Pinellas County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for County Commissioner, County School Board and Florida Senate and more, and where they stand on schools, health care and housing.
County offices
Commissioner District 2 (At Large)Tim Hughes (D) · Brian Scott (R)
Tim Hughes
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Preserve green space and fund parks and stormwater projects
- Convert aging mobile home parks into affordable condominiums
- Flood resilience and lower property insurance costs
About Tim Hughes
Tim Hughes is a retired environmental specialist who spent 20 years in watershed management for a Virginia public works department, per the Tampa Bay Beacon's qualifying report. He is conservation chair of the Suncoast Sierra Club and serves on Clearwater's community resiliency board, per his campaign site.
$10,210 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.
Brian Scott
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reduce the millage rate and deliver property tax relief
- Storm resilience and infrastructure improvements
- Beach protection and renourishment
About Brian Scott
Brian Scott is president of Escot Bus Lines, a family-owned Pinellas transportation company, and the sitting District 2 commissioner, serving as board chairman in 2025, per his campaign site and the county's official board roster.
$115,775 raised, 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 Brian Scott and Tim Hughes meet on the November 3 general ballot.
Full race pageCommissioner District 4Dave Eggers (R)
Dave Eggers (Republican) is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Pinellas County Commissioner District 4.
Dave Eggers
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Storm recovery and community resilience
- Reduce property taxes and cut wasteful spending
- Beach renourishment and support for law enforcement, veterans, and seniors
About Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers is a businessman and former mayor of Dunedin with an engineering degree from Duke and an MBA from Pitt, per his campaign site and the Tampa Bay Beacon. First elected to the commission in 2014, he is the sitting District 4 commissioner, per the county's official board roster.
$34,875 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.
August 18 primary result: incumbent Dave Eggers won the Republican primary with 78.5 percent (34,457 votes) over Anthony Ringelspaugh, per unofficial results, and advances to the November 3 ballot.
Full race pageCommissioner District 6David Glenn Jr. (D) · Kathleen Peters (R)
David Glenn Jr.
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Planned growth and land use
- Workforce and affordable housing
- Transit, library, and parks funding
About David Glenn Jr.
David Glenn Jr. is an architect and a qualified Democratic candidate for Pinellas County Commissioner District 6 on the 2026 ballot. His stated campaign priorities include carefully planned growth, workforce housing, and support for transit, libraries, and parks, per his campaign materials.
$11,515 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.
Kathleen Peters
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Behavioral health treatment reform
- Public safety and fiscal responsibility
- Environmental protection and critical infrastructure
About Kathleen Peters
Kathleen Peters ran a local Pinellas business before entering public office, served six years in the Florida House, and has been the District 6 commissioner since 2018, per her campaign site and the Tampa Bay Beacon's qualifying report.
$139,775 raised, 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 Kathleen Peters and David Glenn Jr. meet on the November 3 general ballot.
Full race pageSchool board
School Board District 3 (At Large)Nonpartisan race · Curtis Campogni · Dawn Peters
Curtis Campogni and Dawn Peters are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Pinellas County School Board District 3 (At Large).
Curtis Campogni
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Physically and emotionally safe schools
- Teacher recruitment and morale
From other published sources
- Addressing enrollment declines, per the Tampa Bay Beacon
About Curtis Campogni
Curtis Campogni is the founder of Speak4MC, which trains professionals in empathy-based communication and leadership; his Pinellas career includes work as a case manager, youth program director, and high school coach, per his campaign site. He is a first-time candidate, per the Tampa Bay Beacon.
$6,402 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.
Dawn Peters
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Diverse pathways: college, career-technical, trades, and military
- Transparency and responsible governance
- Support educators and keep students at the center
About Dawn Peters
Peters was elected to the Pinellas County School Board in November 2022 and serves as vice chairperson, per the campaign site. She works in property management, is a certified substitute preschool teacher, and has served as a PTA officer, per the campaign site.
