Elections
Early voting ended yesterday afternoon with 14,793 votes cast at the county’s 10 early voting locations—a new primary record. The previous record was 13,292 early votes cast in the August 23, 2022 primary.
That’s the good news. The bad news is vote-by-mail ballots are down 3,704 votes. However, because of state-mandated purges of voter rolls, the overall voting percentage is about the same as it was in 2022.
| 2022 | 2026 | Difference | |
| 17352 | 13648 | -3704 | |
| Early Voting | 13292 | 14793 | 1501 |
| Provisional | 4 | 16 | 12 |
| 30648 | 28457 | -2191 | |
| Voting Percentage | 13.90% | 13.93% |
Voting Percentage 2022: 13.90% 2026: 13.93%
In the 2022 primary, election day voting accounted for half (30,691) of the total votes cast at when early voting ended.
If that holds true this year, Escambia County has another 2,900 vote-by-mail and 28,500 election day ballots to count by 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18.
Estimated total votes: 59,857 – 29.3%
Voting by Party
as of 8/17/2026 7:10:04 AM
| Party | Early | Provisional | Total | |
| Democratic | 5,638 | 4,390 | 6 | 10,034 |
| Republican | 6,213 | 9,415 | 7 | 15,635 |
| NPA | 1,564 | 867 | 1 | 2,432 |
| Other | 233 | 121 | 2 | 356 |
Republicans account for 55% of the total votes cast so far. In the 2022 primary, Republicans cast 45.5% of the votes by mail, they are 39.7% of this year’s votes by mail.
In 2022, Republicans comprised 63.6% of the early voting. In 2026, GOP is down to 60.2% of the early voting.
—AUGUST PRIMARY RACES—
We included the candidates’ websites here so you can check out their platforms and qualifications.
(i) means incumbent
U.S. SENATE
DEMOCRAT
Angie Nixon angienixon.com
Alex Vindman alexvindman.com
REPUBLICAN
Chris Gleason voteforgleason.com
Ashley Moody (i) ashleymoody.com
Neelam Taneja Perry perryforfl.com
Ernest “Ernie” Rivera ernie4senate.com
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRICT 1
REPUBLICAN
Douglas Chico chicoforcongress.com
John Frankman frankmanforflorida.com
Jimmy Patronis (i) joinjimmy.com
GOVERNOR
DEMOCRAT
Evelyn Castillo-Bach evelynforgovernor.org
Thomas Eloy Fernandez facebook.com/novaforflorida
Dayna Marie Foster fosterforflorida.com
David Jolly davidjolly.com
Dotie Joseph dotiejoseph.com
Stephann Norman sn4flgovernor.org
REPUBLICAN
Jay Collins jayforflorida.com
Byron Donalds byrondonalds.com
James Fishback fishback2026.com
Jim Holcomb jimholcomb4governor.com
Arthur Joseph McCaffrey none
Daniel Nokovich nokovichforgovernor.com
Paul Renner voterenner.com
Rachel Rodriguez rachelforgov.com
James W. Shaw votejim.us
Caneste Succe succeforgovflorida.com
Bobby Williams bwflgov.com
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
DEMOCRAT
Earle Ford earleforcfo.com
Annette Taddeo annettetaddeo.com
REPUBLICAN
Frank William Collige frankforchange.com
Blaise Ingoglia (i) blaiseforflorida.com
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
DEMOCRAT
Joey Mendoza Atkins joeyforflorida.com
Donald A. “Don” Prichard donprichardforfl.com
REPUBLICAN
Wilton Simpson (i) wiltonsimpson.com
Matt Taylor treadback.com
FLORIDA HOUSE DISTRICT 2
REPUBLICAN
Jon Fay votejonfay.com
Trei McMullen treimcmullen.com
COUNTY COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2
REPUBLICAN
Glenn Dorsey glenndorsey.com
Mike Kolher (i) votekohler.com
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 1
NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered D1 voters)
Kevin Adams (i) votekevinadams.com
Erin Toler erintoler.com
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 2
NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered D2 voters)
Paul Fetsko (i) vote4fetsko2026.com
Gerald Washington gerald-washington-campaign.b12sites.com
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, DISTRICT 3
NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered D3 voters)
David Williams (i) davidwilliams3.com
Issac Williams isaacwilliamsforescambiacountydistrict3.com
CITY OF PENSACOLA MAYOR
NON-PARTISAN (open to all registered city voters)
Jasmine Brown jasminebrownformayor.com
Ann Hill theannplan.com
Darcy “D.C.” Reeves dcreeves.com
Eric Shorter colericwshorterformayor.com
Alicia Trawick trawickformayor.com
Jermaine J. Williams jermaine4mayor.com
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM
Shall the Superintendent of Schools of Escambia County, Florida, be elected by the majority of the qualified electors of Escambia County, Florida? YES or NO
To see which of these races will be on your ballot, visit escambiavotes.gov/am-i-registered. The webpage lets you check the status of your voter registration, update your registration information, view your sample ballot and locate your polling location on Election Day.
—INFORMATION RESOURCES—
In addition to studying up on the candidates’ websites, here are some other valuable resources to check out.
• EscambiaVotes: Essential voting information, such as sample ballots and polling locations, can be found on the official Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office website at escambiavotes.gov.
• VOTE411: Launched by the League of Women Voters, VOTE411 is a non-partisan one-stop shop for election information. To compare candidates, make a voting plan and more, visit vote411.org/florida.
• Financial Reports: The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office has the campaign finance reports of all local candidates on escambiavotes.com under “Candidates.” Reports for state and multi-county candidates can be found at dos.fl.gov/elections under “Resources: Candidates, Campaigns & Committees.” The financial reports for U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives candidates can be found at fec.gov/data.
• Chamber Surveys: The Greater Pensacola Chamber of Commerce has released responses to its 2026 Candidate Questionnaire. Candidates for Escambia County Commission and Pensacola Mayor had the opportunity to answer six questions developed by the Chamber’s Advocacy Committee. Visit pensacolachamber.com/community-relations.
—WAYS TO VOTE—
• Vote by Mail
Mail-in ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections office no later than 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18, so be sure to get yours in the mail as promptly as you can. Once it’s in the mail, you can visit escambiavotes.gov/track-my-ballot to chart its progress. You can also sign up for automatic updates to your phone or email address by visiting BallotTrax at escambiavotes.ballottrax.net/voter.
If you are worried that you’re cutting it close to the deadline or just decide you’d rather vote in person, you can drop your mail-in ballot off in person at the Supervisor of Elections office (213 S. Palafox St., second floor). Just remember the deadline is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18.
For more on voting by mail in Escambia County, visit escambiavotes.gov/vote-by-mail.
• Voting on Election Day
First, find your assigned voting location, which is based on your home address. We recommend visiting escambiavotes.gov/precinct-finder to easily find your polling location. If your address has changed since you registered to vote, you can update your address at your precinct.
Then head to that location between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 18. Bring photo identification, and you should be good to go.