Here is the nearly final* list of candidates for state and local races who've qualified for office by submitting petition signatures or paying a fee. These are the names of people eligible for election, following Friday's qualifying deadline. The primary election is Aug. 28 and the general election is Nov. 6.
(*This is what's showing on state, county and city websites as of 1:45 p.m. We'll be checking back this afternoon to see if there are any final additions or changes.)
STATE OF FLORIDA
Governor
• Don Baldauf (R), Piotr Blass (Write-in), Henry Choice (Write-in), Ron DeSantis (R), Timothy M. Devine (R), Kyle "KC" Gibson (NPA), Andrew Gillum (D), Gwen Graham (D), Jeff Greene (D), Raphael Herman (no-party affiliation), Jeanne Elizabeth Hunter (write-in), Chris King (D), Philip Levine (D), Alex "Lundy" Lundmark (D), John Joseph Mercadante (R), Bruce Nathan (R), Adam H. Putnam (R), Darcy G. Richardson (Reform), John Wetherbee (D), Bob White (R)
Attorney General
• Ashley Moody (R), Sean Shaw (D), Jeffrey Marc Siskind (NPA), Ross Spano (R), Ryan Torrens (D), Frank White (R)
Chief Financial Officer
• Richard Paul Dembinsky (Write-in), Jimmy Patronis (R), Jeremy Ring (D)
Commissioner of Agriculture
• Matt Caldwell (R), Nicole "Nikki" Fried (D), Denise Grimsley (R), Mike McCalister (R), Jeffrey Duane Porter (D), Baxter Troutman (R), Roy David Walker (D)
State Senator, District 14
• Dorothy Hukill (R), Melissa "Mel" Martin (D)
State Representative, District 24
• Adam Morley (D), Paul Renner (R)
State Representative, District 25
• Joseph "Joe" Hannoush (Libertarian), Tom Leek (R), Kathleen "Katie" Tripp (D)
State Representative, District 26
• Michael Cantu (R), Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R), Patrick Henry (D), Percy L. Williamson (D)
State Representative, District 27
• Neil Henrichsen (D), Carol Lawrence (D), David Santiago (R)
7th Circuit Judge, Seat 15
• Linda L. Gaustad, Sebrina L. Slack, Ryan Will
Note: Incumbent Judges Lee Smith, Patti Ann Christensen, Chris France, Terence R. Perkins, Mary G. Jolley, Leah Case, Elizabeth A. Blackburn and Clyde E. Wolfe all qualified with no opponents, and were therefore re-elected.
VOLUSIA COUNTY
County Council At Large
• John Casaburro (write-in), Dr. L. Ronald Durham, Ben F. Johnson
County Council Member, District 1
• Jeffrey Brower, Barbara Girtman, Eddie Molina, Pat Patterson
County Council Member, District 3
• Michael Arminio, Deborah A. Denys
County Council Member, District 5
• Eric Allen (write-in), Dan Hunt, Fred Lowry
County Judge, Group 5
• Steven Burk, Dawn Fields
Note: County Judges Belle Schumann, Christopher Kelly and Bryan Feigenbaum were previously reelected, as no one qualified as opponents.
School Board Member, District 1
• Albert Bouie, Jamie Haynes, Leslie LaRue
School Board Member, District 3
• Linda Cuthbert, Kerry Lyons, John R. Nelson, Stan Schmidt
School Board Member, District 5
• Ruben Colon, Melody Johnson, Robert Mann
Soil & Water Conservation District, Seat 1
• William Bliss, Derrick Orberg
Soil & Water Conservation District, Seat 3
• Beth James, Wesley Wayne Wilson Jr., Christine Wilt
Soil & Water Conservation District, Seat 5
• John Barfield, Andy Kelly, David Schaefer
West Volusia Hospital Authority, Group A, Seat 1
• Dr. John M. Hill, Raymond Long, Voloria Manning
West Volusia Hospital Authority, Group B, Seat 1
• Webster Barnaby, Dolores Guzman
West Volusia Hospital Authority, Group B, Seat 2
• Michael Ray, Kathie Shepard, Brian Soukup
Indigo Community Development District, Seat 1
• John A. McCarthy
Indigo Community Development District, Seat 3
• Robert Welsh
Indigo Community Development District, Seat 5
• Mark McCommon
Daytona Beach Commissioner, Zone 1
• Danny Fuqua, Anne Ruby, Ruth Trager, Vernon Weatherholtz, Frederick Zieglar
Daytona Beach Commissioner, Zone 3
• Belinda Haynes, Quanita May, Steven Miller, James Newman, Amy Pyle
