November-only race: one Republican and one no-party candidate qualified, so there is no August contest. Decided November 3, per the Supervisor of Elections' certified list.
Ashlee Hofberger
Republican · Incumbent
Ashlee Hofberger is the sitting District 4 commissioner and county board chair, appointed by the governor in October 2024 and elected that November, per the county's official roster; a Pensacola native, UWF alumna and co-founder of The Wash Room laundromat chain, per her campaign site.
2026 priorities
- Strengthen public safety and first responders with more funding and modern equipment, per her campaign site
- Streamline government and cut permitting and zoning red tape for small business, per her campaign site
- Responsible fiscal management and smart infrastructure investment, including OLF-8 and Bay Center upgrades, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $97,375 (county campaign-finance filings).
Campaign site →
Joe Vinson
No Party Affiliation
Joe Vinson is a Pensacola historian and founder of the Pensapedia community encyclopedia with a master's degree in public history, and a lifelong no-party-affiliation voter, per Rick's Blog.
2026 priorities
- Open, transparent government, per his remarks quoted in Rick's Blog
- Long-term stewardship of major county decisions, including the future of the Bay Center, per his remarks quoted in Rick's Blog
Reported fundraising: $36,228 (county campaign-finance filings).
