ELECTION GUIDE · SITE UPDATED OCTOBER 23, 2026
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Lake County

Candidates & offices

Federal and state offices come first, followed by courts, local offices and school board. Match both the office and district to your official ballot.

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Federal offices

U.S. Senate and U.S. House

United StatesCongressional District 6

U.S. House

Who votes: Registered voters in U.S. House District 6.

  • Randy FineREP
  • Michael GistNPA
  • Andrew ParrottLPF
  • Alec PavlikWRI
  • Eric YonceDEM

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

Florida state offices

Governor, Cabinet and Florida Legislature

FloridaStatewide · Florida

Governor / Lieutenant Governor

Who votes: All eligible Florida voters.

Official election record · Checked September 9–27, 2026

Courts

Judicial elections and retention questions

FloridaStatewide

Florida Supreme Court · Merit retention

Who votes: All registered voters in Florida.

  • Carlos G. MuñizNonpartisan

A separate Yes/No question is asked for each judge. YES retains that judge in office; NO does not retain that judge. Judges are not running against one another.

YES Retain this judge.

NO Do not retain this judge.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

FloridaAppeals Court District 5

Retain Judge F. Rand Wallis?

Who votes: Registered voters within Florida’s District 5 Court of Appeal.

  • F. Rand WallisNonpartisan

A separate Yes/No question is asked for each judge. YES retains that judge in office; NO does not retain that judge. Judges are not running against one another.

YES Retain this judge.

NO Do not retain this judge.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

FloridaAppeals Court District 5

Retain Judge John M. Harris?

Who votes: Registered voters within Florida’s District 5 Court of Appeal.

  • John M. HarrisNonpartisan

A separate Yes/No question is asked for each judge. YES retains that judge in office; NO does not retain that judge. Judges are not running against one another.

YES Retain this judge.

NO Do not retain this judge.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

FloridaAppeals Court District 5

Retain Judge Scott D. Makar?

Who votes: Registered voters within Florida’s District 5 Court of Appeal.

  • Scott D. MakarNonpartisan

A separate Yes/No question is asked for each judge. YES retains that judge in office; NO does not retain that judge. Judges are not running against one another.

YES Retain this judge.

NO Do not retain this judge.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

County & local offices

County, city and special-district offices

Lake CountyCounty Commission District 2 seat · Countywide vote

County Commission

Who votes: All registered voters in Lake County. The district number identifies the seat.

The district number identifies the seat. Voters throughout the county elect this office.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

Lake CountyCounty Commission District 4 seat · Countywide vote

County Commission

Who votes: All registered voters in Lake County. The district number identifies the seat.

The district number identifies the seat. Voters throughout the county elect this office.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

City of GrovelandDistrict 1 (Mayor) · Citywide vote

Mayor · District 1

Who votes: Registered voters throughout the City of Groveland.

The city's 2026 election notice calls District 1 the mayor's seat; the mayor is elected citywide. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

Town of AstatulaAt-large Seats 3 & 4

At-large Seats 3 & 4

Who votes: Registered voters throughout the Town of Astatula.

  • Kay MacQueenNonpartisan
  • Cheryl MarinelliNonpartisan
  • Nolene MeeksNonpartisan
  • Barry MosleyNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

Town of AstatulaSeat 5

Seat 5

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the Town of Astatula. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Michael HopperNonpartisan
  • Zane TeetersNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of ClermontSeat 3

Seat 3

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Clermont. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of ClermontSeat 5

Seat 5

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Clermont. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of EustisSeat 2

Seat 2

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Eustis. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Cristine CruzNonpartisan
  • Marie AlibertiNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of Fruitland ParkSeat 1

Seat 1

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Fruitland Park. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Carl YaukNonpartisan
  • Patrick DeGraveNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of Fruitland ParkSeat 3

Seat 3

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Fruitland Park. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of GrovelandDistrict 3 · District vote

Council Member · District 3

Who votes: Registered voters within Groveland City Council District 3.

The city elects Council District 3 only by voters in that district. Its current polygon is not yet integrated; confirm the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of GrovelandDistrict 5 · District vote

Council Member · District 5

Who votes: Registered voters within Groveland City Council District 5.

  • Amy Jo CarrollNonpartisan
  • Michelle McIntyreNonpartisan

The city elects Council District 5 only by voters in that district. Its current polygon is not yet integrated; confirm the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

Town of Howey-in-the-HillsAt-large Seats 1, 2 & 3

At-large Seats 1, 2 & 3

Who votes: Registered voters throughout the Town of Howey-in-the-Hills.

