Charlotte County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
10 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Charlotte County races, led by the Charlotte County Commission District 4 contest; 3 more races were decided at the primary.
County offices
Commission District 4Kim Amontree (R) · Michael Melton (No Party Affiliation)
Kim Amontree Republican
- Lower taxes, including a 5 percent general fund budget cut
- Managing growth rather than letting developers manage it
- Protecting water quality
Per the campaign site.
About Kim Amontree
Kim Amontree serves on the Charlotte County School Board for District 2 and has lived in Charlotte County for about 34 years, per her campaign site and the Charlotte Sun. She has chaired the Punta Gorda YMCA board and the Florida School Boards Association's legislative subcommittee.
$206,635 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.
Michael Melton No Party Affiliation
- Planning and growing responsibly and protecting coastal communities
- Infrastructure, evacuation and hurricane preparedness
- Careful, transparent budgeting that keeps essential services funded
Per the campaign site.
About Michael Melton
Michael Melton is a licensed Florida professional engineer and small business owner who founded Enterprise Engineering Service and has served on the Charlotte County Construction Industry Licensing Board for seven years, per his candidate statement filed with the Supervisor of Elections and his campaign site.
$16,669.32 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.
August 18 result: Kim Amontree won the Republican primary with 60.99 percent of the vote (16,301 votes) over the sitting commissioner Stephen R. Deutsch (39.01 percent, 10,425), per the Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections' posted results (last updated August 21, not labeled official on the results site), and meets independent Michael Melton (no party affiliation) on the November 3 general election ballot.
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Punta Gorda City Council District 1Nonpartisan race · Jeannine Polk · George Williamson
Jeannine Polk and George Williamson are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Punta Gorda City Council District 1.
Jeannine Polk Nonpartisan Incumbent
- Upgrading water, wastewater and stormwater drainage infrastructure
- Government transparency and community involvement
Per the campaign site.
About Jeannine Polk
Jeannine Polk is the sitting Punta Gorda vice mayor for District 1, elected in 2024, and a longtime resident whose family develops and operates commercial property in Charlotte County, per her campaign site.
George Williamson Nonpartisan
- Storm resiliency, drainage and flood mitigation
- Competitive pay and equipment for police and firefighters
- Fiscal discipline and core city services
Per the campaign site.
About George Williamson
George Williamson is a businessman with more than 40 years of executive experience who was CEO of the Tampa Port Authority and settled in Punta Gorda in 2020, per his campaign site.
This race was not on the August 18 primary ballot: Jeannine Polk and George Williamson meet in a nonpartisan race that all Punta Gorda voters choose, per the filings on the City of Punta Gorda's campaign finance portal (the city clerk's qualified-candidate list was not reachable).
Full race pagePunta Gorda City Council District 4Nonpartisan race · Gary Butler · Janis Denton
Gary Butler and Janis Denton are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Punta Gorda City Council District 4.
Gary Butler Nonpartisan
- Downtown revitalization and a historic-district flooding and infrastructure plan
- An arts and culture district and a trolley system
Per the Venice Gondolier.
About Gary Butler
Gary Butler spent 35 years with the Boy Scouts of America, retiring as chief operating officer, and later worked with the Military Heritage Museum; he moved to Punta Gorda full time in 2012, per the Venice Gondolier.
Janis Denton Nonpartisan Incumbent
- Restore Historic City Hall in a fiscally responsible manner
- Update the Land Development Regulations with residents and businesses
- Fix stormwater and drainage and invest in water and sewer infrastructure
Per the campaign site.
About Janis Denton
Janis Denton is the sitting District 4 member of the Punta Gorda City Council, per the city's council page. Per her campaign site, she previously started a yacht brokerage, owned a tall-ship charter business and ran a boutique inn in Gig Harbor, Washington, and has served on the Charlotte County Tourism Development Committee and the Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center board.
This race was not on the August 18 primary ballot: Gary Butler and the sitting councilmember Janis Denton meet in a nonpartisan race that all Punta Gorda voters choose, per the filings on the City of Punta Gorda's campaign finance portal (the city clerk's qualified-candidate list was not reachable).
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Charlotte County is split across 2 Florida House districts.