$11,250 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.
August 18 result: no candidate won a majority, so Dawn Peters (36.4 percent) and Curtis Campogni (34.8 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per unofficial results.
Full race pageBy address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Pinellas County is split across 5 Florida House districts.
Find your districts by addressFlorida House: 5 districtsDistricts 57, 58, 59, 60, 61
Florida House District 57Adam C. Anderson (R) · Wendy Hoy (D)
Adam C. Anderson
Adam Anderson works as a financial planner and real estate investor and holds Florida State University degrees in real estate and finance, according to the Florida House's official member page. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Wendy Hoy
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Lowering costs for Floridians and opposing government overreach into private decisions
- Defending voting rights and local control over elections
- Supporting public schools, libraries, and community services, and regulating data centers
About Wendy Hoy
Wendy Hoy is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 57 in Pinellas County. She has worked as an assisted living administrator and a Head Start director, and has experience in education, home health and hospice care, according to her campaign site. She has also served as a guardian ad litem and a foster care charity board member.
Adam C. Anderson (Republican), Wendy Hoy (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 57; Adam C. Anderson 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.
Full race pageFlorida House District 58Bryan Beckman (D) · Kimberly "Kim" Berfield (R)
Bryan Beckman
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Environmental and clean-energy advocacy through his work with the Sierra Club's Ready for 100 initiative, per Florida Politics
About Bryan Beckman
Bryan Beckman is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 58, per his campaign site. He had a career with a global food company leading warehouse and transportation teams, per his campaign site. Beckman founded and serves as President of the Pinellas Green Foundation, which has helped nonprofits, churches and municipalities lower energy bills, per his campaign site.
Kimberly "Kim" Berfield
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Increasing criminal penalties for assault or battery on healthcare workers
- Protections for vulnerable Floridians in end-of-life care decisions
- Bringing state appropriations back to Pinellas County
About Kimberly "Kim" Berfield
Kimberly "Kim" Berfield is the Republican candidate for Florida House District 58 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Kimberly "Kim" Berfield is a sitting member for the district, per the Florida House of Representatives' official roster. Kim Berfield has held healthcare leadership roles at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital and WellCare Health Plans and previously served as Deputy Secretary of the Florida Department of Health, according to her campaign site, which also notes her MBA from Northeastern University and bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Central Florida.
Bryan Beckman (Democratic), Kimberly "Kim" Berfield (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 58; Kimberly "Kim" Berfield 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.
Full race pageFlorida House District 59Berny Jacques (R) · Susan Rochelle Leff (D)
Berny Jacques
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Protecting constitutional rights and liberties
- Public safety, drawing on his background as a former prosecutor
About Berny Jacques
Berny Jacques works as an attorney and previously served as an assistant state attorney in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, according to the Florida Department of State's Black History Task Force profile, which also notes his political science and history degree from Washington Adventist University and law degree from Stetson University College of Law.
Susan Rochelle Leff
Susan Rochelle Leff is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 59 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. Leff, based in Largo, is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 59. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Berny Jacques (Republican), Susan Rochelle Leff (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 59; Berny Jacques 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.
Full race pageFlorida House District 60Lindsay Polega-Quigley (D) · Melissa Rutland (R)
Lindsay Polega-Quigley
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Standing up to insurance companies and utility monopolies
- Ending pay-to-play influence in Tallahassee
- Funding public schools and expanding affordable healthcare access
About Lindsay Polega-Quigley
Lindsay Polega-Quigley is a Pinellas County attorney who has worked on behalf of families dealing with insurance companies, per her campaign site.
Melissa Rutland
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Help for struggling families and smart infrastructure
- Strengthening education
- Clean water and a resilient coast
About Melissa Rutland
Melissa Rutland has worked nearly three decades in real estate development and investment in Pinellas County, beginning her career at Raymond James before founding her own firm. She served as the first woman chair of the St. Petersburg Development Review Commission. She is the Republican candidate for the open Florida House District 60 seat, left by Democratic Rep. Lindsay Cross, and faces Lindsay Polega-Quigley in November, per her campaign site and Florida Politics.
