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Volusia County, Florida

Daytona Beach Commissioner Zone 5

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Decided at the 2026 primary — Willie F. Williams won the seat

DECIDED August 18: Willie F. Williams won outright with 60.4 percent over John Counts and Aaron Harrison, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.

Winner

Willie F. Williams

Nonpartisan

Willie F. Williams is a retired Volusia County Schools educator whose last post was assistant principal of Highbanks Learning Center, and a lifelong Daytona Beach resident, per the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

2026 priorities

Reported fundraising: $1,900 (county campaign-finance filings).

Also ran in the primary

John Counts

Nonpartisan

Profile

John Counts is a Navy veteran who served as a submarine electrician's mate from 2011 to 2017, now a Daytona State College student and part-time machine-shop worker, per the Daytona Beach News-Journal.

  • Transparency in city finances, per his News-Journal interview
  • Cut spending, waste and city debt, per his News-Journal interview
  • Ease the regulatory burden on local businesses, per his News-Journal interview
Aaron Harrison

Nonpartisan

Profile

Aaron Harrison is a U.S. Army veteran and electronics assemblyman at AudioScape Engineering, and a community organizer who experienced homelessness after leaving the Army, per the Daytona Beach News-Journal and his campaign site.

  • Government accountability and budget transparency, per his campaign site
  • Lower the cost of living for working families, per his campaign site
  • Stop sprawl and wetlands loss driving flooding, per his campaign site
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Candidate roster from official Volusia County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-08-19. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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