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St. Johns County, Florida

St. Johns County Commission District 2

What this office does

County commissioner. The county board is the county's legislative and, in most states, executive body. Commissioners adopt the county budget and property tax rate, oversee roads, the jail, public health, planning and zoning in unincorporated areas, and appoint or confirm department heads. In counties with an elected county executive or judge, the board's role is mainly the budget and ordinances.

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Decided at the 2026 primary: Martin Valerian Pyszczymuka won the seat

DECIDED August 18: Martin Valerian Pyszczymuka won the Republican primary with 35.09 percent of the vote (20,813 votes) in a four-way race in which every candidate was a Republican with no write-in, so it was a universal primary open to all voters that filled the seat; Heather Brofford had 29.35 percent (17,411), Tim Burres 19.46 percent (11,545) and Will McMullan 16.09 percent (9,543), per the St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections' official results; this race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.

Winner

Martin Valerian Pyszczymuka

Republican

Top priorities
  • Slowing residential growth
  • Stopping wasteful county spending
  • Protecting the county's quality of life

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Martin Pyszczymuka is a retired FBI white-collar crime investigator who moved to St. Johns County from Hawaii about four years ago, per Jacksonville Today.

Campaign finance

$43,554 raised · county campaign-finance filings

Also ran in the primary

Heather Brofford

Republican

Top priorities
  • Slowing growth thoughtfully
  • Holding developers to their commitments

Per the Jacksonville Today.

Biography

Heather Brofford is a vice president at Citibank who moved to St. Johns County in 2011 and chaired the Six Mile Creek Community Development District board, per Jacksonville Today and her campaign site.

Campaign finance

$30,570 raised · county campaign-finance filings

Tim Burres

Republican

Top priorities
  • Improving county infrastructure
  • Slowing growth

Per the Jacksonville Today.

Biography

Tim Burres is a retired St. Johns County Sheriff's Office captain and a longtime county resident, per Jacksonville Today and his campaign site.

Campaign finance

$19,790 raised · county campaign-finance filings

Will McMullan

Republican

Top priorities
  • Economic development and jobs to keep young professionals in the county
  • Addressing affordability

Per the Jacksonville Today.

Biography

Will McMullan is a corporate account manager and a native Floridian who previously worked in investment banking in New York, per Jacksonville Today.

Campaign finance

$29,784 raised · county campaign-finance filings

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Questions about this race

Who is running for St. Johns County Commission District 2 in 2026?

The St. Johns County Commission District 2 race was decided at the 2026 primary - Martin Valerian Pyszczymuka won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 4 candidates were on the primary ballot: Martin Valerian Pyszczymuka, Heather Brofford, Tim Burres and Will McMullan. Candidate information follows official St. Johns County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the St. Johns County Commission 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 St. Johns County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Martin Valerian Pyszczymuka, full profileHeather Brofford, full profileTim Burres, full profileWill McMullan, full profileOfficial Florida election office