This race was not on the August 18 primary ballot: with one Republican and one Democrat there was no primary, and Michael A. Caruso and Yvette Drucker meet on the November 3 general ballot.
Michael A. Caruso (Republican)Incumbent
Michael A. Caruso is a certified public accountant and former state representative appointed Palm Beach County Clerk and Comptroller by Gov. DeSantis in August 2025, per BocaNewsNow and Florida Jolt coverage. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Modernize vendor payment systems · Protect residents from guardianship and property fraud · Conservative investment of county funds with full audit compliance (per the BocaNewsNow coverage)
Raised $55,900 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Yvette Drucker (Democratic)
Yvette Drucker is a Boca Raton city councilwoman who spent 13 years in human resources and strategic management at ADP TotalSource before entering politics, per Florida Politics and her campaign site.
Priorities: Fiscal transparency and modernized oversight of taxpayer funds · Keeping the Clerk's office independent from political interference · Digital tools and dashboards for court records access (per the campaign site)
Raised $57,112 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
This race was not on the August 18 primary ballot: with one Republican and one Democrat there was no primary, and incumbent Marci Woodward and Curtis Calabrese meet on the November 3 general ballot.
Marci Woodward (Republican)Incumbent
Woodward has served four years on the Palm Beach County Commission, working on transportation, tax protection, and development oversight, per the campaign site. She describes herself as a fiscal conservative who scrutinizes taxpayer spending, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Relieve traffic congestion via a countywide transportation master plan · Property tax relief and workforce housing affordability · Preserve open spaces and natural preserves (per the campaign site)
Raised $232,293 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Curtis Calabrese (Democratic)
Calabrese is a commercial airline captain and Naval Academy graduate who served as a combat Navy pilot, per the campaign site. He has also worked as an FAA inspector, professor, and researcher in aviation safety, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Affordability for working families, seniors, and small businesses · Roads and transit planned before development · Disciplined, transparent budgeting (per the campaign site)
Raised $73,736 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 primary results: county mayor Sara Baxter won the Republican primary 59.4 to 40.6 percent over Elizabeth Accomando, and Katherine Waldron won the Democratic primary with 53.4 percent over Rudolph Tinker and Mario Guzman, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results. Baxter and Waldron meet on the November 3 ballot.
Sara Baxter (Republican)Incumbent
Sara Baxter is the incumbent District 6 commissioner, elected in 2022 and currently serving as County Mayor; she dropped a June 2026 congressional bid to seek re-election with President Trump's endorsement, per WLRN, WPTV, and Stet News coverage.
Priorities: Simplify planning and zoning processes to support small business growth · Lower tax rates and fees for residents · Prevent overdevelopment in western Palm Beach County communities (per the campaign site)
Raised $149,550 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Katherine Waldron (Democratic)
Waldron previously served as a Florida state representative and as a Port of Palm Beach commissioner, per the campaign site. She brings that local governance and community advocacy experience to her county commission campaign, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Affordability and growth that does not displace longtime residents, per her campaign site · Traffic and neighborhood protection, per WPTV coverage · Opposes Project Tango, citing school proximity, per 1290 WJNO
Raised $31,330 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 primary result: Deandre Poole won the Democratic primary 71.2 to 28.8 percent over Taniel Koushakjian, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results, and meets Republican Ted Sarandis on the November 3 ballot.
Deandre J. Poole (Democratic)Incumbent
Deandre J. Poole is the incumbent Group 5 port commissioner and board vice chair, elected in 2022, and a Florida Atlantic University communication instructor with a PhD from Howard, per the Port of Palm Beach directory and his campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthening neighborhoods · Expanding opportunities · Improving quality of life across the county (per the campaign site)
Raised $11,235 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Ted Sarandis (Republican)
Ted Sarandis is a former radio and TV talk show host and college basketball announcer who works in property management, a Syracuse graduate who retired from the State Guard as a major in 2024, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Independent forensic audit of the port · Reduce spending and prevent new taxes · Eight-year term limits and a contractor contribution ban (per the campaign site)
Raised $2,621 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Christina L. Romelus and Daniel Zapata are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Palm Beach County School Board District 4.
August 18 result: no candidate won a majority, so Christina Romelus (40.6 percent) and Daniel Zapata (26.7 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results.
Christina L. Romelus
Christina L. Romelus is a former Boynton Beach city commissioner and vice mayor, a former nurse who taught anatomy and physiology at Palm Beach State College, and now runs a government-affairs firm, per WLRN.
Priorities: Early literacy: only 54 percent of county students read at grade level · School safety and mental health support · Competitive teacher salaries and stronger career pathways (per the campaign site)
Raised $59,276 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Daniel Zapata
Daniel Zapata is a teacher with firsthand Palm Beach County classroom experience, endorsed by the county PBA, per his campaign site and the union's announcement.
Priorities: School safety and security · Boost early-grades reading mastery · Expand career-technical education with fiscal transparency (per the campaign site)
Raised $31,025 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Angelo Andrew, Douglas Richard Brown and Edward L. Pope III are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District Group 3.
