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2026 Special District Candidates by State
436 candidates in 285 tracked special district races on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Each state's field comes from its certified candidate list; open a race for bios, priorities and campaign sites, or enter your ZIP for your own ballot.
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California 2 races · 3 candidates
- AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District) Board of Directors, Ward 3 Adriana Valencia, Joel Young2
- Regional Transit Measure RTM Measure RTM1
Florida 24 races · 59 candidates
- Amelia Island Mosquito Control Board Group 2 Todd Nuckols, Debby Portier2
- Anastasia Mosquito Control District Seat 2 Tim Burton, Sandra Fein, Ed Slavin, Catherine Brandhorst4
- Anastasia Mosquito Control District Seat 4 George Tom Anagnos, Gary Howell, Merrill Paul Roland, Jason Smith4
- Barefoot Bay Recreation District Trustee Jan Creitz, Sydne James2
- Canaveral Port Authority Commissioner District 3 Gregory Loyd (Republican)1
- Canaveral Port Authority Commissioner District 5 Carol Craig (Republican), Randall May (Republican)2
- Collier Mosquito Control District Seat 2 Sandra Lee Buxton, Bebe Kanter2
- Collier Mosquito Control District Seat 3 Ed Brandt, Jay Kohlhagen2
- Florida Keys Mosquito Control District, Board Member, District 2 Phillip L Goodman (Republican), Alex Osborn (Republican)2
- Holley-Navarre Fire District Seat 3 Jason Rocco, Christopher Tingle2
- Indian River Mosquito Control District Seat 2 Anna J Kirkland, Craig E MacCoy2
- Manatee County Mosquito Control District Group 1 Scott Johnson, Rodney O'Quinn, Charles Richards3
- Marion Soil and Water Conservation District 5 Deborah A. Edwards, Vivi Serena2
- Naples Airport Authority Seat 4 John Goede, Rick Mellon2
- Naples Airport Authority Seat 5 Don Antonacchio, Jason Brooke, David MacGregor, Jason Schappert and 1 more5
- North Collier Fire District Seat 2 Frank Messana, Stephen Popper2
- North Collier Fire District Seat 4 Matthew Boggan, Chris Lombardo2
- Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 1 Quinnie Perez, Vicente Rafael Perez Carreno, Doug Sahr3
- Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 3 Chuck Drake, Erik LaMont Melear, José Antonio Rodriguez3
- Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 5 Zack Green, Jimm Middleton2
- Palm Beach Soil and Water Conservation District Group 3 Angelo Andrew, Douglas Richard Brown, Edward L. Pope III3
- Pasco County Mosquito Control Board Seat 2 Gregory J. Fuher, Shanon R. Holm2
- St. Johns County Airport Authority Group 2 Jerry Dedge, John H. Wilson2
- St. Johns County Airport Authority Group 3 Christopher Cannan, Sean Griswold, Sean Hess3
Georgia 5 races · 9 candidates
- Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor John Paul Richardson1
- Coosa River Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor (Bartow County) Charles "Chaz" Holt1
- DeKalb Soil and Water Supervisor Jan Dunaway, Carol Hayes2
- Fulton Soil and Water Supervisor Walter S. Rekuc Jr., Jason Ulseth, Zane Placie3
- Upper Chattahoochee River Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor (Forsyth County) Wesley Hall, Roger Pennifill2
Illinois 5 races · 10 candidates
- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner (Six Year Term) Precious Brady-Davis (Democratic), Eira Lizeth Corral Sepulveda (Democratic), Beth McElroy Kirkwood (Democratic), Michelle Pennington (Republican) and 2 more6
- Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner (Two Year Term) Cameron "Cam" Davis (Democratic)1
- North Shore Water Reclamation District Trustee, Ward 2 Steve Drew (Democratic)1
- North Shore Water Reclamation District Trustee, Ward 3 Beverly Sugar Young (Democratic)1
- Pecatonica Fire Protection District Property Tax Limiting Rate Increase "Shall the limiting rate under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for Pecatonica Fire Protection District, Winnebago and Stephenson Counties, Illinois, be increased by an additional amount equal to 0.3739% above the limiting rate for the purpose of fire protection and ambulance services including additional EMS staffing for levy year 2026 and be equal to 0.6500% of the equalized assessed value of the taxable property therein for levy year 2026?"1
Minnesota 199 races · 224 candidates
- Aitkin County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Thomas Fasteland1
- Aitkin County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Francis Dierickx1
- Anoka County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Jim Lindahl1
- Anoka County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Glenda Meixell1
- Becker County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Curtis R. Ballard1