Lindsay Polega-Quigley (Democratic), Melissa Rutland (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 60. Not on the November ballot: Lindsay Cross, 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.
Full race pageFlorida House District 61Linda Chaney (R) · May Thach (D)
Linda Chaney
Linda Chaney's occupation is listed as marketing and business development, and she holds a University of South Florida degree in mass communications, according to the Florida House's official biography page, which also notes she previously served as a St. Pete Beach City Commissioner from 2007 to 2009. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
May Thach
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Support higher wages and stronger tenant protections
- Support expanding Medicaid and improving transparency in health care access
- Support higher salaries for teachers and education professionals
About May Thach
May Thach is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 61, per her campaign site. Her family immigrated to the United States in 1999 and settled in St. Petersburg, per her campaign site. Thach attended the University of South Florida on the Doorways Scholarship and later served four years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Zambia, per her campaign site.
Linda Chaney (Republican), May Thach (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 61; Linda Chaney 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.
Full race pageFlorida Senate District 18Nick DiCeglie (R) · Karla Kemp (D)
Nick DiCeglie
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Sponsored a commuter toll rebate program and a bill to eliminate documentary stamp taxes for first-time homebuyers
- Supported the My Safe Florida Home program that provides storm-proofing grants aimed at lowering insurance premiums
- Sponsored legislation to modernize hurricane disaster planning and coordination between state and local agencies
About Nick DiCeglie
Nick DiCeglie is the Republican state senator for Florida Senate District 18, representing Pinellas County, per his campaign site. He was elected to the Florida House in 2018 and to the Senate in 2022, and serves as Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development, per his campaign site. DiCeglie is also President and CEO of Hope Villages of America, an organization addressing hunger, homelessness and domestic abuse, per his campaign site.
Karla Kemp
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Directing taxpayer dollars to those who contribute rather than large corporations
- Preserving local governments' authority over development decisions
- Funding education, healthcare, homelessness services, veterans' needs and affordable housing
About Karla Kemp
Kemp is a licensed insurance agent, mortgage broker and sustainability consultant, and has also worked as a paramedic/firefighter, medical librarian and legislative environmental advisor, per the campaign site. She holds a bachelor's degree from Eckerd College in political science and business management and a master's degree from the University of South Florida in global sustainability, per the campaign site.
Nick DiCeglie (Republican), Karla Kemp (Democratic) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida Senate District 18; Nick DiCeglie 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.
Full race pageAlready decided at the primary
Already decided at the primary3 seats settled at the 2026 primary; not on the November 3 ballot
These seats were settled at the 2026 primary and will not appear on the November 3 ballot. Full fields and profiles stay on each race page.
County Court Judge Group 10: Nick Fiorentino won the seat.
DECIDED August 18: Nick Fiorentino won outright with 63.58 percent (109,319 votes) over Zachariah Wade, per the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections' official results. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.
1 other ran; see the full raceSchool Board District 2 (At Large): Lisa Cane won the seat.
DECIDED August 18: incumbent Lisa Cane won outright with about 55 percent (90,502 votes) over Nancy Velardi, per unofficial results. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.
1 other ran; see the full raceSchool Board District 6: Nancy Nelis Bostock won the seat.
DECIDED August 18: Nancy Nelis Bostock won by seven votes over Amanda Lord after a machine recount and a manual recount, with the result final once the canvassing board tabulated the remaining mail, provisional and cured ballots, per the Tampa Bay Times and WUSF reports on the recount. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Pinellas County, Florida on November 3, 2026?
Pinellas County sample ballot 2026: see where the commissioner, school board and florida senate candidates stand on schools, health care and housing. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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Which Pinellas County races were already decided at the primary?
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Candidate roster last updated Oct 16, 2026 from official election sources.