Summary Results - Election Night Reporting

United States Senator

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Ashley Moody (REP)	39,119	44,799	23,746	107,664	59.07%
Angie Nixon (DEM)	18,642	26,483	27,289	72,414	39.73%
Neil J. Gillespie (NPA)	873	618	691	2,182	1.20%

Representative in Congress, District 16

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Sydney Gruters (REP)	37,557	43,115	21,815	102,487	56.44%
Kelly Kirschner (DEM)	19,466	27,485	28,861	75,812	41.75%
Mark Davis (NPA)	1,348	1,070	854	3,272	1.80%

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Byron Donalds (REP)	38,554	43,879	22,490	104,923	57.55%
David Jolly (DEM)	19,025	27,352	28,584	74,961	41.12%
Scott Eckhard Jewett (LPF)	332	203	206	741	0.41%
Charles Burkett (NPA)	129	89	108	326	0.18%
Frank J. Russo (NPA)	164	142	133	439	0.24%
Moliere "Moe" Dimanche (NPA)	-	-	-	121	0.07%
Dean Ocean Abrams (NPA)	145	89	85	319	0.17%
Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto (NPA)	78	44	37	159	0.09%
Write-in (NON)	178	89	51	318	0.17%

Choice

Percent

Votes

Byron Donalds (REP)

57.55%

104,923

David Jolly (DEM)

41.12%

74,961

Scott Eckhard Jewett (LPF)

0.41%

741

Charles Burkett (NPA)

0.18%

326

Frank J. Russo (NPA)

0.24%

439

Moliere "Moe" Dimanche (NPA)

0.07%

121

Dean Ocean Abrams (NPA)

0.17%

319

Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto (NPA)

0.09%

159

Write-in (NON)

0.17%

318

182,307

Attorney General

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
James Uthmeier (REP)	39,334	44,782	23,363	107,479	59.42%
Jose Javier Rodriguez (DEM)	18,794	26,767	27,825	73,386	40.58%

Chief Financial Officer

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Blaise Ingoglia (REP)	38,962	44,498	23,088	106,548	59.22%
Annette Taddeo (DEM)	18,752	26,706	27,900	73,358	40.78%

Commissioner of Agriculture

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Wilton Simpson (REP)	38,824	44,440	23,530	106,794	59.24%
Joey Mendoza Atkins (DEM)	18,838	26,656	27,590	73,084	40.54%
Write-in (NON)	196	135	77	408	0.23%

State Senator District 20

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Jim Boyd (REP)	30,847	34,640	17,282	82,769	60.40%
Gerald Baldi (DEM)	14,309	20,625	19,332	54,266	39.60%

State Senator District 22

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
James Buchanan (REP)	8,341	9,878	6,153	24,372	55.56%
Lew Wasserman (DEM)	4,149	5,969	8,363	18,481	42.13%
Martin Hyde (NPA)	434	317	261	1,012	2.31%

State Representative, District 70

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Michael Owen (REP)	6,771	8,751	3,274	18,796	61.21%
Luther Keith Wilkins (DEM)	2,952	5,055	3,902	11,909	38.79%

State Representative, District 71

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Jordan Varnadore (REP)	12,630	11,021	7,531	31,182	53.92%
Ocean Fitts (DEM)	7,458	8,677	9,186	25,321	43.79%
Joseph Hoolihan (NPA)	552	335	436	1,323	2.29%

State Representative, District 72

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
William "Bill" Conerly (REP)	19,379	24,511	12,323	56,213	61.53%
Harvey Shifrin (DEM)	7,933	12,781	14,430	35,144	38.47%

County Commissioner District 1

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Elizabeth "Liz" Arnold (REP)	11,720	14,410	5,834	31,964	65.96%
Sari Lindroos-Valimaki (DEM)	3,962	7,075	5,409	16,446	33.94%
Write-in (NON)	-	-	-	48	0.10%

County Commissioner District 2

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Amanda Ballard (REP)	4,016	4,025	2,309	10,350	50.40%
Charles B. Smith Sr (DEM)	3,462	3,843	2,880	10,185	49.60%

County Commissioner District 6 (At-Large)