- Becker County Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Eugene Pavelko1
- Beltrami County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Ray Hendrickson1
- Beltrami County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Cheryl Stuntebeck1
- Benton County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Joseph Jordan1
- Big Stone County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 Lon Moen, David Alan Webster2
- Blue Earth County Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Jeremy Richard Nase, Isaac Sowers2
- Blue Earth County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 Jacob Quade1
- Brown County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Mark E. Portner1
- Brown County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 Derek Nelson1
- Carlton County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Julianne Motis1
- Carlton County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Robert Fox, John Pesonen Johnson, Mike Schultz3
- Carver County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Karli Wittner1
- Carver County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Mark Zabel1
- Carver County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 Jeff Sons1
- Cass County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Tom Kuschel1
- Cass County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 Jennifer O'Neill1
- Chippewa County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Michelle Overholser1
- Chippewa County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Calin Eisenlohr1
- Chippewa County Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Alex Formo, Holly Hatlewick, Keith Loe3
- Chisago County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Lance Petersen1
- Chisago County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 David Tollberg1
- Clay County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Randy Schellack1
- Clay County Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Robert Anderson, Jerald Butenhoff2
- Clearwater County Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Douglas Alan Sloan1
- Cook County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Stanley W. Tull1
- Cook County Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Gail A. Gieseke1
- Cottonwood County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 David Bucklin1
- Cottonwood County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Daryl Tasler1
- Crow Wing County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Diane Jacobson1
- Crow Wing County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Roger Waytashek1
- Dakota County Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Bruce Johnson, Shannon Wohlman2
- Dakota County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 Jayne Hager Dee1
- Douglas County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Paul Barsness1
- Douglas County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Rodney Froemming1
- Faribault County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Michael Humburg1
- Faribault County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Randall Feist1
- Faribault County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 Bill Anderson1
- Fillmore County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Timothy M Gossman1
- Fillmore County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Jason Wetzel1
- Freeborn County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Vickie Heers1
- Freeborn County Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Curt Helland1
- Goodhue County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Mark Comstock1
- Goodhue County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Donald Schliep1
- Grant County Soil and Water Supervisor District 3 Bryan Simon1
- Grant County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 Randy C. Larson1
- Houston County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Jerry Welke1
- Houston County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Joe Driscoll1
- Hubbard County Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Kenneth K. Kalish1
- Hubbard County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 Mark W. Johnson, Carol Lynn Swaggert2
- Isanti County Soil and Water Supervisor District 2 Tom Anderson, Alecia Cox2
- Isanti County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 David Medvecky1
- Isanti County Special Election for Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Tim Kosel1
- Itasca County Soil and Water Supervisor District 1 Sally Sedgwick1
- Itasca County Soil and Water Supervisor District 4 Dennis Barsness, Marjorie Sella2
- Itasca County Soil and Water Supervisor District 5 Calvin I. Saari1
139 more Minnesota races are listed on the county pages linked from the state hub.
