THE RACES CLOSEST TO HOME
Judges. City seats.
Local decisions.
The major races get the headlines. This guide makes the smaller contests easier to find—because they can have the most direct effect on your neighborhood.
JUDICIAL ELECTIONS
Who sits on the bench.
The official notice schedules the following nonpartisan judicial offices. Some candidates qualified without opposition, so an office may be scheduled for the cycle without appearing as a choice on every ballot.
Fifth Judicial Circuit · Group 3
Verify ballot status and candidatesFifth Judicial Circuit · Group 10
Verify ballot status and candidatesFifth Judicial Circuit · Group 12
Verify ballot status and candidatesFifth Judicial Circuit · Group 14
Verify ballot status and candidatesFifth Judicial Circuit · Group 17
Verify ballot status and candidatesFifth Judicial Circuit · Group 18
Verify ballot status and candidatesFifth Judicial Circuit · Group 24
Verify ballot status and candidatesFifth Judicial Circuit · Group 26
Verify ballot status and candidatesFifth Judicial Circuit · Group 27
Verify ballot status and candidatesFifth Judicial Circuit · Group 28
Verify ballot status and candidatesLake County Judge · Group 3
Carla R. Pepperman is listed as unopposed.
Verify ballot status and candidatesCOUNTY & SCHOOL BOARD
Lake County decisions.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Your city. Your town.
These candidate lists come from the Lake County Supervisor of Elections. Open your municipality to see the contests currently listed for November 3.
Clermont2 contests +
- Seat 3 · Joe Fumasi / Tim Murry
- Seat 5 · Michael Gonzalez / William “Bill” Petersen
Eustis1 contest +
- Seat 2 · Christine Cruz / Marie Aliberti
Fruitland Park2 contests +
- Seat 1 · Carl Yauk / Patrick DeGrave
- Seat 3 · Shayna Stanfield Grunewald / Mitchell Langley
Groveland3 contests +
- Seat 1 · Judith Fike / Keith “Chef” Keogh
- Seat 3 · Barbara Gaines / Khrystyna McCoy-Tremaine
- Seat 5 · Amy Jo Carroll / Michelle McIntyre
Leesburg3 contests +
- Seat 1, District 1 · Allyson E. Berry / Erika Jasper
- Seat 2, District 2 · Alan Reisman / Darel Craine
- Seat 3, District 3 · Jim DeCastro / Michele Fiore
Mascotte2 contests +
- Seat 2 · John Benavidez / Meghan A. Desoto
- Seat 4 · Jessica Bruno / Hugh Gravitt IV
Minneola3 contests +
- Seat 1 · Monica Luna / Pam Serviss
- Seat 3 · Denise Calderon / Juan P. Camacho / Erick Hernandez
- Seat 5 · Nathanael “Nate” Edmund / Chase Hansen / Jennifer Morse
Mount Dora1 contest +
- At Large · Michael A. Garcia / Charity McClarty / Bailey Stack
Tavares1 contest +
- Seat 3 · Amir Asghar / Walter Price
Astatula2 contests +
- At Large, Seats 3 & 4 · Kay MacQueen / Cheryl Marinelli / Nolene Meeks / Barry Mosley
- Seat 5 · Michael Hopper / Zane Teeters
Howey-in-the-Hills1 contest +
- At Large, Seats 1–3 · Jonathan Arnold / Joshua Husemann / Renee Lannaman / Leslie Manning / Jonathan Colon Mercado / Brad Smith / Rick Thomas
Montverde1 contest +
- At Large · Aaron Wadsworth / Jimmy Rogers / Joe Morganelli / Carol Womack
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
The smallest ballot lines matter.
Community development and hospital districts govern services, assessments and local facilities within their boundaries. Only voters who live in the applicable district will see these contests.
Arlington Ridge CDD · Seats 2, 4 & 5
Avalon Groves CDD · Seats 3, 4 & 5
Bella Collina CDD · Seats 3 & 4
Cascades at Groveland CDD · Seats 4 & 5
Country Greens CDD · Seats 1 & 2
Deer Island CDD · Seats 2, 3 & 5
Estates at Cherry Lake CDD · Seats 2, 4 & 5
Greater Lakes Sawgrass Bay CDD · Seats 2, 4 & 5
Hills at Minneola CDD · Seats 3 & 5
Lake Emma CDD · Seats 3 & 5
North Lake County Hospital District · Northeast Territory Seats 2 & 3
North Lake County Hospital District · Northwest Territory Seats 4 & 6
Pacific Ace CDD · Seats 3 & 4
Village CDD No. 11 · Seats 2 & 4
ONE LAST CHECK
See what is actually on your ballot.
This guide covers the countywide inventory, but precinct lines, municipal boundaries and candidate status determine what you personally vote on.
Verified October 21, 2026. Sources: Lake County Supervisor of Elections current municipal candidates, current county candidates, judicial information, and Florida’s amended 2026 Notice of General Election.