Gilchrist County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Florida Senate and Florida House, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
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Find your districts by addressFlorida Senate District 6Jason Bellamy-Fults (D) · Jennifer Bradley (R) · Joseph Thornton (American Solidarity Party)
Jason Bellamy-Fults
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordability and livable wages
- End the corruption
- Local control
About Jason Bellamy-Fults
Bellamy-Fults is a fourth-generation Floridian who works in academic technology at the University of Florida and holds a master's degree in education from UF, per the campaign site. The site says Bellamy-Fults was a union electrical worker with IBEW Local 1205, taught adult education at Santa Fe College and for the IBEW apprenticeship program, and has worked with the Community Weatherization Coalition in Alachua County, per the campaign site. Bellamy-Fults is a Berea College graduate and received a Watson Fellowship and a student Fulbright Fellowship, per the campaign site.
Jennifer Bradley
Jennifer Bradley is the Republican state senator representing Florida Senate District 6, per the Florida Senate's official roster. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminology from the University of Florida in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of Law in 1995, per her campaign site. Bradley owns Hibernia Property Management, a commercial rental company in Orange Park, and serves as business manager for the law office of Bradley, Garrison and Komando, per her campaign site.
Joseph Thornton
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Opposes the death penalty and has drafted legislative proposals to reduce executions
- Supports stronger oversight and protections for immigration detainees
- Supports statewide engagement on safeguarding people from harmful uses of artificial intelligence
About Joseph Thornton
Dr. Joseph Thornton is the American Solidarity Party candidate for Florida Senate District 6, per his campaign site. A partially retired psychiatrist, he served as Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health at the North Florida VA and as medical executive director at Union Correctional Institution and the North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center, per his campaign site. He founded the Alachua Area Medical Reserve Corps and has lived in the Gainesville/Alachua area for more than 20 years, per his campaign site.
Jason Bellamy-Fults (Democratic), Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Joseph Thornton (American Solidarity Party) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida Senate District 6; Jennifer Bradley is the sitting member, per the Florida Senate' official roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the August 18 primary or advanced unopposed; minor-party and no-party-affiliation candidates qualify directly for the November ballot. The field is the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageFlorida House District 22Chad Johnson (R) · Amy Trask (D)
Chad Johnson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Florida First
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Affordability
About Chad Johnson
Per the campaign site, Chad Johnson is a University of Florida graduate in food and resource economics, a former Levy County Commissioner and a past president of the Levy County Farm Bureau and the Florida Auctioneers Association. Chad Johnson is a former Levy County Commissioner and past president of the Levy County Farm Bureau and the Florida Auctioneers Association, per his campaign site. He is a University of Florida graduate with a degree in Food & Resource Economics and a sixth-generation Floridian raised in Alachua County, per his campaign site. His campaign site's dated content references the 2024 cycle, so it could not be confirmed as his current 2026 campaign presence.
Amy Trask
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering the cost of housing, insurance, groceries, utilities and healthcare.
About Amy Trask
Amy Trask is a working Floridian and domestic violence survivor who has worked on legislation drawn from her experience, per her campaign site. She is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 22.
Chad Johnson (Republican), Amy Trask (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 22; Chad Johnson is the sitting member, per the Florida House of Representatives' official roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the August 18 primary or advanced unopposed; minor-party and no-party-affiliation candidates qualify directly for the November ballot. The field is the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Gilchrist County, Florida on November 3, 2026?
Gilchrist County sample ballot 2026: who is running for florida senate and florida house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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