Pasco County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

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▾

  Stephanie C. Vazquez is a U.S. Air Force veteran and anti-human-trafficking advocate who has led national efforts on that issue, per Florida Politics coverage of her campaign launch.

  Priorities: Fix roads and prepare infrastructure for flooding, per Florida Politics · Stop reckless, insider-driven overdevelopment, per Florida Politics · Term limits for county commissioners, per Florida Politics

  Raised $52,211.9 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Seth Weightman · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  Seth Weightman is a small business owner and municipal services manager for Republic Services, previously appointed to the Southwest Florida Water Management District board, per the Hernando Sun and Florida Politics. He is the sitting District 2 commissioner.

  Priorities: Strengthen the local economy, per his campaign site · Invest in sustainable infrastructure, per his campaign site · Promote public safety, per his campaign site

  Raised $84,150 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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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.

  Priorities: Public safety in a fast-growing county, per Florida Politics · Technical education and workforce development, per Florida Politics · Small government and economic opportunity, per Florida Politics

  Raised $56,350 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
• Louie Rodriguez · Write-In▾

  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.

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▾

  Gino Collura is a behavioral scientist and business consultant twice appointed to state posts by Gov. DeSantis, including the Pasco-Hernando State College district board, per his VOTE411 questionnaire and the Tampa Bay Beacon.

  Priorities: Students, classrooms, teachers, and school safety first, per his VOTE411 questionnaire · Competitive teacher compensation and mentorship, per his VOTE411 questionnaire · Responsible fiscal stewardship of administrative growth, per his VOTE411 questionnaire

  Raised $20,750 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Kimberly D. Coward▾

  Kimberly D. Coward is an attorney who owns Coward & Coward PA and co-founded One Voice Children's Law Center; she is a former Pasco school counselor and Air Force JAG office veteran, per her VOTE411 questionnaire and the Tampa Bay Beacon.

  Priorities: Classroom-first budgeting for instruction, teacher pay, and safety, per her VOTE411 questionnaire · Stronger teacher mentorship and induction programs, per her VOTE411 questionnaire · Whole-child support for mental health and special needs, per her VOTE411 questionnaire

  Raised $16,510.38 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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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.

  Priorities: Competitive teacher compensation and reduced workload, per his VOTE411 questionnaire · Teacher Villages to help educators with subsidized housing, per his VOTE411 questionnaire · Student safety through SROs and threat assessment teams, per his VOTE411 questionnaire

  Raised $7,365 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
• Mollyana Ward▾

  Mollyana Ward is a real estate broker, childcare facility owner, and sports development company executive endorsed by Superintendent Legg, per her VOTE411 questionnaire and the Hernando Sun.

  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

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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.

• Megan C. HardingIncumbent▾

  Megan C. Harding is a certified educator with a master's in reading education who works as a substitute teacher and Saint Leo University adjunct professor; a former district elementary teacher, she is the incumbent, first elected in 2018, per her campaign site and the Tampa Bay Beacon.

  Priorities: Competitive teacher and staff compensation, per her campaign site · Rigorous academics with career-technical and civics education, per her campaign site · Decisions based on facts and data, not politics, per her campaign site

  Raised $16,000 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Michelle R. Mandarin▾

  Michelle R. Mandarin describes herself as a parent, community advocate, and entrepreneur; she ran for district superintendent in 2024, per her campaign site and the Tampa Bay Beacon.

  Priorities: Stronger academic standards and sustainable teacher pay, per her campaign site · Transparency in district decision-making, per her campaign site · Safe schools with parental involvement and school choice, per her campaign site

  Raised $2,105 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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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.

  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

  Raised $100 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
• Shanon R. Holm▾

  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.

• Christine J. Sullivan · NPA▾

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• Linda Rodriguez · NPA▾

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• John Eric Hoover · NPA▾

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• Kelly Mothershead Timmons · NPA▾

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• Marlowe L. Jones · NPA▾

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• Chopper Davis · NPA▾

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• Daisy Thomas · NPA▾

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• John T. Vogel II · NPA▾

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• Caitlin A. Bolender · NPA▾

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• Blaze A. Drinkwine · NPA▾

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• Steven Van Gorden · NPA▾

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• Michael S. Stout · NPA▾

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• Bill E. Hamilton · NPA▾

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• Apollo J. Rodriguez · NPA▾

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• Gino Collura▾

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• Scott Black · NPA▾

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• Donna H. DeWitt · NPA▾

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