Qualification is complete for the 2026 election cycle

Staff report

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – With qualifying complete, the candidates listed below have qualified to appear on the ballot or have been elected unopposed.

Alachua County Commission District 2

(Universal Primary and race decided in the Primary Election. All voters regardless of party affiliation will be able to vote in this race)

• Donna Bradbrook (Democratic Party)
• Tina Certain (Democratic Party)
• Charlie Ray Jackson (Democratic Party)
• Byran Williams (Democratic Party)

Alachua County Commission District 4

• Dewayne Baines (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on General Election ballot
• Ken Cornell (Democratic Party)
  • Name will appear on General Election ballot

Alachua County School Board District 1 (Nonpartisan)

• Gabriel Lopez (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
• Hunter Miller (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
• Janine Plavac (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate

Alachua County School Board District 3 (Nonpartisan)

• Gregory E. Pelham, Sr. (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and race decided in the Primary Election
• Sarah Rockwell (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and race decided in the Primary Election

Alachua County School Board District 5 (Nonpartisan)

• Jancie Vinson (No Party Affiliation)
  • Candidate qualified and is unopposed. Name will not appear on the ballot.

Alachua County Judge Group 5 (Nonpartisan)

• Eric Atria (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and decided in the Primary Election
• AuBroncee Starlin Martin (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and decided in the Primary Election

Parker Road Community Development District Seat 1 (Nonpartisan)

• William L. Summers (No Party Affiliation)
  • Candidate qualified and is unopposed. Name will not appear on the ballot.

City of Gainesville Mayor At-Large (Nonpartisan)

• Evan Moon (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and race decided in the Primary Election
• Harvey Ward Jr. (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and race decided in the Primary Election

City of Gainesville Commission District 2 (Nonpartisan)

• Nathan Crabbe (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
• Nelida Jean-Baptiste Pellot (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
• Wyatt Zintiz (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate

City of Gainesville Commission District 3 (Nonpartisan)

• DeJeon Cain (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
• James Gardner (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
• Casey Willits (No Party Affiliation)
  • Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate

City of Gainesville Commission District 4 (Nonpartisan)

• Bryan Eastman (No Party Affiliation)
  • Candidate qualified and is unopposed. Name will not appear on the ballot.

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Circuit Judge (District 8) – all are unopposed

• DeThomasis, Craig C. (NOP) *Incumbent
• Pena, Phillip Andrew (NOP) *Incumbent
• Van Vorst, Kristine (NOP) *Incumbent
• Lee, Adam J. (NOP)

State Senator (Alachua County)

District 6

• Bellamy-Fults, Jason  (DEM)
• Bradley, Jennifer  (REP)  *Incumbent
• Thornton, Joseph  (ASP)

State Representative (Alachua County)

District 10

• Candidates qualified for the Republican primary:
  • Brannan, Chase  (REP)
  • Rawson, Marshall (REP)
• Candidates who will appear on the General Election ballot:
  • Batley, James Hunter (WRI)
  • Malwitz Jipson, Merrillee (DEM)

District 21

• Dore, Sylvain (DEM)
• Fields, Antione (DEM)
• Monroe, Xavier J. (DEM)
• Moore, Malik J. (DEM)
• Randall, Jacquelyn “Jackie” (DEM)

District 22

• Johnson, Chad (REP) *Incumbent
• Trask, Amy (DEM)

U.S. Representative (District 3)

• Candidates qualified for the Democrat primary:
  • Albers, Troy  (DEM)
  • Harp, Seth  (DEM)
  • Hubac, George  (DEM)
  • Wells, Tom  (DEM)
• Candidates who will appear on the General Election ballot:
  • Cammack, Kat  (REP)  *Incumbent
  • Klein, Mike  (NPA)