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Tara Poulton (REP)	38,035	43,514	22,451	104,000	58.06%
Reggie Bellamy (DEM)	19,311	27,305	28,508	75,124	41.94%

Justice Carlos G. Muniz

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	36,210	42,850	26,181	105,241	64.61%
No (NON)	15,284	21,535	20,833	57,652	35.39%

Judge Drew Atkinson

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	36,478	43,420	28,911	108,809	67.32%
No (NON)	14,623	20,409	17,780	52,812	32.68%

Judge Morris Silberman

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	35,767	43,063	30,629	109,459	67.94%
No (NON)	15,131	20,486	16,037	51,654	32.06%

Judge Daniel H. Sleet

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	35,763	42,682	29,093	107,538	66.92%
No (NON)	14,978	20,704	17,478	53,160	33.08%

Judge Andrea Teves Smith

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	36,426	43,778	30,731	110,935	69.10%
No (NON)	14,230	19,522	15,866	49,618	30.90%

School Board Member District 2

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Sharon Jefferson (NON)	3,437	3,670	2,631	9,738	52.15%
Cindy Spray (NON)	3,323	3,471	2,141	8,935	47.85%

School Board Member District 5

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Camden "Cam" Bedinghaus (NON)	6,754	10,620	5,203	22,577	51.65%
Jonathan Mullis (NON)	4,416	8,478	8,238	21,132	48.35%

Bradenton City Council, Ward 3

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Kemp Schuessler (NON)	2,646	2,684	2,219	7,549	49.40%
Thomas Schwarz (NON)	2,245	2,548	2,940	7,733	50.60%

Bradenton City Council, Ward 4

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Keith J. Green (NON)	2,454	2,557	1,808	6,819	44.08%
Lisa Gonzalez Moore (NON)	2,521	2,776	3,352	8,649	55.92%

City of Holmes Beach Mayor

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Dan Diggins (NON)	356	154	319	829	52.17%
David L. Zaccagnino (NON)	427	114	219	760	47.83%

City of Holmes Beach Commissioner City of Holmes Beach

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
John J. Azzata (NON)	377	128	252	757	30.82%
Mark Hebden (NON)	392	129	311	832	33.88%
Carol Whitmore (NON)	419	139	309	867	35.30%

City of Palmetto Commissioner, Ward 2

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Sunshine Joiner (NON)	322	439	248	1,009	54.10%
Sheldon "Mailman" Jones (NON)	227	372	257	856	45.90%

East Manatee Fire Rescue, Seat 3

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
William Bjork (NON)	8,317	11,893	6,155	26,365	58.19%
Larry Luh (NON)	4,280	7,687	6,979	18,946	41.81%

East Manatee Fire Rescue, Seat 5

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Joseph Houlihan (NON)	7,480	11,336	6,736	25,552	57.51%
Richard Jacobs (NON)	4,850	7,908	6,120	18,878	42.49%

Parrish Fire District, Seat 1

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Kyle L. Moore (NON)	2,806	4,308	1,918	9,032	66.94%
Edward W. Stevens (NON)	1,230	2,022	1,209	4,461	33.06%

West Manatee Fire and Rescue, Seat 2

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Jacob R. Kyser (NON)	2,686	1,852	1,846	6,384	61.21%
Derrick Warner (NON)	1,503	1,200	1,342	4,045	38.79%

West Manatee Fire and Rescue, Seat 3

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
John Agnelli (NON)	2,436	1,572	1,470	5,478	49.05%
Dana Tindall (NON)	2,092	1,700	1,898	5,690	50.95%

West Manatee Fire and Rescue, Seat 4

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Billy Burke (NON)	2,353	1,708	1,550	5,611	53.56%
Keith D. Miller (NON)	1,860	1,375	1,630	4,865	46.44%

Mosquito Control District, Group 1

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Scott Johnson (NON)	21,895	26,595	15,632	64,122	43.25%
Rodney O'Quinn (NON)	12,871	15,303	10,808	38,982	26.29%
Charles "Rick" Richards (NON)	12,830	16,187	16,151	45,168	30.46%

