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Candidates: 2016 Primary & General Elections

The information below is provided by the candidates. To view the current incumbents for the next election and the next election date for each office, click here. Candidates for multi-county, state, and federal offices can be found on the Florida Division of Elections website.

Clerk of the Court
NAME PARTY ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
J.K. "Jess" Irby
STATUS: QUALIFIED
DEM 5200 NW 43rd Street
#102-178
Gainesville, FL 32606
irbyforclerk@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/irbyforclerk
06/17/16
Sam Collins
STATUS: QUALIFIED
Write-in 9200 NW 39th Avenue
Suite 130-63
Gainesville, FL 32606
samcollins1@cox.net
www.samcollins4clerk.com
06/24/16
Sheriff
NAME PARTY ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Zac Zedalis
STATUS: DEFEATED
DEM   zac4sheriff@gmail.com
www.zac4sheriff.com
03/17/15
Sadie Darnell
STATUS: ADVANCED
DEM 5200 NW 43rd Street
#173
Gainesville, FL 32606
352-262-2538
reelectsheriffsadiedarnell@gmail.com
www.sheriffsadiedarnell.com
06/11/15
Jack Jacobs
STATUS: QUALIFIED
REP 5200 NW 43rd Street
#102-268
Gainesville, FL 32606
jackjacobsforsheriff@gmail.com 08/21/15
Property Appraiser
NAME PARTY ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Ed Crapo
STATUS: QUALIFIED
DEM 17722 SE 59th Street
Micanopy, FL 32667
352-466-0502
electedcrapo@bellsouth.net
09/08/15
Alonzo Perkins
STATUS: WITHDRAWN
INT   vicperkins.ap@gmail.com 01/20/16
Tax Collector
NAME PARTY ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
John Power
STATUS: QUALIFIED
DEM P.O. Box 5034
Gainesville, FL 32627
352-339-1406
votejohnpower@outlook.com
03/01/16
Supervisor of Elections
NAME PARTY ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Jeremy M. Clements
STATUS: DEFEATED
DEM jeremy4supervisor@gmail.com 11/06/15
William Dove Boyett
STATUS: DEFEATED
DEM 352-226-5735
voteboyett@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/voteboyett
11/20/15
Kim A. Barton
STATUS: ELECTED
DEM   352-278-6062
kimbartonsoe@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/kimbartonsoe
11/30/15
County Commissioner District 1
NAME PARTY ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Kevin W. Thorpe
STATUS: DEFEATED
DEM 5130 SW 81st Drive
Gainesville, FL 32608
352-219-2218
vote4kevinthorpe@gmail.com
09/29/15
Mike Byerly
STATUS: ADVANCED
DEM   352-234-7010
byerly4@gmail.com
www.votebyerly.com
03/10/16
Capt. Craig A. Herda
STATUS: QUALIFIED
Write-In   352-466-0770
caherda@aol.com
05/11/16
County Commissioner District 3
NAME PARTY ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Robert "Hutch" Hutchinson
STATUS: ADVANCED
DEM 3929 W University Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32607
352-256-6043 02/01/16
Larry McDaniel
STATUS: DEFEATED
DEM 352-519-8755
lmcde8@yahoo.com
04/12/16
Susan Payne Bliss
STATUS: QUALIFIED
Write-in 06/20/16
County Commissioner District 5
NAME PARTY ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Charles S. "Chuck" Chestnut IV
STATUS: QUALIFIED
DEM PO Box 5176
Gainesville, FL 32627
352-215-0659
charleschestnutiv@ymail.com
08/14/15
Chloe Michelle Goldbach
STATUS: QUALIFIED
Write-in 904-343-0388
chloegold1990@gmail.com
http://chloeforcommissioner.org/
06/22/16
County Judge Group 1
NAME   ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Susan Miller-Jones
STATUS: QUALIFIED
      05/08/15
County Judge Group 3
NAME   ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Walter M. Green
STATUS: QUALIFIED
      06/16/15
County Judge Group 5
NAME   ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Tom Jaworski
STATUS: QUALIFIED
   
 
  04/24/15
School Board District 2
NAME   ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Eileen Roy
STATUS: ELECTED
  2027 NW 27th Terrace
Gainesville, FL 32605
352-372-7305 09/29/15
Juliun Kinsey
STATUS: DEFEATED
  PO Box 357312
Gainesville, FL 32653
juliun.kinsey@outlook.com 10/01/15
Danny Zwilling
STATUS: WITHDRAWN
    dannyzwilling@gmail.com 10/23/15
School Board District 4
NAME   ADDRESS ADDITIONAL INFO FILE DATE
Leanetta McNealy
STATUS: QUALIFIED
  1266 SE 12th Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32641
352-373-9472 09/22/15
Party Executive Committees
NAME PARTY
Democratic Executive Committee Candidates DEM      
Republican Executive Committee Candidates REP