Republican Sydney Gruters, a Sarasota resident who spent more than a decade working for retiring Rep. Vern Buchanan, won Florida's redrawn 16th Congressional District on Nov. 3, capturing about 51% of the vote over Democrat Kelly Kirschner.
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Sarasota swears in Entler, Ahearn-Koch; picks Ohlrich as mayor
The Sarasota City Commission seated two at-large commissioners on Nov. 6 and unanimously chose Kathy Kelley Ohlrich as mayor and Jen Ahearn-Koch as vice mayor for the coming year.
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Sarasota sets Nov. 6 meeting to certify election results
The Sarasota City Commission will hold a special statutory meeting at noon on Nov. 6 to certify results from the Nov. 3 general election, swear in two at-large commissioners and select the city's next mayor and vice mayor.
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Moliere Dimanche seeks Florida governor post without party
Moliere Dimanche, a No Party Preference candidate from Orlando, is running for Florida governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election on an anti-corruption platform.
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David Jolly seeks Florida governorship as Democrat
David Jolly, a former Republican congressman from Pinellas County, won the Democratic primary for Florida governor and faces Republican Byron Donalds on Nov. 3, 2026.
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Michael Quirk seeks FL-17 congressional seat as independent
Michael Quirk, a Sarasota cybersecurity entrepreneur running with no party affiliation, is certified for the Nov. 3 general election ballot in Florida's 17th Congressional District against Republican Greg Steube and Democrat Matthew Montavon.
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Montavon challenges Steube for Florida's 17th District seat
Democrat Matthew Montavon, a Southwest Florida resident since the 1990s with a career at the United Nations, is running against Republican Greg Steube and no-party candidate Michael Quirk for Florida's 17th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
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Libertarian Scott Jewett seeks Florida governor seat in 2026
Scott Eckhard Jewett, a Boca Raton businessman, is running as the Libertarian candidate for Florida governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election with running mate Nicole Skelly.
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Lisa Klein challenges McFarland for Florida House District 73
Lisa Klein, a Sarasota mental health counselor and Democrat, is running for Florida House District 73 against Republican Fiona McFarland in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
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Jen Ahearn-Koch seeks third term on Sarasota City Commission
Sarasota City Commissioner Jen Ahearn-Koch, who topped the Aug. 18 primary field, faces Florence Entler and John Harshman in the Nov. 3 general election for two at-large seats.
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Sarasota's Buchanan seeks Florida Senate District 22 seat
Republican state Rep. James Buchanan of Sarasota is running for Florida State Senate District 22 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election after winning his primary with 77.93% of the vote.
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Fiona McFarland seeks reelection to Florida House District 73
Republican Fiona McFarland, the incumbent state representative for Florida House District 73, is running for reelection on Nov. 3, 2026, against Democratic challenger Lisa Klein.
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Flo Entler seeks Sarasota City Commission at-large seat
Flo Entler, a 37-year Sarasota resident and neighborhood association president, is running for one of two at-large seats on the Sarasota City Commission in the Nov. 3 general election.
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Gwen Graham joins Jolly ticket for Florida lieutenant governor
Gwen Graham, a former congresswoman and daughter of the late Gov. Bob Graham, is running for Florida lieutenant governor alongside Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly in the Nov. 3 general election.
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