Orange County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Attorney and Orange County Clerk of Courts general counsel, per Winter Garden Vox; FAMU Law graduate (2005) who worked as an access-to-justice attorney at Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida and managed the clerk's Self Help and Family Services divisions, per voteroberta.com.

$21,436 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Orlando realtor running with no party affiliation, per Winter Garden Vox; confirmed as a qualified clerk candidate per West Orlando News. No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

$11,225 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Brown represented Orange County's District 45 in the Florida House from 2016 to 2022, serving as House Democratic Leader Pro Tempore and chair of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus, per the campaign site. She holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Florida A&M University and began her career as a legislative assistant before working in healthcare advocacy and community development, per the campaign site. She championed extending postpartum Medicaid coverage from six weeks to twelve months, signed into law in 2021, per the campaign site.

$29,474 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Crabb spent 30 years as an Orange County deputy sheriff and owns a small business, The Shirt Shop USA, per the campaign site. He serves as vice president of the Florida Safety Council board and is a graduate of Evans High School, per the campaign site.

$12,750 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Specific occupation not verified; his campaign site says he has served District 4 'through leadership on advisory boards' and community service initiatives, per brianhubertjones.com. Listed as 'Brian H. Jones' of Avalon Park, filed 10/01/2025, per ocfelections.gov.

$10,648 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Johanna Lopez is the sitting Florida state representative (House District 43, elected 2022, re-elected 2024) who declined re-election to run for this seat, per a Florida Politics headline; previously the first Latina elected to the Orange County School Board and 2017 Orange County Teacher of the Year, per votejohannalopez.com.

$62,168 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Fiscal-management consultant with over 40 years of experience through LG Services 2 Solutions LLC and LRG Consulting Solutions LLC, and co-owner of the Peabo Childcare Center in Parramore, per lawannagelzer.com.

$69,600 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Incumbent Orange County District 6 Commissioner; previously an Orange County Facilities employee, described as the county's first rank-and-file employee to become a commissioner, per Orange County Government Newsroom.

$44,889 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Patricia Rumph is a retired Florida Department of Corrections professional with over 30 years in law enforcement and public administration (retired 2017), and former president of the Pine Hills Community Council, per patriciarumph.com.

$24,116 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Vargo is a former Orlando City Council member who says her local government experience has prepared her to serve Orange County, per the campaign site. She emphasizes leading with compassion, common sense and transparency with the public, per the campaign site.

$33,206 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Hernandez has been involved in her Orange County community for decades, helping neighbors and organizing events with faith-based organizations; she has been a member of First Baptist Orlando for more than 15 years and is a mother and grandmother, per the campaign site.

$32,064 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Victor M. Torres Jr. is a former Florida state legislator who represented Orange County in the state House and Senate for more than a decade (listed as 'Former Florida Senator' per LobbyTools); U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired New York City Transit Police detective who later drove buses in Marion and Orange counties, per electvictorres.com.

$53,831 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Teacher, per her candidate statement on the Orange County SOE campaign-finance portal (VoterFocus): 'as a teacher, we know a teacher's working conditions are a child's learning conditions.' No campaign website was found as of September 6, 2026.

$4,251 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Peña is a professional educator with more than 20 years of experience at the K-12 and college levels and the mother of a first-grade Orange County Public Schools student, per her campaign site.

$38,137 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Orlando attorney with undergraduate and law degrees from Florida State University who has worked at several large law firms, per Winter Garden Vox; practice background includes insurance defense litigation, Greenberg Traurig's litigation department, county court work, and collections law, per the League of Women Voters of Orange County Bench Press recap. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.

$75,510 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Mark S. Miller is the sitting Orange County Court judge for Group 21, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2024; he WITHDREW from the 2026 race on July 12, 2026, the same day he began a new position as a federal immigration judge in Orlando, per Winter Garden Vox. Prior background includes military veteran, former teacher, assistant state attorney, and Morgan & Morgan attorney, per League of Women Voters of Orange County Bench Press recap.

$56,842 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Tech entrepreneur from Winter Park; CEO of Body1 with 30+ years of executive leadership, holding a master's in city and regional planning and a Harvard MBA, per The Apopka Chief candidate Q&A.

$80,420 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Tiffany Moore Russell is the sitting Orange County Clerk of the Circuit Court, resigning effective Aug. 31, 2026 to run for mayor; cites 20+ years of public service including County Commissioner and Clerk roles, per West Orlando News and The Apopka Chief Q&A.

$266,648 raised, per Supervisor of Elections filings.

Quinnie Perez grew up in Ocala surrounded by agriculture and family farming traditions and currently works alongside agricultural laborers in medical cannabis cultivation in Central Florida, per her campaign site. She previously served as a Regional Organizing Director for NextGen America, per her campaign site. Quinnie Perez appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 1, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

Vicente Rafael Perez Carreno serves as Board Treasurer and Associate Supervisor of the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District, per his campaign site. He is trilingual in English, Spanish and Portuguese with a background in law, governance and environmental education, per his campaign site. Vicente Rafael Perez Carreno appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Orange Soil and Water Conservation District 1, per the Supervisor of Elections' official qualified-candidate list.

Doug Sahr is a West Orange native who grew up on seven acres raising animals and gardening, per his campaign site. He is a former member and ambassador of the West Orange Chamber of Commerce and has served on the board of Bethany Christian Services, volunteering with Matthew's Hope Ministries, Eight Waves and Second Harvest Food Bank.

Jason Brodeur spent nearly 12 years at Procter and Gamble before founding a health care consulting business in Sanford, per his campaign site. He served on the City of Sanford Charter Review Board and the Seminole County Planning and Zoning Commission, and led the Seminole County Regional Chamber of Commerce as President and CEO, per his campaign site. He holds two degrees from the University of Florida, per his campaign site.

John Lowndes is a Democratic candidate for Florida Senate District 10, covering Seminole County and part of Orange County. He is an attorney specializing in municipal, commercial, public interest, and healthcare law, and has served as Mayor of Maitland since 2021 after being elected to the Maitland City Council in 2013, according to his campaign site. He faces Republican Sen. Jason Brodeur in the general election, per Florida Politics.