November-only race: this Soil and Water Conservation District seat was not on the August 18 primary ballot (it is absent from the Supervisor of Elections' official primary results) and is decided at the November 3, 2026 general election. The Supervisor of Elections posted a Group 3 candidate-withdrawal notice before the primary; which candidacy it affects has not been confirmed here.
Angelo Andrew
Angelo Andrew appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District Group 3, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Angelo Andrew.
Douglas Richard Brown
Douglas Richard Brown appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District Group 3, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Douglas Richard Brown.
Edward L. Pope III
Edward L. Pope III appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District Group 3, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 3, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Edward L. Pope III.
Mack Bernard (Democratic), Jackie Green (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida Senate District 24; Mack Bernard 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.
Mack Bernard (Democratic)Incumbent
Mack Bernard is an attorney with degrees from Florida State University and the University of Florida's Levin College of Law, including an LL.M. in taxation, according to the Florida Senate's official biography page. He previously served as a Palm Beach County Commissioner from 2016 to 2024, including as Mayor and Vice Mayor, and earlier as a Delray Beach City Commissioner. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Jackie Green (Republican)
Jackie Green is the Republican candidate for Florida Senate District 24, a Palm Beach County seat, according to the News Service of Florida. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Rick Roth (Republican), David Silvers (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida Senate District 26. Not on the November ballot: Lori Berman, the sitting member per the 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.
Rick Roth (Republican)
Rick Roth previously served in the Florida House representing District 94 from 2022 to 2024, according to Florida Politics. He is the Republican candidate for Florida Senate District 26, covering southern Palm Beach County, and has largely self-funded his campaign. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
David Silvers (Democratic)
David Silvers currently serves in the Florida House of Representatives and is running to succeed term-limited Sen. Lori Berman in Senate District 26, per his campaign site. He is a Project Lifesaver International ambassador supporting programs for people with cognitive conditions.
Priorities: Creating affordable housing options · Mental health reform and protections for children · Support for vulnerable populations, including those with cognitive conditions (per the campaign site)
Lauren Book (Democratic), Hector Rivera (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida Senate District 30. Not on the November ballot: Tina Scott Polsky, the sitting member per the 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.
Lauren Book (Democratic)
Lauren Book is the founder and CEO of Lauren's Kids, a South Florida nonprofit focused on preventing child sexual abuse, and the Democratic candidate for Florida Senate District 30. She represented a Broward-based Senate district from 2016 until reaching term limits in 2024 and served as Senate Democratic Leader, according to Florida Politics. She is running to succeed outgoing Sen. Tina Scott Polsky. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Affordability · Protecting children and families · Restoring accountability in Tallahassee (per the Florida Politics)
Hector Rivera (Republican)
Hector Rivera is a Republican candidate for Florida Senate District 30, covering parts of Broward and Palm Beach counties. He has worked as a real estate broker since 1988 and heads American Dream Investment Realty, according to Florida Politics. His campaign site describes him as a political outsider and businessman in the real estate industry. He faces Democratic Sen. Lauren Book in the general election.
Priorities: Lowering costs, improving school safety, and strengthening neighborhoods, per the campaign site
Elizabeth Brendel Pandich (Democratic), John Snyder (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 86; John Snyder 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.
Elizabeth Brendel Pandich (Democratic)
Elizabeth Brendel Pandich is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 86, which covers most of Martin County and part of Palm Beach County around Jupiter. She is challenging Republican incumbent Rep. John Snyder in the November general election, per a Martin County elections roundup. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
John Snyder (Republican)Incumbent
John Snyder is the Republican incumbent representing Florida House District 86, according to the Florida House of Representatives. He owns a staffing and payroll services business in Stuart and is a Marine Corps veteran who deployed to Afghanistan.
Emily Gregory (Democratic), Jon Maples (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 87; Emily Gregory 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.
Emily Gregory (Democratic)Incumbent
Emily Gregory is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 87 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Emily Gregory is a sitting member for the district, per the Florida House of Representatives' official roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Jon Maples (Republican)
Jon Maples is a financial planner with more than 20 years of experience who attended Palm Beach Atlantic University on a basketball scholarship, serving as team captain and earning All-American honors, per his campaign site.
Priorities: Supporting personal responsibility and civic engagement for strong families · Bringing a business-minded approach to economic security (per the campaign site)
Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds (Democratic), William Joseph (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 88; Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds 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.
Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds (Democratic)Incumbent
Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 88 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Jervonte "Tae" Edmonds is a sitting member for the district, per the Florida House of Representatives' official roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
William Joseph (Republican)
William Joseph is the Republican candidate for Florida House District 88 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Cathy Higgins (Republican), Debra Tendrich (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 89; Debra Tendrich 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.
