2 candidates are tracked for Emerald Coast Utilities Authority District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lois Benson and Gloria Horning. Candidate information follows official Escambia County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
November-only race: one Republican and one independent qualified, so there is no August contest, per the certified field. ECUA is the county's water and sanitation utility; only District 2 voters vote in this race.
Special district board member. Special districts are single-purpose local governments with their own boards and, usually, their own tax levy. The board adopts the budget, sets the levy within voter-approved limits, hires the director and approves capital projects. The board's powers are limited to the district's purpose.
This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Lois Benson, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Lois Benson is the sitting ECUA board member for District 2, on the utility board since 2004, per the authority's official board page. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
$32,550 raised · county campaign-finance filings
Independent
Gloria Horning is an environmental justice advocate with a Ph.D. who founded Higher Ground Pensacola in 2018 to fight flooding and overdevelopment in Pensacola's historic Tanyard neighborhood, per the Anthropocene Alliance member profile. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.
$1,138 raised · county campaign-finance filings
Who is running for Emerald Coast Utilities Authority District 2 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Emerald Coast Utilities Authority District 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Lois Benson and Gloria Horning. Candidate information follows official Escambia County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority District 2 election in Florida?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Florida are on the Florida election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Escambia County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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