15 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 7 Osceola County races, led by the Osceola County Commissioner District 2 contest; 3 more races were decided at the primary.
Candidate roster last updated Sep 3, 2026 from official election sources. Enter your ZIP code at theballotbrief.com to see your exact 2026 ballot.
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Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateFlorida
Races Listed10
Profiles21
Osceola County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
Partisan race on Osceola County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. One qualified candidate per party; the race is decided November 3.
Olga Gonzalez · Republican▾
Olga Gonzalez served two terms on the Kissimmee City Commission, including as the city's mayor from 2020 to 2024, and founded the Church and Community Assistance Program nonprofit after a career at General Motors, per local election reporting. She is a qualified Republican candidate for Osceola County Commissioner District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Priorities: Smart growth and infrastructure · Affordable housing and families first · Community safety and services
Raised $7,425 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Viviana Janer is the sitting District 2 member of the Osceola County Commission, per the county's official board roster, and is seeking a fourth term. Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and raised in New York City, per her campaign materials, she is a qualified Democratic candidate for reelection on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Priorities: Roads and infrastructure investment · Affordable housing · Services for seniors and public safety
Raised $82,450 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 primary results: Mary Downey won the Democratic primary with 63.2 percent over Rafael Lebron and Jose Gonzalez, and Donald Shroyer won the Republican primary 56.8 to 43.2 percent over Nelly Hernandez, per unofficial results. Downey and Shroyer meet on the November 3 ballot.
Mary Downey · Democratic▾
Mary Downey is the founder and CEO of Hope Partnership, a nonprofit focused on housing and homelessness in Osceola County, and was the Orlando Sentinel's 2019 Central Floridian of the Year, per her campaign materials. A former journalist turned minister and nonprofit executive, she is a qualified Democratic candidate for the open District 4 commission seat in the August 18, 2026 primary.
Priorities: Affordable housing and healthcare · Roads, transit, and traffic relief · Local jobs and smart growth
Raised $63,086 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Donald A. Shroyer served two terms on the St. Cloud City Council and now volunteers in county schools and community groups, per his campaign site. He lists public safety and stronger infrastructure as his focus for District 4, and says he wants growth to be matched by road capacity and services.
Priorities: Managing population growth through infrastructure concurrency and strategic zoning · Easing traffic through signal synchronization, new road connections and state and federal transportation funding · Workforce housing, streamlined permitting and state level action on property insurance costs (per the News 6 voter guide questionnaire)
Raised $9,058 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 result: incumbent Janette Martinez (37.6 percent) and Tiffany Jeffers (28.6 percent) advance to a November runoff, per unofficial results.
Tiffany N. Jeffers▾
Tiffany N. Jeffers is a community advocate and nonprofit leader who has worked on housing access and youth programs, per her campaign materials. She is a qualified candidate for Kissimmee City Commission Seat 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Priorities: Jobs that pay living wages · Affordable housing · Youth opportunity and community programs
Raised $9,141 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Janette Martinez has represented Seat 4 on the Kissimmee City Commission since November 2022, per the City of Kissimmee website, and is seeking a second term. Her current term runs through 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Raised $22,987 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 result: Kirk Zilke (40.33 percent) and Alex Rodriguez advance to a November 3 runoff; Rodriguez took second place over Jim Moore by a single vote, 2,426 to 2,423, after a hand recount, per the Osceola News-Gazette report on the certified count. Moore is not on the November ballot.
Alex Rodriguez▾
Inflight supervisor with a background in aviation and business who previously served as president of his Homeowners Association, per his Osceola County candidate filing. He has organized football camps in Puerto Rico offering youth mentorship and training, per the same filing. Alex Rodriguez appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for St. Cloud City Council Seat 5, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Enhancing civic engagement · Supporting local businesses · Creating opportunities for residents (per the Osceola County Supervisor of Elections candidate filing)
Kirk Zilke is a retired St. Cloud Police deputy chief, per his campaign site. He points to that police service as the basis of what he calls proven leadership and real world experience, and says his focus is the residents, employees and future of St. Cloud.
