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St. Lucie County 2026 election candidates are now set after qualifying
Treasure Coast Newspapers
Updated June 12, 2026, 5:10 p.m. ET
Editor's note: This story had been updated to include new information.
St. Lucie County residents now know for sure who is running in upcoming elections.
Candidates who qualified by the noon June 12 deadline now have until Aug. 18 for primary campaigns and Nov. 3 for the General Election to make their case to voters. Those who qualified without opposition were automatically elected or reelected.
Forty two candidates qualified to run in 14 races in St. Lucie County.
Florida is a "closed primary" state; only those registered to a particular party can vote during that party's primary election. However, a race becomes an "open primary," where all registered voters can cast a ballot, if all of the qualifying candidates are of the same party. In the latter case, the primary becomes the general election.
Key races for this year's elections in St. Lucie County include two County Commission seats, Port St. Lucie mayor, two Port St. Lucie City Council seats, two Fort Pierce City Commission seats and three School Board seats. Also on the ballot will be two races for Florida House of Representatives, a race for the U.S. House of Representatives and statewide races for U.S. Senate, governor and more.
U.S. Senate
Neil J. Gillespie — No Party Affiliation
Chris Gleason — Republican
Ashley Moody (i) — Republican
Angie Nixon — Democrat
Neelam Taneja Perry — Republican
Ernest "Ernie" Rivera — Republican
Alex Vindman — Democrat
U.S. Representative
District 21
Alexander Cooke — No Party Affiliation
David Fabrikant — Write-In
James T. Martin — Democrat
Brian Mast (i) — Republican
Bernard Taylor — Democrat
State Representative
District 84:
Jennifer Massey — Democrat
Dana Trabulsy (i) — Republican
District 85:
Anthony Bonna — Republican
Hunter Stone Crompton — Write-In
Amr Metwally — MGTOW Party
Wayne Richter — Democrat
St. Lucie County Commission
District 2:
Rolin Dorsainvil — Independent Party of Florida
Larry Leet (i) — Republican
District 4:
Nicholas Burgos — No Party Affiliation
Jamie Lee Fowler (i) — Republican
Jean Eddy Leroy — Democrat
Roger Messer — Democrat
Port St. Lucie Mayor
Steven Giordano
Shannon Martin (i)
Eric Daniel Strazzeri
Port St. Lucie City Council
District 1:
Indony Jean Baptiste
Frederic Meltzer
Eric Vytautas Reikenis
Kevin Zimmerman
District 3:
Fritz Masson Alexandre
Jim Norton
Peter D. Overhuls
Fort Pierce City Commission
District 1:
Arnold Gaines (i) — Elected without opposition
District 2:
Michael Broderick (i) — Elected without opposition
St. Lucie County School Board
District 1:
Brian K. Capp
Debbie Hawley (i)
District 3:
Donna Mills (i)
Benjamin Zagrobelny — Write-In
District 5:
Charles V. Cerami
Troy Ingersoll (i)
Lisa Kessler
