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2 candidates are tracked for Tallahassee Mayor (Seat 4), headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Loranne Elizabeth Ausley and Jeremy Matlow. Candidate information follows official Leon County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 result: Jeremy Matlow (36 percent, 14,908 votes) and Loranne Ausley (33.8 percent, 13,971) advance to the November 3 runoff for the open seat; Daryl Parks and Mike Foust were eliminated, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results.
Loranne Elizabeth Ausley
Nonpartisan
Loranne Ausley is an attorney and former state senator, a sixth-generation Floridian who spent 14 years in the Florida Legislature and founded Whole Child Leon, per her campaign site; she is the race's top fundraiser.
2026 priorities
- Strengthening neighborhoods, per her campaign site
- Supporting families and expanding opportunity, per her campaign site
- Collaborative leadership at City Hall, per Tallahassee Reports' forum coverage
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $371,369 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Jeremy Matlow
Nonpartisan
Jeremy Matlow is the sitting Seat 3 city commissioner since 2018 and co-founder of Gaines Street Pies, raised on Tallahassee's south side, per the city's official leadership page; his mayoral run leaves Seat 3 open.
2026 priorities
- Business incubator zones in Railroad Square and South City, per his campaign site
- Build 500 municipal affordable housing units, per his campaign site
- Protect tree canopy and expand parks, per his campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $219,369 (county campaign-finance filings).
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