Daytona Beach Commissioner, Zone 5
• Katienna Brown-Gardner, Dannette Henry
Daytona Beach Shores, Mayor
• Lorraine Geiger, Nancy Miller
Daytona Beach Shores Council Seat 1
• Richard Frizalone
Daytona Beach Shores Council Seat 3
• Mel Lindauer
Daytona Beach Shores Council Seat 4
• Michael Politis, John Schmitz
DeBary Mayor
• Karen Chasez, Louis Sweet
DeBary Council Seat 3
• Bret Douglas, Howard Gates, Patricia Stevenson
DeBary Council Seat 4
• Phyllis Butlien, Eugene Kowalski, William Sell
DeLand Mayor
• Robert F. Apgar
DeLand Commission, Seat 3
• Jessica Davis
DeLand Commission, Seat 5
• Markesha James, Phil Martin, Kevin Reid
Deltona Mayor
• Santiago Avila Jr., Heidi Herzberg, Troy Shimkus
Deltona Commission District 1
• Loren King, Michael Putkowski
Deltona Commission District 3
• Maritza Vazquez
Deltona Commission District 4
• Robert McFall, Kurt Sniffen
Deltona Commission District 5
• Victor Ramos
Edgewater Mayor
• Michael Ignasiak, Mike Thomas
Edgewater Council, District 1
• Rocky Dorcy, Christine Power
Edgewater Council, District 3
• Megan O'Keefe
Holly Hill Mayor
• Michael Chuven, Maureen France, Christopher Via
Holly Hill Commmission, District 1
• John Penny
Holly Hill Commission, District 2
• Joan Burnett, Penny Currie
Holly Hill Commission, District 3
• John Danio, Karen Van Dusen
Holly Hill Commission, District 4
• Roy Johnson
Lake Helen Commission, Zone 2
• Vernon Burton
Lake Helen Commission, Zone 2
• James Connell III
New Smyrna Beach Mayor
• Mark A. Beckwith, Ed Ellison, Chase Herbig, Lisa Martin, Russ Owen, Joel Paige
New Smyrna Beach Commission Zone 1
• Peggy Belflower, Michael Kolody, Jessica Realin, John Redmond
New Smyrna Beach Commission Zone 2
• Jake Sachs, Travous Dever
Oak Hill Commission, Seat 1
• Michael P. Arman, Linda Hyatt
Oak Hill Commission, Seat 3
• Kathy Bittle
Orange City, Council At-Large
• Orey Crippen, Gaea Nunez
Orange City Council District 4
• Kellianne Marks, Anthony Pupello
Orange City Council District 5
• Martin Harper
Ormond Beach Mayor
• Rob Bridger, Bill Partington
Ormond Beach Commission, Zone 1
• Kathy Maloney Johnson, Dwight Selby
Ormond Beach Commission, Zone 2
• Joe Dugan, David W. Glasser, Troy Kent
Ormond Beach Commission, Zone 3
• Sandy Kauffman, Susan S. Persis
Ormond Beach Commission, Zone 4
• Barry W. du Moulin, James Holcombe, Rob Littleton, David J. Romeo
Pierson Mayor
• James Sowell
Pierson Council Seat 1
• Lambert James Anderson
Pierson Council Seat 2
• Thomas R. Larrivee
Pierson Council Seat 3
• Robert F. Greenlund
Ponce Inlet Town Council, Seat 2
• Bill Milano
Ponce Inlet Town Council, Seat 4
• Joseph Perrone, Joseph Villanella
Port Orange, Council District 1
• Robert Ford
Port Orange, Council District 2
• Sarah Jones, Chase Tramont
Port Orange, Council District 4
• Scott Stiltner
South Daytona, Council Seat 2
• Nancy Long, Douglas P. Quartier
South Daytona, Council Seat 3
• Lisa L. O'Neal
FLAGLER COUNTY
County Court Judge
• D. Melissa Moore Stens was re-elected as the only candidate who qualified.
County Commission, District 2
• Greg Hansen (R), Dennis McDonald (NPA), Abby Romaine (R)
County Commission, District 4
• Jane Gentile-Youd (NPA), Nathan A. McLaughlin (R), Joseph F. Mullins (R)
School Board, District 1
• Andy Dance
School Board, District 2
• John Fischer, Carl Jones, Janet O. McDonald
School Board, District 4
• Paul Anderson, Trevor Tucker
Palm Coast City Council, Member Seats 2 and 4
• Note: Palm Coast had not made its final list of qualified candidates official by the end of business Friday.
Dunes Community Development District, Seat 1
• Charles Swinburn
Dunes Community Development District, Seat 5
• George DeGovanni, Richard DeMatteis
Grand Haven Community Development District, Seat 1
• Marie Ann Gaeta
Grand Haven Community Development District, Seat 3
• Kevin John Foley
Grand Haven Community Development District, Seat 5
• Tom E. Lawrence