Union County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 2 Union County races, led by the Florida Senate District 6 contest.
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Find your districts by addressFlorida Senate District 6Jason Bellamy-Fults (D) · Jennifer Bradley (R) · Joseph Thornton (American Solidarity Party)
Jason Bellamy-Fults Democratic
Jason Bellamy-Fults serves as office manager for United Faculty of Florida at the University of Florida and as recording secretary for IBEW Local 1205, per Florida Politics. He is the Democratic candidate for Florida Senate District 6, facing sitting member Jennifer Bradley, per the Florida Division of Elections' certified 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 25, 2026.
Jennifer Bradley Republican Incumbent
Jennifer Bradley is the Republican state senator representing Florida Senate District 6, per the Florida Senate's official roster. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminology from the University of Florida in 1991 and a Juris Doctor from Florida State University College of Law in 1995, per her campaign site. Bradley owns Hibernia Property Management, a commercial rental company in Orange Park, and serves as business manager for the law office of Bradley, Garrison and Komando, per her campaign site.
Joseph Thornton American Solidarity Party
- Opposes the death penalty and has drafted legislative proposals to reduce executions
- Supports stronger oversight and protections for immigration detainees
- Supports statewide engagement on safeguarding people from harmful uses of artificial intelligence
Per the campaign site.
About Joseph Thornton
Dr. Joseph Thornton is the American Solidarity Party candidate for Florida Senate District 6, per his campaign site. A partially retired psychiatrist, he served as Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health at the North Florida VA and as medical executive director at Union Correctional Institution and the North Florida Evaluation and Treatment Center, per his campaign site. He founded the Alachua Area Medical Reserve Corps and has lived in the Gainesville/Alachua area for more than 20 years, per his campaign site.
Jason Bellamy-Fults (Democratic), Jennifer Bradley (Republican), Joseph Thornton (American Solidarity Party) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida Senate District 6; Jennifer Bradley is the sitting member, per the Florida Senate' 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 10Merrillee Malwitz Jipson (D) · Marshall Rawson (R)
Merrillee Malwitz Jipson Democratic
Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson has spent more than 20 years working to protect the Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and North Florida's springs and aquifer, per her campaign site. She was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has lived in Florida since 1976. She is the Democratic candidate for Florida House District 10.
Marshall Rawson Republican
- Protect farmland and rural communities from overdevelopment
- Support lower property taxes for working families and small businesses
Per the campaign site.
About Marshall Rawson
Marshall Rawson is the Republican nominee for Florida House District 10, per his campaign site. He operates Free State Growers, a multi-county agricultural business in North Florida, and graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 2023, per his campaign site. Rawson previously served as a Washington aide to Georgia Congressman Paul Broun and as a legal assistant to Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd, and serves as an officer in the Florida Guard, per his campaign site.
Merrillee Malwitz Jipson (Democratic), Marshall Rawson (Republican) are on the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 10. Not on the November ballot: Robert Charles "Chuck" Brannan III, the sitting member per the roster. A qualified write-in line also prints in November without the candidate's name, per James Hunter Batley's filing on the Florida Division of Elections' certified candidate list. 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.
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