17 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 8 Pasco County races, led by the Pasco County Commission District 2 contest; 1 more race was decided at the primary.
Candidate roster last updated Sep 6, 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 Listed9
Profiles19
Pasco County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
This race was not on the August 18 primary ballot: with one Republican and one Democrat there was no primary, and Seth Weightman and Stephanie Vazquez meet on the November 3 general ballot.
Stephanie C. Vazquez · Democratic▾
Vazquez served in the United States Air Force and was raised in poverty, an experience she says shaped her, per the campaign site. She has led national efforts to combat human trafficking and is now running for Pasco County Commission District 2, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Fix roads and prepare infrastructure for flooding · Stop reckless, insider-driven overdevelopment · Term limits for county commissioners (per the Florida Politics)
Raised $52,211.9 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Weightman is a small business owner and Pasco County native, per the campaign site. Governor DeSantis appointed him to the Southwest Florida Water Management District Board, where he voted twice to cut taxes, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthen the local economy · Invest in sustainable infrastructure · Promote public safety (per the campaign site)
Raised $84,150 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 primary result: incumbent Lisa M. Yeager won the closed Republican primary with 62.4 percent (28,334 votes) over Jonathan Deckard, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results, and advances to the November 3 ballot, where a qualified write-in line also prints.
Lisa M. Yeager · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Lisa M. Yeager is a former director of Pasco County Schools' Teen Parent Program, preschool teacher, and Pasco-Hernando State College development officer, appointed to the commission by Gov. DeSantis after the previous commissioner's death, per Florida Politics and the Hernando Sun. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Public safety in a fast-growing county · Technical education and workforce development · Small government and economic opportunity (per the Florida Politics)
Raised $56,350 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Louie Rodriguez qualified as a write-in in Pasco County Commission District 4, per Supervisor of Elections filings. Write-in names are not printed on Florida ballots; voters write the name in the space provided. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
August 18 result: no candidate won a majority in the open-seat race, so Kimberly D. Coward (35.3 percent) and Gino Collura (31 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per unofficial results. Results are unofficial until the county canvass.
Gino Collura▾
Collura is a former teacher and local businessman with expertise in school safety, per the campaign site. He is a Pasco County native and father who has focused his career on education and children's safety, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Students, classrooms, teachers, and school safety first · Competitive teacher compensation and mentorship · Responsible fiscal stewardship of administrative growth (per the VOTE411 questionnaire)
Raised $20,750 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Coward served as a captain in the U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General corps and has worked as an attorney, educator, and guidance counselor, per the campaign site. She brings that background advocating for students and families to her school board campaign, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Classroom-first budgeting for instruction, teacher pay, and safety · Stronger teacher mentorship and induction programs · Whole-child support for mental health and special needs (per the VOTE411 questionnaire)
Raised $16,510.38 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
August 18 result: no candidate won a majority in the open-seat race, so Matt Geiger (28.8 percent) and Mollyana Ward (21.1 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff; Erin Stroupe missed the runoff by about 1,500 votes, per unofficial results.
Matt Geiger▾
Matt Geiger is an educator with 28 years of experience as a teacher, guidance counselor, principal, and district administrator, now school director for a residential soccer academy, per the Hernando Sun, his VOTE411 questionnaire, and the Tampa Bay Beacon. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the Pasco County Supervisor of Elections candidate list is the only verifiable source for Matt Geiger.
Priorities: Competitive teacher compensation and reduced workload · Teacher Villages to help educators with subsidized housing · Student safety through SROs and threat assessment teams (per the VOTE411 questionnaire)
Raised $7,365 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
Ward is a business leader with experience in early childhood education and family services, per the campaign site. Described on her site as a mom and grandmother, she has held several education leadership roles, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Honest, transparent budgeting, per her VOTE411 questionnaire · Multi-year competitive teacher compensation plan, per her VOTE411 questionnaire · Expand career-technical education through employer partnerships, per her VOTE411 questionnaire and the Hernando Sun
Raised $25,820 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
This race was not on the August 18 primary ballot: Gregory J. Fuher and Shanon R. Holm meet on the November 3 general ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections.
