Port St. Lucie Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

August 18 result: incumbent Shannon Martin (47.7 percent) fell short of a majority and meets Steven Giordano (35.2 percent) in the November 3 runoff, per WQCS.

• Steven Giordano▾

  Steven Giordano is a small-business owner and former power plant security officer, per CBS12's candidate interview; his campaign site says he is running to bring transparency, accountability and community-first leadership to City Hall.

  Priorities: Transparency and oversight of city spending, per his campaign site · Bringing a first youth trade school to Port St. Lucie, per his campaign site · A YMCA and children's museum for the city, per his campaign site

  Raised $36,402 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Shannon Martin▾

  Shannon Martin is Port St. Lucie's sitting mayor seeking reelection, per Treasure Coast Newspapers, and leads the race in fundraising, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

  Raised $121,283 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

August 18 result: Rick Meltzer (42 percent) and Indony Jean Baptiste (22.1 percent) advance to the November 3 runoff for the open seat, per WQCS.

• Indony Jean Baptiste▾

  Indony Jean Baptiste is a qualified candidate for Port St. Lucie City Council District 1 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $10,000 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
• Rick Meltzer▾

  Rick Meltzer is a youth sports coach of 17 years and a District 1 resident of more than two decades, per local election coverage; his platform is built on affordability, accountability and accessibility, per his campaign materials.

  Raised $21,921 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

DECIDED August 18: Jim Norton won the open seat outright with 52.3 percent over Fritz Masson Alexandre and Peter Overhuls, per WQCS. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.

• Fritz Masson Alexandre▾

  Fritz Masson Alexandre is a qualified candidate for Port St. Lucie City Council District 3 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $2,980 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
• Jim Norton▾

  Jim Norton is a publisher who co-founded the Lifestyle Magazine Group and serves as acting chair of the Port St. Lucie Planning and Zoning Board, per his campaign site; a Rotarian of more than 30 years and former Rotary district governor.

  Priorities: Public safety and low taxes, per his campaign site · Improving traffic and infrastructure, per his campaign site · Smart growth and protecting green space, per his campaign site

  Raised $67,646 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Peter D Overhuls▾

  Peter D Overhuls is a qualified candidate for Port St. Lucie City Council District 3 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $24,148 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

November-only race: one Republican and one independent qualified, so there is no August contest. Decided November 3, per the Supervisor of Elections' certified list.

• Rolin Dorsainvil · Independent▾

  Rolin Dorsainvil is a qualified Independent candidate for St. Lucie County Commissioner District 2 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $12,000 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
• Larry Leet · Republican▾

  Larry Leet is a qualified Republican candidate for St. Lucie County Commissioner District 2 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $16,838 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

August 18 primary result: Jean Eddy Leroy won the closed Democratic primary 50.7 to 49.3 percent over Roger Messer, a 276-vote margin, per WQCS, and meets Republican incumbent Jamie Lee Fowler and no-party candidate Nicholas Burgos on the November 3 ballot. Results are unofficial until the county canvass.

• Nicholas Burgos · No Party Affiliation▾

  Nicholas Burgos is a qualified No Party Affiliation candidate for St. Lucie County Commissioner District 4 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $5,069 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
• Jamie Lee Fowler · RepublicanIncumbent▾

  Jamie Lee Fowler is a business manager and community outreach manager for Fort Pierce based Tri-County Enterprise, per her campaign site; she is the sitting District 4 commissioner and commission chair, per the county's official site.

  Priorities: Keep taxes low and local government out of debt, per her campaign site · Invest in public safety and traffic-reducing infrastructure, per her campaign site · Protect the St. Lucie River and Estuary, per her campaign site

  Raised $23,275 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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• Jean Eddy Leroy · Democratic▾

  Jean Eddy Leroy is a St. Lucie County native with a career in public service and education, a graduate of county public schools and Indian River State College, per his campaign site.

  Priorities: Long-term county fiscal planning with healthy reserves and budget transparency, per his campaign site · Smart, sustainable growth using public-private infrastructure partnerships, per his campaign site · Affordable and workforce housing through zoning reform and faster approvals, per his campaign site

  Raised $27,225 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

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DECIDED August 18: incumbent Debbie Hawley won a sixth term outright, 55 to 45 percent over Brian Capp, per WQCS. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.

• Brian K. Capp▾

  Brian K. Capp is a qualified candidate for St. Lucie County School Board District 1 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $4,925 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
• Debbie Hawley▾

  Debbie Hawley is a qualified candidate for St. Lucie County School Board District 1 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $13,644 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

November-only race: the qualified candidate faces only a qualified write-in, so there is no August contest and the write-in prints as a blank line on the November 3 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' certified list.

• Donna Mills▾

  Donna Mills is a qualified candidate for St. Lucie County School Board District 3 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $12,550 · per Supervisor of Elections filings

August 18 result: Lisa Kessler (37.5 percent) and incumbent Troy Ingersoll (37.2 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per WQCS.

• Troy Ingersoll▾

  Troy Ingersoll is a qualified candidate for St. Lucie County School Board District 5 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $9,770 · per Supervisor of Elections filings
• Lisa Kessler▾

  Lisa Kessler is a qualified candidate for St. Lucie County School Board District 5 on St. Lucie County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

  Raised $6,021 · per Supervisor of Elections filings