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Sarasota County, Florida

Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 1

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Decided at the 2026 primary — Alexandra Coe won the seat

DECIDED August 18: this all-Republican race ran as a universal primary, and Alexandra Coe won the seat with 49.6 percent over Nicholas Altier and Bill Van Allen, per Your Observer; the primary decided the seat.

Winner

Alexandra Coe

Republican

Alexandra Coe is a former Charter Review Board member who pushed to repeal the charter's amendment-restriction provision and resigned her District 1 seat in 2024 to run for county commission, per WSLR News.

Also ran in the primary

Nicholas Altier

Republican

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Nicholas Altier is a qualified Republican candidate for Sarasota County Charter Review Board District 1 on Sarasota County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

Bill Van Allen

Republican

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Bill Van Allen is a Libertarian Caucus member and opponent of the charter's amendment restrictions who previously ran for this District 1 seat in the 2024 cycle, per WSLR News.

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Candidate roster from official Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-08-19. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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