  • Jonathan ArnoldNonpartisan
  • Joshua HusemannNonpartisan
  • Renee LannamanNonpartisan
  • Leslie ManningNonpartisan
  • Jonathan Colon MercadoNonpartisan
  • Brad SmithNonpartisan
  • Rick ThomasNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of LeesburgSeat 1 · District 1

Seat 1 · District 1

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Leesburg. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Allyson E. BerryNonpartisan
  • Erika JasperNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of LeesburgSeat 2 · District 2

Seat 2 · District 2

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Leesburg. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Alan ReismanNonpartisan
  • Darel CraineNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of LeesburgSeat 3 · District 3

Seat 3 · District 3

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Leesburg. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Jim DeCastroNonpartisan
  • Michele FioreNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of MascotteSeat 2

Seat 2

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Mascotte. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • John BenavidezNonpartisan
  • Meghan A. DesotoNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of MascotteSeat 4

Seat 4

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Mascotte. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Jessica BrunoNonpartisan
  • Hugh Gravitt, IVNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of MinneolaSeat 1

Seat 1

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Minneola. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Monica LunaNonpartisan
  • Pam ServissNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of MinneolaSeat 3

Seat 3

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Minneola. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Denise CalderonNonpartisan
  • Juan P. CamachoNonpartisan
  • Erick HernandezNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of MinneolaSeat 5

Seat 5

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Minneola. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Nathanael “Nate” EdmundNonpartisan
  • Chase HansenNonpartisan
  • Jennifer MorseNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

Town of MontverdeAt-large seats

At-large seats

Who votes: Registered voters throughout the Town of Montverde.

  • Aaron WadsworthNonpartisan
  • Jimmy RogersNonpartisan
  • Joe MorganelliNonpartisan
  • Carol WomackNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of Mount DoraAt-large seat

At-large seat

Who votes: Registered voters throughout the City of Mount Dora.

  • Michael A. GarciaNonpartisan
  • Charity McClartyNonpartisan
  • Bailey StackNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

City of TavaresSeat 3

Seat 3

Who votes: Eligible registered voters in the City of Tavares. Match the seat and any district to your official ballot.

  • Amir AsgharNonpartisan
  • Walter PriceNonpartisan

Office and seat labels follow the county’s municipal candidate directory. Follow the “Vote for” instruction on the official ballot.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-10

Avalon Groves CDDSeat 3

Avalon Groves CDD Seat 3

Who votes: Eligible voters assigned to this special-district contest. Confirm the district on your official ballot.

  • Samuel Harrison Jones, IIINonpartisan
  • David Allen WagnerNonpartisan

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

Avalon Groves CDDSeat 4

Avalon Groves CDD Seat 4

Who votes: Eligible voters assigned to this special-district contest. Confirm the district on your official ballot.

  • John DonahueNonpartisan
  • Robert WolskiNonpartisan

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

Avalon Groves CDDSeat 5

Avalon Groves CDD Seat 5

Who votes: Eligible voters assigned to this special-district contest. Confirm the district on your official ballot.

  • Eugene MastrangeliNonpartisan
  • Bonnie RaymondNonpartisan

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

School board

Public school board elections

Lake CountySchool Board District 1 seat · Countywide vote

School Board

Who votes: All registered voters in Lake County. The district number identifies the seat.

  • Pat KelleyNonpartisan
  • James SmithWRI

The district number identifies the seat. Voters throughout the county elect this office.

Official election record · Checked 2026-09-09

Offices already decided or listed as unopposed (14)

These records explain why some familiar offices are absent from the November candidate cards.

  • County Judge Group 3 — Carla R. Pepperman. The official directory lists this office as elected or unopposed; it is not a November choice between candidates. Official record
  • School Board Member District 3 — Marc A. Dodd. The official directory lists this office as elected or unopposed; it is not a November choice between candidates. Official record
  • School Board Member District 5 — Stephanie Luke. The official directory lists this office as elected or unopposed; it is not a November choice between candidates. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 2 — Brian Welke. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 3 — Mary P. Hatcher. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 10 — R. Gregg Jerald. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 12 — Danny Ray Mosley. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 14 — Brad King. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 17 — Timothy T. McCourt. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 18 — Lisa Diane Herndon. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 24 — Stacy M. Youmans. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 26 — Charles L. W. Helm. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 27 — Nicole M. Morris. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record
  • Circuit Judge · Circuit 5, Group 28 — James R. Baxley. Listed as unopposed in the state General Election directory. Official record

DEM: Democratic · REP: Republican · LPF: Libertarian · IND: Independent Party of Florida · NPA: no party affiliation · WRI: write-in. Nonpartisan offices have no party on the ballot. A write-in candidate’s name is not printed; a blank line is provided. Names are presented equally, not in official ballot order.

Official Florida candidate list · Select the 2026 General Election and your county.

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