Here Are The Escambia County Primary Ballot Races

June 13, 2026

The 2026 ballot is set for local races in Escambia County after the qualifying period ended at noon Friday.

Qualified candidates are listed below, beginning with those that will appear on the August 18 primary ballot, followed by those that won’t appear until the general election in November.

The following race will be on Republican Primary ballots for voters in County Commission District 2:

Escambia County Commissioner – District 2 (Partisan)

  • Glenn Dorsey (REP)
  • Mike Kohler (REP)

The following races are nonpartisan and each voter in the district is eligible to vote:

Escambia County School Board – District 1 (Nonpartisan)

  • Kevin Adams
  • Erin Toler

Escambia County School Board – District 2 (Nonpartisan)

  • Paul H. Fetsko
  • Gerald Washington

Escambia County School Board – District 3 (Nonpartisan)

  • David Williams
  • Isaac L. Williams

The following race is citywide, and each voter in the City of Pensacola, regardless of party affiliation, will be eligible to vote.

City of Pensacola, Mayor (Nonpartisan)

  • Jasmine Brown
  • Ann Hill
  • D.C. Reeves
  • Eric W. Shorter
  • Alicia Trawick
  • Jermaine J. Williams

Nine Automatically Elected

Candidates who qualified for an office unopposed will not appear on the ballot and were deemed to be elected.

They are:

Escambia County Soil & Water Group 1

  • Carolyn Taylor

Escambia County Soil & Water Group 3

  • Norman Jeffrey DeWeese

Escambia County Soil & Water Group 5

  • Misha Moyer Phillips

Santa Rosa Island Authority

  • Steven Luppert

Pensacola City Council, District 6

  • Allison Patton

County Judge Group 2

  • Charles Philip Young

Century Town Council Seat 3

  • Shelisa Abraham

Century Town Council Seat 4

  • John Bass

Century Town Council Seat 5

  • Lizbeth “Sparkie” Harrison

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November 4 General Election

State House District 1

  • Michelle Salzman – R
  • Francesca Yabraian – D

Escambia County Commissioner District 2

  • Mathious Robinson – D
  • Winner of the Republican primary

Escambia County Commissioner District 4

  • Ashlee Hofberger – R
  • Joe Vinson – Non-party affiliated

ECUA District 2

  • Lois Benson – R
  • Gloria Horning – Independent Party

ECUA District 4

  • Jacob Cavender – D
  • Greg Litton – R
  • Ralph Schofield Jr. – Non-party affiliated

Pensacola City Council District 2

  • Charles Bare
  • Sherri Myers

Pensacola City Council District 4

  • Brian Cole
  • Boyce White

Comments

One Response to “Here Are The Escambia County Primary Ballot Races”

  1. Tim Getzlaff on June 16th, 2026 12:06 pm

    I am new here so this information enables me to do a bit of historical and political aspirations or actions taken to date in their political careers. Hopefully I can make an evaluation on all between now and election date.





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