Tallahassee, Florida sample ballot 2026

Alva Swafford Smith is the District 1 school board incumbent seeking what she says will be her final term; she qualified with only a write-in challenger, per WFSU. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

Marcus Nicolas is the District 5 school board incumbent and current board chair with nearly two decades in education, per WFSU's race coverage and the district's official site.

James G Reilly Jr is a hospitality industry professional and former Waffle House regional manager, per WFSU's race coverage.

Stephanie A. Cager's presence on the August 18 Leon County ballot was confirmed through the Tallahassee Democrat voter guide; judicial candidates qualify with the state rather than the county.

Jason Jones's presence on the August 18 Leon County ballot was confirmed through the Tallahassee Democrat voter guide; judicial candidates qualify with the state rather than the county.

Rashad Green's presence on the August 18 Leon County ballot was confirmed through the Tallahassee Democrat voter guide; judicial candidates qualify with the state rather than the county.

J. Lee Marsh is a sitting Circuit Judge in Florida's Second Judicial Circuit, presiding over family, civil and felony cases, per his campaign site. He served a 20-year career in the Navy practicing criminal, family, civil, ethics and labor law, including as a specialist in sexual assault prosecution, and later worked as a civil defense lawyer and assistant attorney general for the Florida Attorney General, per his campaign site. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and was raised in Tallahassee.

Ashley Moody is Florida's sitting U.S. senator, per the campaign site. She is a fifth-generation Floridian raised in Plant City, per the campaign site. She was elected a Thirteenth Judicial Circuit judge in Hillsborough County in 2006 and later served as Florida's 38th attorney general, per the campaign site. She was sworn into the U.S. Senate on January 21, 2025, after being appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, per the campaign site. The campaign site lists no issues as of October 13, 2026, per the campaign site.

• Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the Senate 50-50 in July 2025 with the Vice President breaking the tie. Supported
• Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the Senate 77-20 in October 2025. Supported
• Voted yes on the November 2025 funding agreement that ended the government shutdown, which passed the Senate 60-40 in November 2025. Supported
• Voted yes on the March 2025 full-year stopgap funding bill, which passed the Senate 54-46 in March 2025. Supported

Neil J. Gillespie is a no-party-affiliation candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. Senate in Florida, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified candidate list.

James Uthmeier is Florida's incumbent attorney general and the Republican candidate in the 2026 election. Appointed in February 2025 after serving as Governor DeSantis's chief of staff, he is seeking a full term. Per the state qualifying list, he and Democrat Jose Javier Rodriguez advance directly to the November ballot. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; jamesuthmeier.com redirects to a parked page.

Blaise Ingoglia is Florida's incumbent chief financial officer and the Republican nominee in the 2026 election. Appointed in July 2025, he previously served in the Florida Senate and House and as state party chair. No 2026 campaign site was found as of October 15, 2026; blaiseingoglia.com redirects to a parked page.