North Carolina 21 races · 73 candidates
- Alamance Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Ricky N. Reid, Willie Holliday2
- Brunswick Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Jody E. Clemmons, Mike Barbee, Anthony Street3
- Cabarrus Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Victoria P. Porter, Jeff Goforth2
- Catawba Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor William (Bill) Shillito, Brett Little2
- Cumberland Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Ellison L. Ellison, Dianna Chambers, Dwayne Waterford, Yolanda Volcy and 3 more7
- Davidson Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Tyler Lohr Forrest, James (Jim) Davis, Will Brinkley, Kent Beck and 1 more5
- Gaston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Dan Brandon, Colby Watts, Bill Ward3
- Haywood Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Charles Boyd, Will Morrow, Jason Knight3
- Iredell Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Dave Fago, H. William Compton, Jr., Cierra Bradford3
- Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Caitlin Marsh, Travis Allen Floyd, Gracie Chamblee, Brad A. Barefoot and 5 more9
- Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Terry Lee Turbyfill, Carrol D. Mitchem, Daniel Miller3
- Moore Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Lewin Blue, Marcia Woodfield, Scott Sheffield, Zachary Tuttle Riley4
- Nash Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Betty P. Brown, Shawn Dwight Lucas2
- New Hanover Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor deAndre Corniffe, Cate Calson, Frank Christopher Meares, Kelly McConnell4
- Onslow Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Emily Walton, Jacob (JD) Shepard, Robert Johnson, Carroll Harrod4
- Orange Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Richal Vanhook, W. Chris Hogan, K. Alexander Foreman3
- Pitt Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Carl A. Briley, Jr., Marvion Wilcox, Walter Steve Sutton, Robert Larsen and 1 more5
- Randolph Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Jason Austin, Kristina (Tina) Hare, Carrie Guess-Slatosky3
- Rowan Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Cheryl McCoy Correll, Kristin May2
- Union Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Taylor Moyer, Wayne S. Moser2
- Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor Ronald W. Parks, Phil Yelverton2
South Carolina 29 races · 58 candidates
- Aiken County Soil and Water District Commission Willie Lee Jones, William F Nichols2
- Anderson County Soil and Water District Commission Alex Kostik1
- Berkeley County Soil and Water District Commission Charles E Glover III, Nicholas W Yoder2
- Charleston County Soil and Water District Commission Thomas Legare1
- Commissioner of Public Works, Woodruff Roebuck Water District Area B (Spartanburg County) Gary P Kirkland1
- Commissioner of Public Works, Woodruff Roebuck Water District Area D (Spartanburg County) Niles R Brown Jr1
- Dorchester County Soil and Water District Commission Perry B Chinners, Tommy Feagin, Molly Jones3
- Fire District Commissioner, Cherokee Springs (Spartanburg County) Thomas Boyer, Robbie Robert Easler, Charlie Lea3
- Fire District Commissioner, Dunklin Fire District (Greenville County) Matthew DeJong, Christopher Ludwig2
- Fire District Commissioner, Hilltop Fire (Spartanburg County) Luther R Black Jr, James L Longshore2
- Fire District Commissioner, Holly Springs Fire District (Spartanburg County) Robby Golightly, Jerry Hugh Jackson, Lee Jeffcoat3
- Fire District Commissioner, Mayo Fire District (Spartanburg County) Kenneth John Bishop, Steve Horton, Jessie Tucker3
- Fire District Commissioner, Piedmont Public Service Area (Greenville County) Joseph E Collins Jr, Al McAbee Jr, Ed Poore, Terry Yates4
- Greenville County Soil and Water District Commission Christopher Hall, Mike Stewart2
- Horry County Soil and Water District Commission Matthew Gene Johnson, Glenn Winburn2
- Lexington County Soil and Water District Commission Kathryn Hensley, Brad Sease2
- Richland County Soil and Water District Commission Shawn Goff, Tim McSwain2
- Spartanburg County Soil and Water District Commission Bill Bledsoe, Bill Heatley, Christian B Rice3
- Watershed Conservation District, Big Creek (Anderson County) Jason McDaniel, Joey Werner2
- Watershed Conservation District, Broadmouth Creek (Anderson County) Lorelai Hill, Glenn Stevens2
- Watershed Conservation District, Buck Creek (Horry County) Dax B Marlowe, Ned Marlowe2
- Watershed Conservation District, Crabtree Swamp (Horry County) Steven Edge, Sam Hall2
- Watershed Conservation District, Fishing Creek (York County) Tim Whitson1
- Watershed Conservation District, Gapway Swamp (Horry County) Jimmy Bailey Jr, Kevin Rowell2
- Watershed Conservation District, Hollow Creek (Lexington County) Jeff Rikard1
- Watershed Conservation District, Simpson Creek (Horry County) Charles Cooke Jr, Dale Todd2
- Watershed Conservation District, South Tyger River (Greenville County) Jim Jablonski, David James Wolfe2
- Watershed Conservation District, Todd Swamp (Horry County) Cory Gasque, Stevie Watts2
- York County Soil and Water District Commission Beth Black White1