Cathy Higgins (Republican)
Cathy Higgins is a former Atlantis City Council member who served 12 years on the council, including three years as the city's first woman mayor, per Florida Politics. Born in West Palm Beach and raised in Lake Worth, she settled in Atlantis with her husband, Tim. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Debra Tendrich (Democratic)Incumbent
Debra Tendrich is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 89 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Debra Tendrich is a sitting member for the district, per the Florida House of Representatives' official roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Rob Long (Democratic), Ionel Roiban (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 90; Rob Long 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.
Rob Long (Democratic)Incumbent
Rob Long is originally from Pennsylvania and has lived in Delray Beach for more than a decade, according to Florida Politics, which also reports he has an educational background in civil engineering and business administration. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Ionel Roiban (Republican)
Ionel Roiban is a software and AI engineer with 20 years of engineering experience and a 25-year resident of Boynton Beach, per his campaign site. He is running against incumbent Rep. Rob Long in House District 90.
Priorities: Supporting Amendment 3's Save Our Homes homestead exemption increase · Continuing state homeowners insurance reforms · Protecting clean water and healthy beaches (per the campaign site)
Luis Garcia (Democratic), Peggy Gossett-Seidman (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 91; Peggy Gossett-Seidman 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.
Luis Garcia (Democratic)
Luis Garcia is a retired firefighter and paramedic with 28 years of service and a naturalized U.S. citizen from Colombia who served in the U.S. Marines, according to his campaign. He founded a nonprofit that has distributed Narcan to help save more than 500 people and is a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 91.
Priorities: Community-based solutions to the opioid crisis, per the campaign site
Peggy Gossett-Seidman (Republican)Incumbent
Peggy Gossett-Seidman's occupation is listed as sportswriter and media and public relations director, and she earned a journalism degree from Michigan State University, according to the Florida House's official member page. Her campaign site notes she serves as vice chair of the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee and on the Water Quality, Supply, and Treatment Subcommittee.
Priorities: Public safety, citing work to reduce crime in the communities she represents · Water quality and environmental protection, including safe waterways and public bathing places · Education funding for District 91 schools (per the campaign site)
Steve Byers (Republican), Kelly Skidmore (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 92; Kelly Skidmore 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.
Steve Byers (Republican)
Steve Byers spent more than 21 years in insurance claims adjusting before founding Bee Healthy Honey Farms in 2011, per his campaign site. He and his wife homeschooled their children for 18 years and co-founded The Palm Beach Learning Company.
Priorities: Insurance reform that serves policyholders · HOA reform and stronger homeowner protections · Parental rights and educational freedom (per the campaign site)
Kelly Skidmore (Democratic)Incumbent
Kelly Skidmore's occupation is listed as chief executive officer, and she previously worked as a legislative aide in the Florida Legislature from 1996 to 2005, according to the Florida House's official biography page. She served in the Florida House from 2006 to 2010 before returning to the chamber in 2020, and is a member of medical society executive associations. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Anne Gerwig (Republican), August Mangeney (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 93; Anne Gerwig 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.
Anne Gerwig (Republican)Incumbent
Anne Gerwig is seeking reelection to Florida House District 93, an inland Palm Beach County district, according to Florida Politics. Her campaign site says she passed legislation establishing a statewide Fentanyl Awareness and Education Day and secured more than $4 million in district appropriations, including pump station improvements, sewer extensions, mental health services, housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, youth programming and foster care support.
Priorities: Substance abuse prevention and awareness · School district compliance with later school start-time requirements · Community infrastructure investment including sewer and pump station improvements (per the campaign site)
August Mangeney (Democratic)
August Mangeney is a first-generation college graduate who attended Union College in Kentucky on a football scholarship and earned his law degree from the University of Miami, per his campaign site. He has practiced law specializing in auto insurance matters for more than a decade.
Priorities: Expanding educational opportunity · Fair representation and opposing gerrymandering · Economic opportunity in schools, at home and in the workplace (per the campaign site)
Doug Barrow (No Party Affiliation), Elizabeth Holmes (Democratic), Megan Weinberger (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 94; Megan Weinberger 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.
Doug Barrow (No Party Affiliation)
Doug Barrow is the No Party Affiliation candidate for Florida House District 94 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Barrow is a no-party-affiliation candidate on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for Florida House District 94, alongside Republican incumbent Meg Weinberger and Democrat Elizabeth Holmes, per 1290 WJNO. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Elizabeth Holmes (Democratic)
Elizabeth Holmes has taught English and Exceptional Student Education in Palm Beach County public schools for 15 years, per her campaign site. Born and raised in Palm Beach County, she earned her English education degree from Florida Atlantic University.
Priorities: Lowering housing, insurance, grocery and healthcare costs · Supporting public school teachers and classroom resources · Opposing large-scale data centers and overdevelopment near water resources (per the campaign site)
Megan Weinberger (Republican)Incumbent
Megan Weinberger was named among South Florida endorsees by the Florida Chamber, alongside fellow Palm Beach County Republicans Anne Gerwig and Barbara Sharief, according to Florida Politics. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
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Palm Beach County 2026 election questions
Who is on the ballot in Palm Beach County, Florida on November 3, 2026?
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