August 18, 2026 Primary Election

Election Day
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Polls are open 7:00am - 7:00pm

Deadline to Register to Vote / Update your Party Affiliation
Monday, July 20, 2026

Deadline to Request a Vote-by-Mail Ballot
Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 5:00pm
To Request a vote-by-mail ballot, visit Online Vote-by-Mail Request Site

Early Voting
Early Voting runs August 5, 2026 - August 15, 2026
All sites are open 8:00am to 6:00pm
For a complete list of Early Voting sites, visit our Early Voting page

Election Day
To find your Election Day polling location, visit our Precinct Finder page

Chair - Honorable Judge David Foxman
Member - Mr. Frank T. Bruno, Jr.
Member - Honorable Lisa Lewis, Supervisor of Elections
Alternate - Honorable Judge Wesley Heidt
Alternate - Honorable Judge Rachel Myers

Date	Time	Activity
Monday, July 20, 2026	9 am	Convene Canvassing Board Witness and certify Public Logic & Accuracy Test Conduct Organizational Meeting Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Thursday, July 23, 2026	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Saturday, July 25, 2026 (If applicable)	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Sunday, July 26, 2026 (If applicable)	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Monday, July 27, 2026	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Thursday, July 30, 2026	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Saturday, July 31, 2026 (If applicable)	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Sunday, August 2, 2026 (If applicable)	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Monday, August 3, 2026	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Thursday, August 6, 2026	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Saturday, August 8, 2026 (If applicable)	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Sunday, August 9, 2026 (If applicable)	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Monday, August 10, 2026	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Thursday, August 13, 2026	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Saturday, August 15, 2026 (If applicable)	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Sunday, August 16, 2026 (If applicable)	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Monday, August 17, 2026	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Tuesday, August 18, 2026	9 am	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Review challenges to vote-by-mail ballots; if applicable Review and process vote-by-mail ballots recommended for acceptance Review vote by mail ballots referred to canvassing board Duplicate vote by mail ballots; as needed
Thursday, August 20, 2026	2 pm	Canvass Unscanned Ballots Review & duplicate (if needed) unscanned ballots Witness and certify Logic & Accuracy Test Unscanned ballot vote tabulation equipment Process and upload unscanned ballots; if applicable Canvass Provisional Ballots Recommended for Acceptance Canvass and duplicate (if needed) accepted provisional ballots Witness and certify Logic & Accuracy Test Provisional ballot vote tabulation equipment Process accepted provisional ballots; if applicable
Thursday, August 20, 2026	5:01 pm	Canvass Vote-by-Mail Ballots Recommended for Rejection Review and process ballots accepted, if applicable; and upload vote by mail ballots Canvass Provisional Ballots Recommended for Rejection Review and process ballots accepted, if applicable; and upload provisional ballots Prepare 1st Unofficial Returns Due by 12 pm, Friday, August 21, 2026 Determine if Machine Recount is Required
August 21, 2026 - August 26, 2026 (If needed)	9 am	As Needed ECC Determine if Machine Recount Required after 1st Unofficial Returns Conduct Machine/Manual Recount, if needed Prepare 2nd Unofficial Returns for Submission to State (If applicable) Prepare certification of Official Returns
Friday, August 28, 2026	9 am	Conduct Audit

Contest	Candidates
United States Senator Republican	Chris Gleason Ashley Moody Neelam Taneja Perry Ernest "Ernie" Rivera
United States Senator Democratic	Angie Nixon Alex Vindman
Representative in Congress District 6 Republican	Manuel P. Asensio Aaron Baker Dan Bilzerian Randy Fine Charles Gambaro
Representative in Congress District 6 Democratic	Robert David Cooper II Steve Morgan Ronnie "Ron" Murchinson-Rivera Eric Yonce
Representative in Congress District 7 Republican	Ryan Elijah Michael Don Johnson Cory Lee Mills Sarah Ulrich
Representative in Congress District 7 Democratic	Bale Dalton Alan Grayson Marialana Kinter
Governor and Lieutenant Governor Republican	Jay Collins Byron Donalds James Fishback Jim Holcomb Arthur Joseph McCaffrey Daniel Nokovich Paul Renner Rachel Rodriguez James W. Shaw Caneste Succe Bobby Williams
Governor and Lieutenant Governor Democratic	Evelyn Castillo-Bach Thomas Eloy Fernandez Dayna Marie Foster David Jolly Gwen Graham Dotie Joseph Stephann Norman
Chief Financial Officer Republican	Frank William Collige Blaise Ingoglia
Chief Financial Officer Democratic	Earle Ford Annette Taddeo
Commissioner of Agriculture Republican	Wilton Simpson Matt Taylor
Commissioner of Agriculture Democratic	Joey Mendoza Atkins Donald A. "Don" Prichard
Circuit Judge 7th Judicial Circuit Group 26	Carleen Leffler Jeanne Stratis
County Council at Large	Nancy Miller Mike Poniatowski Barry Powell
County Council Member District 1	Wendy Anderson Don Dempsey Melissa D. Thorne
County Council Member District 3	Anthony Gorham Danny Robins Bryon White
School Board Member District 1	Brenda Beery Jaclyn Carrell Jamie Haynes
School Board Member District 3	Grace Kellermeier Jessie Thompson
School Board Member District 5	Ruben Colón Dean Condon
City Commissioner Zone 3 Daytona Beach	Christos Mavronas Quanita May Steve Miller
City Commissioner Zone 5 Daytona Beach	John Counts Aaron Harrison Willie F. Williams
Mayor Deltona	Santiago Avila Jr. Maritza A. Vazquez Jason M. Voelz
City Commissioner District 6 Deltona	Chris Nabicht Christian O'Brien Jody Lee Storozuk
Mayor Edgewater	Diezel D. DePew Wayne McCloskey Steven Oleksy
City Commissioner District 2 Holly Hill	Mike Cerbo Carmen Ruiz
City Commissioner Zone 2 New Smyrna Beach	Jennifer Devine Cindi Amaral Flanagan Lou Pate Cynthia Sniezak
Mayor Ormond Beach	Damien Curry George Doran Jason Leslie Lori Tolland
City Commissioner Zone 1 Ormond Beach	Alan Burton Melissa DeVriese Coleen McMahon
City Commissioner Zone 4 Ormond Beach	Amber Bobak Harold Briley Barry W. du Moulin
City Council Seat 2 South Daytona	Victoria Maxwell Doug Quartier

Contest

Candidates

Volusia County Supervisor of Elections Office