~ The following is a press release provided by that Alachua County Supervisor of Elections. It has been published here as received, without additional reporting or editing by Alachua County Today staff. ~
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (June 12, 2026) — The qualifying period for statewide, multicounty, county, City of Gainesville and special district candidates ended at noon today.
The Alachua County candidates who have qualified to have their name appear on the ballot, as well as the seat for which they are running, are listed below.
Alachua County Commission District 2
(Universal Primary and race decided in the Primary Election. All voters regardless of party affiliation will be able to vote in this race)
Donna Bradbrook (Democratic Party)
Address Protected
donna4countycommissioner@gmail.com
Tina Certain (Democratic Party)
Address Protected
Charlie Ray Jackson (Democratic Party)
2708 NW 170th Street
Newberry, FL 32669
(352) 494-5005
Byran Williams (Democratic Party)
23084 Northwest 174th Avenue
High Springs, FL, 32643
(352) 871-7988
Alachua County Commission District 4
Dewayne Baines (No Party Affiliation)
Address Protected
Name will appear on General Election ballot
Ken Cornell (Democratic Party)
22508 NE 69th Avenue
Melrose, FL, 32666
(352) 281-4000
Name will appear on General Election ballot
Alachua County School Board District 1 (Nonpartisan)
Gabriel Lopez (No Party Affiliation)
8529 NW 1st Avenue
Gainesville, FL, 32607
(305) 742-4964
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
Hunter Miller (No Party Affiliation)
700 SW 62nd Boulevard, APT L139
Gainesville, FL, 32607
huntermillerforschoolboard@gmail.com
(772) 834-3307
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
Janine Plavac (No Party Affiliation)
1124 SW 79th Terrace
Gainesville, FL, 32607
(352) 316-5046
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
Alachua County School Board District 3 (Nonpartisan)
Gregory E. Pelham, Sr. (No Party Affiliation)
15727 NW 133rd Terrace
Alachua, FL, 32615
(352) 284-3634
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and race decided in the Primary Election
Sarah Rockwell (No Party Affiliation)
Address Protected
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and race decided in the Primary Election
Alachua County School Board District 5 (Nonpartisan)
Jancie Vinson (No Party Affiliation)
5350 SW 62nd Avenue
Gainesville, FL, 32608
352-214-7502
Candidate qualified and is unopposed. Name will not appear on the ballot.
Alachua County Judge Group 5 (Nonpartisan)
Eric Atria (No Party Affiliation)
Address Protected
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and decided in the Primary Election
AuBroncee Starlin Martin (No Party Affiliation)
Address Protected
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and decided in the Primary Election
Parker Road Community Development District Seat 1 (Nonpartisan)
William L. Summers (No Party Affiliation)
11719 SW 36th Place
Gainesville, FL, 32608
(772) 321-6295
Candidate qualified and is unopposed. Name will not appear on the ballot.
City of Gainesville Mayor At-Large (Nonpartisan)
Evan Moon (No Party Affiliation)
510 SE 8th Street, APT 2
Gainesville, FL, 32601
(352) 575-6238
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and race decided in the Primary Election
Harvey Ward Jr. (No Party Affiliation)
2106 NW 27th Terrace
Gainesville, FL, 32605
(352) 214-4233
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot and race decided in the Primary Election
City of Gainesville Commission District 2 (Nonpartisan)
Nathan Crabbe (No Party Affiliation)
804 NW 36th Drive
Gainesville, FL, 32605
crabbeforgainesville@gmail.com
(352) 262-8353
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
Nelida Jean-Baptiste Pellot (No Party Affiliation)
2419 NW 64th Place
Gainesville, FL, 32653
(305) 767-9825
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
Wyatt Zintiz (No Party Affiliation)
5328 NW 8th Ave
Gainesville, FL, 32605
(352) 213-6329
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
City of Gainesville Commission District 3 (Nonpartisan)
DeJeon Cain (No Party Affiliation)
3705 SW 27th Street, APT 1215
Gainesville, FL, 32608
(352) 665-3332
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
James Gardner (No Party Affiliation)
3904 SW 37th Street
Gainesville, FL, 32608
(352) 514-6965
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
Casey Willits (No Party Affiliation)
Address Protected
Name will appear on Primary Election ballot to determine General Election candidate
City of Gainesville Commission District 4 (Nonpartisan)
Bryan Eastman (No Party Affiliation)
Address Protected
Candidate qualified and is unopposed. Name will not appear on the ballot.
Qualifying for state or multi-county candidates is handled by the Florida Division of Elections. For a list of those candidates, go to https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/.
Further information on Alachua County candidates can be found at this webpage
For more information, contact the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections at 352-374-5252.
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