Raised $11,835 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Erika Booth (Republican), Eric Gray (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 35; Erika Booth 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.
Erika Booth · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Erika Booth is the Republican incumbent representing Florida House District 35, according to her campaign website. She is a two-time Teacher of the Year with degrees from the University of Florida and University of Central Florida and currently holds a local school board position.
Priorities: School safety and parental involvement in education · Immigration enforcement · Election integrity and auditing of results (per the campaign site)
Eric Gray is a seventh-generation Floridian and University of Florida graduate with nearly three decades of nonprofit leadership experience, including as Executive Director of the Christian Service Center for the Homeless, according to his campaign. He serves on the Orange County Planning and Zoning Commission and is a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 35.
Erin Huntley (Republican), Leonard Spencer (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 45; Leonard Spencer 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.
Erin Huntley · Republican▾
Erin Huntley is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 45 in Orange County. She has nearly two decades of private-sector leadership experience, including roles with Walt Disney Parks, JetBlue Airways and DECA Inc., according to her campaign site. She was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to the Florida Virtual School Board of Trustees and chairs the Orange County Republican Party.
Priorities: Keeping communities safe and supporting law enforcement · Strengthening schools · Making Florida more affordable, including keeping taxes low and addressing rising insurance costs (per the campaign site)
Leonard Spencer is a business executive who works with large and small companies across Central Florida, helping entrepreneurs build relationships with major corporations, according to his campaign site. He holds a finance degree from Tuskegee University and a graduate finance degree from the University of Alabama, per the Florida House's official biography page, and has chaired Leadership Orlando and served on the boards of the Dr. P. Phillips YMCA and Roper YMCA.
Priorities: Holding insurance companies and corporate landlords accountable to lower housing costs for Central Florida families · Increasing funding for public schools to address teacher shortages and support pandemic recovery · Increasing funding for student mental health services and coordinating with local governments and law enforcement on mental health response (per the campaign site)
Jose Alvarez (Democratic), Michael Cruz (Republican), Ivan A. Rivera (No Party Affiliation) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 46; Jose Alvarez 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.
Jose Alvarez · DemocraticIncumbent▾
Jose Alvarez works as a real estate broker and previously served as a Kissimmee city commissioner and mayor of Kissimmee, as well as a former HUD regional administrator, according to the Florida House's official member page. He is a former president of the Osceola County Association of Realtors. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Michael Cruz is the Republican nominee for Florida House District 46, which covers Kissimmee and Poinciana in Osceola County, per the Osceola News-Gazette. No campaign website or additional attributed biographical information was found as of September 2026.
Ivan A. Rivera is a No Party Affiliation candidate for Florida House District 46. He previously ran for the same seat in 2024, per the Osceola News-Gazette. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 2026; the Florida Division of Elections' certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Rivera.
DECIDED August 18: Greg Filak won outright with 60.3 percent over Jay Wheeler, per unofficial results. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.
DECIDED August 18 pending canvass: Alyssa Noel edged Natalie Guzman with about 50.2 percent, a razor-thin margin that could tighten before certification, per unofficial results; verify with the Supervisor of Elections.
DECIDED August 18: incumbent Angela Eady won outright, 52.3 to 47.7 percent over Wanda Roman, per unofficial results with all precincts reporting. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.
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Olga Gonzalez served two terms on the Kissimmee City Commission, including as the city's mayor from 2020 to 2024, and founded the Church and Community Assistance Program nonprofit after a career at General Motors, per local election reporting. She is a qualified Republican candidate for Osceola County Commissioner District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot.Priorities: Smart growth and infrastructure · Affordable housing and families first · Community safety and servicesRaised $7,425 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Viviana Janer is the sitting District 2 member of the Osceola County Commission, per the county's official board roster, and is seeking a fourth term. Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, and raised in New York City, per her campaign materials, she is a qualified Democratic candidate for reelection on the November 3, 2026 ballot.Priorities: Roads and infrastructure investment · Affordable housing · Services for seniors and public safetyRaised $82,450 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
