Qualifying for the 2026 Elections ended today, June 12, at noon. The following candidates qualified today:
Emerald Coast Utility Authority (Partisan)
- District 4 – Jacob Cavender (DEM)
Century Town Council (Nonpartisan)
- Seat 3 – Shelisa McCall Abraham
Escambia Soil and Water Conservation District (Nonpartisan)
- Group 1 – Carollyn Taylor
- Group 3 – Norman Jeffrey DeWeese
- Group 5 – Misha Moyer Phillips
The State of Florida holds Closed Primary Elections. Voters must vote the ballot of the party they are registered with. Nonpartisan races will appear on every ballot for voters within the respective district, city or county. In addition to statewide and multi-county races, which will be confirmed by the Division of Elections, below are the races that qualified through our office and will appear on the ballot for the 2026 Primary Election.
An Escambia County School Board referendum will appear on the ballot. All voters, county-wide, will be eligible to participate, regardless of party affiliation.
The following race will be on Republican Primary ballots for voters in County Commission District 2:
Escambia County Commissioner – District 2 (Partisan)
- Glenn Dorsey (REP)
- Mike Kohler (REP)
The following races are nonpartisan and each voter in the district is eligible to vote:
Escambia County School Board – District 1 (Nonpartisan)
Escambia County School Board – District 2 (Nonpartisan)
- Paul H. Fetsko
- Gerald Washington
Escambia County School Board – District 3 (Nonpartisan)
- David Williams
- Isaac L. Williams
The following race is city-wide, and each voter in the City of Pensacola, regardless of party affiliation, will be eligible to vote.
City of Pensacola, Mayor (Nonpartisan)
- Jasmine Brown
- Ann Hill
- D.C. Reeves
- Eric W. Shorter
- Alicia Trawick
- Jermaine J. Williams
Candidates who qualified for an office unopposed will not appear on the ballot and are deemed to be elected. To view these elected candidates, and all others, visit EscambiaVotes.gov/candidate-list.
The 2026 Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, August 18th. The deadline to register and update party affiliation is Monday, July 20th.