2026 August Primary Election
Candidates for the Democratic Party
2026 Primary Election: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 STAND WITH US – WE CAN WIN &
WE CAN DO BETTER FOR YOU!
Make a Plan to Vote in the 2026 Elections. Make sure you are: 1) registered to vote and 2) registered to vote by mail. You can easily check online your voting status with the Supervisor of Elections. (click here). Remember that in Florida ALL vote by mail registrations expire after each regularly scheduled general election. The last general election was November 5, 2024.
For partisan races, below is a list of declared Democratic Party candidates for the 2026 Election. For non-partisan races, all current candidates are listed. The Primary Election Day is Tuesday, August 18, 2026 and the General Election Day is November 3, 2026.
Candidate names are linked to their candidate websites, if these are available.
US Senate
US Congress
Governor
Thomas E Fernandez
Stephann Norman
Attorney General
Chief Financial Officer
Earle Ford
Commissioner of Agriculture
Joey Mendoza Atkins
Donald Allen Prichard
State Senate
State House of Representatives
NON-PARTISAN RACES
Collier County School Board
District One
Jeff Donaldson
District Three
Kelly Mason
District Five
Ford Dalusma
Timothy Moshier
Collier County Mosquito Control
Seat 1
David Farmer
Seat 2
Sandra Lee Buxton
Barbara Kanter
Seat 3
Ed Brandt
Jay Kolhagen
Greater Naples Fire Districts
E Naples Division Seat 1
Mark Cherney
Greater Naples Seat 3
Connie Bettinger
Brian Cross
Golden Gate Division Seat 4
Patrick Dearborn
Elizabeth Flores
Immokalee Fire Districts
Seat 1
Donald Gunthner Jr.
Seat 3
Bonnie Keen
Seat 5
Robert Halman
North Collier Fire District
Seat 2
Frank Messana
Stephen Popper
Seat 4
Mathew Boggan
Chris Lombardo