Find your districts by addressFlorida House: 2 districtsDistricts 75, 76
Florida House District 75Cynthia L. Butler (D) · Danny Nix Jr. (R)
Cynthia L. Butler Democratic
Cynthia L. Butler is a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 75, which covers western Charlotte County and part of Sarasota County, according to the Charlotte Sun. She filed her campaign with the Florida Division of Elections in April 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Danny Nix Jr. Republican Incumbent
Danny Nix Jr. works as a commercial realtor and leads the Nix Team at Coldwell Banker Sunstar, according to the Florida House's official member page. He previously owned Nix & Associates Real Estate from 2016 to 2022 and is a past chair of the Florida Southwestern State College board of trustees, per Florida Politics.
Cynthia L. Butler (Democratic), Danny Nix Jr. (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 75; Danny Nix Jr. is the sitting member, per the Florida House of Representatives' official roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the August 18 primary or advanced unopposed; minor-party and no-party-affiliation candidates qualify directly for the November ballot. The field is the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageFlorida House District 76Phillip Ray Carter (D) · Vanessa Oliver (R)
Phillip Ray Carter Democratic
Phillip Ray Carter is a retired U.S. Air Force security specialist who later worked as an Illinois police patrol officer, a movie-theater company district manager, a Lee County substitute teacher, a real estate agent and a construction project manager, according to Blue Water Healthy Living. He has been retired since May 2026 and is a Democratic candidate for Florida House District 76, which covers all of DeSoto County and parts of Charlotte and Lee counties. No campaign website was found as of September 11, 2026.
Vanessa Oliver Republican Incumbent
- Establish an insurance fraud task force to help lower insurance rates
- Support tax cuts and permanent tax holidays, and greater parental involvement in education
- Protect Florida's agriculture industry and water quality
Per the campaign site.
About Vanessa Oliver
Vanessa Oliver's occupation is listed as chief executive officer, and she is CEO of Ambitrans Ambulance, a ground-ambulance transportation company, according to Florida Politics, which also notes her law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and prior civil litigation practice.
Phillip Ray Carter (Democratic), Vanessa Oliver (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 76; Vanessa Oliver is the sitting member, per the Florida House of Representatives' official roster. Major-party nominees were chosen at the August 18 primary or advanced unopposed; minor-party and no-party-affiliation candidates qualify directly for the November ballot. The field is the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 General Election candidate list. This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageAlready decided at the primary
Already decided at the primary3 seats settled at the 2026 primary; not on the November 3 ballot
These seats were settled at the 2026 primary and will not appear on the November 3 ballot. Full fields and profiles stay on each race page.
Commission District 2: John Fleming won the seat.
DECIDED August 18: John Fleming won the Republican primary with 55.28 percent of the vote (21,717 votes) over the sitting commissioner Chris Constance (44.72 percent, 17,568) in a universal primary open to all voters, because both candidates were Republicans with no write-in, per the Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections' posted results (last updated August 21, not labeled official on the results site); this race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.
1 other ran; see the full raceCircuit Judge, 20th Judicial Circuit, Group 19: James Stewart won the seat.
DECIDED August 18: Judge James Stewart won this nonpartisan circuit-wide race with about 60 percent of the vote (138,122 votes across the circuit), per the Supervisors of Elections' results across the 20th Judicial Circuit (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties); in Charlotte County he received 57.85 percent (23,195 votes) to Vera Bergermann's 42.15 percent (16,899), per the Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections' posted results (last updated August 21, not labeled official on the results site). This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.
1 other ran; see the full raceCircuit Judge, 20th Judicial Circuit, Group 27: Amanda Levy-Reis won the seat.
DECIDED August 18: Judge Amanda Levy-Reis won this nonpartisan circuit-wide race with 62.7 percent of the vote (142,658 votes across the circuit), per the Supervisors of Elections' results across the 20th Judicial Circuit (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee counties); in Charlotte County she received 61.5 percent (24,524 votes) to Ryan Kuhl's 38.5 percent (15,355), per the Charlotte County Supervisor of Elections' posted results (last updated August 21, not labeled official on the results site). This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Charlotte County, Florida on November 3, 2026?
Charlotte County sample ballot 2026: see where the commission, punta gorda city council and florida house candidates stand on water, the budget and roads. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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Which Charlotte County races were already decided at the primary?
3 races were settled at the 2026 primary and will not appear on the November 3 ballot. The results and full candidate fields stay on each race page in the section above.
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Candidate roster last updated Sep 29, 2026 from official election sources.