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Volusia County, Florida

New Smyrna Beach Commission Zone 2

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Decided at the 2026 primary — Jennifer Devine won the seat

DECIDED August 18: Jennifer Devine won outright with 59 percent over Cynthia Sniezak and Lou Pate, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.

Winner

Jennifer Devine

Nonpartisan

Jennifer Devine is an attorney and former U.S. Army captain who served in the first Gulf War, and a former DHS asylum officer with corporate HR leadership experience and an MBA, per her campaign site.

2026 priorities

Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.

Reported fundraising: $39,321 (county campaign-finance filings).

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Also ran in the primary

Lou Pate

Nonpartisan

Profile

Lou Pate is a qualified candidate for New Smyrna Beach Commission Zone 2 on Volusia County's 2026 ballot, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

Cynthia Sniezak

Nonpartisan

Profile

Cynthia Sniezak is a retired Disney project-management professional and former financial-services analyst who later ran a transportation consulting business; she has attended every city commission and planning meeting for five years, per her campaign site.

  • Infrastructure before shovels turn dirt, per her campaign site
  • Sensible growth with ordinance enforcement, per her campaign site
  • A financially secure New Smyrna Beach, per her campaign site
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Verify this race
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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