Copperstone CDD, Seat 1

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Adam Bailey (NON)	73	106	61	240	50.00%
Kyle Baber (NON)	60	120	60	240	50.00%

Cross Creek CDD, Seat 2

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Frank Sacca (NON)	86	133	76	295	70.57%
Bruce R. Stolarz (NON)	-	-	-	123	29.43%

Eagle Pointe CDD, Seat 1

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
William John Hathaway (NON)	-	-	-	166	52.20%
Leah Ogren (NON)	-	-	-	152	47.80%

Eagle Pointe CDD, Seat 3

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
James P. Casement (NON)	88	98	40	226	70.19%
Kevin G. Gagne (NON)	-	-	-	96	29.81%

Harrison Ranch CDD, Seat 1

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Joyce Lynn Calderon (NON)	153	229	134	516	41.95%
Marko Krstic (NON)	199	312	203	714	58.05%

Harrison Ranch CDD, Seat 2

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Tracy Joniec (NON)	133	236	136	505	41.53%
Mike Lamb (NON)	212	304	195	711	58.47%

Harrison Ranch CDD, Seat 3

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Tony Beazley (NON)	204	305	199	708	61.51%
Victor G. Colombo (NON)	127	207	109	443	38.49%

Heritage Harbour North CDD, Seat 1

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Nancy Quinn (NON)	197	263	241	701	55.72%
Grace Russolillo (NON)	151	185	221	557	44.28%

Lakewood Ranch CDD 2, Seat 5

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Jonathan Dayton (NON)	71	251	203	525	39.33%
Bill Mariotti (NON)	72	216	168	456	34.16%
Arthur Taber (NON)	41	126	187	354	26.52%

Legends Bay CDD, Seat 3

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Angela Albrecht (NON)	-	-	-	68	42.24%
Michael A. Conner (NON)	-	-	-	93	57.76%

Legends Bay CDD, Seat 5

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Sandra K. Freas (NON)	-	-	-	63	40.13%
Jack A. Knisley Jr (NON)	-	-	-	94	59.87%

Silverleaf CDD, Seat 1

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Frank John Loviglio (NON)	61	123	62	246	34.26%
Jackie Petrovich (NON)	53	120	86	259	36.07%
Joe Stanczyk (NON)	67	101	45	213	29.67%

Silverleaf CDD, Seat 4

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Timothy Abramski (NON)	100	197	103	400	56.50%
Judy Cummings (NON)	75	141	92	308	43.50%

Tara CDD, Seat 1

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Joseph Di Bartolomeo (NON)	157	196	211	564	61.37%
Karin Murphy (NON)	141	91	123	355	38.63%

Tara CDD, Seat 5

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Eugene J. Rado (NON)	134	145	178	457	52.05%
Carl Teisch (NON)	149	131	141	421	47.95%

Florida Constitutional Amendment 1

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	26,646	30,670	19,431	76,747	44.89%
No (NON)	28,034	37,284	28,901	94,219	55.11%

Florida Constitutional Amendment 2

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Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	38,940	43,643	25,954	108,537	63.08%
No (NON)	16,348	24,583	22,597	63,528	36.92%

Florida Constitutional Amendment 3

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Manatee County Referendum

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City of Bradenton Referendum 1

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City of Bradenton Referendum 2

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City of Holmes Beach Referendum

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City of Palmetto Charter Amendment

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Parrish Fire District Referendum

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2026 General Election

Election Date: 11/3/2026

Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	39,864	46,953	28,080	114,897	65.03%
No (NON)	17,015	23,157	21,601	61,773	34.97%

Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
For Bonds (NON)	40,863	50,342	38,244	129,449	75.84%
Against Bonds (NON)	13,633	17,194	10,416	41,243	24.16%

Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	2,873	3,040	2,912	8,825	55.22%
No (NON)	2,326	2,505	2,326	7,157	44.78%

Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	4,732	5,099	4,982	14,813	89.20%
No (NON)	641	682	471	1,794	10.80%

Choice	Election Day	Early Votes	Vote By Mail	Total Votes	Percentage
Yes (NON)	2,849	4,184	2,023	9,056	58.58%
No (NON)	1,810	3,113	1,481	6,404	41.42%