Gregory J. Fuher▾
Gregory J. Fuher is a Navy veteran and senior manager with over 20 years of leadership across military, law enforcement, and executive roles, currently with Shellback Executive Consulting, per his VOTE411 questionnaire and campaign announcement. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Data-driven accountability in field operations and the district budget, per his VOTE411 questionnaire · Transparent bidding and streamlined vendor management, per his VOTE411 questionnaire · Scale drone-based larviciding for seasonal surges, per his campaign announcement
Shanon R. Holm is on Pasco County's qualified candidate roster in the nonpartisan Mosquito Control Board Seat 2 race in the 2026 cycle, per Supervisor of Elections filings. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 6, 2026.
Priorities: Government agencies should focus on their core mission and operate within their means · Emphasizes fiscal responsibility, transparency and sound decision-making (per the candidate qualification release)
Christopher Anger (Constitution Party), Tony Claude (Democratic), Brian Hawkins (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 53. Not on the November ballot: Jeff Holcomb, 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.
Christopher Anger · Constitution Party▾
Christopher Anger is the Constitution Party candidate for Florida House District 53 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Anger describes his campaign as grassroots and says his decisions will be guided by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, per campaign site.
Priorities: Says he will listen to constituents and base decisions on how issues affect people and align with the Constitution and Bill of Rights, per the campaign site
Tony Claude is an Air Force veteran who served during Operation Desert Storm, according to the Hernando Sun. He is a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 53, citing the cost of gas and utility bills facing local families as a reason for his campaign. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Lowering the cost of gas and utility bills for families, per Hernando Sun
Brian Hawkins is a U.S. Navy veteran and business owner who chaired the Hernando County Commission before resigning in June 2026 to run for the House 53 seat, per Tampa Bay Beacons and his campaign site.
Priorities: Cutting taxes and government spending · Strengthening E-Verify requirements for subcontractors · Defending Second Amendment, property and parental rights (per the campaign site)
Zach Funkhouser (Democratic), Walter Price (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 55. 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.
Zach Funkhouser · Democratic▾
Zach Funkhouser works as a K-8 Adapted Physical Education teacher in Pasco County and is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 55. He faces Republican fire captain Walter Price in the November general election, according to a Tampa Bay 28 candidate questionnaire. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Walter Price is a Republican candidate for Florida House District 55 in Pasco County. He is a captain with Pasco County Fire Rescue who has served as a first responder for nearly a decade, according to Florida Phoenix. He is running for the open seat being vacated by Rep. Kevin Steele, who is running for state chief financial officer.
Priorities: Lowering the cost of living · Reducing property insurance costs · Backing law enforcement and first responders (per the campaign site)
Jose Freites (Democratic), Brad Yeager (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 56; Brad Yeager 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 Freites · Democratic▾
Jose Freites is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 56 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Freites describes himself on his campaign site as an activist, community organizer, and Democratic Socialist, per campaign site.
Priorities: Addressing the housing affordability and homelessness crisis · Environmental protection · Insurance reform prioritizing residents over insurer profits (per the campaign site)
Brad Yeager is the Republican incumbent representing Florida House District 56, first elected in 2022, according to the Florida House of Representatives. He works as a general manager in the automotive industry and small business owner, and chairs the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
DECIDED August 18: incumbent Megan C. Harding won outright with 72.1 percent over Michelle Mandarin, per unofficial results. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.
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Weightman is a small business owner and Pasco County native, per the campaign site. Governor DeSantis appointed him to the Southwest Florida Water Management District Board, where he voted twice to cut taxes, per the campaign site.Priorities: Strengthen the local economy · Invest in sustainable infrastructure · Promote public safety (per the campaign site)Raised $84,150 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
