Republican Women's Club of Sarasota
August 18 Primary
Voter Guide
The following is a list of political offices that will be on the Primary ballot.
Note: The Republican Women's Club of Sarasota does not endorse Republican candidates in a primary.
We support the Republican candidates in the General Election.
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Florida
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State office races
on the Primary ballot
House of Representatives: District 72
State of Florida
N. Sarasota to Osprey
Republican Candidates
Donna Barcomb
Fiona McFarland
Jason Miller
State Attorney
12th Judicial Circuit
Sarasota, Manatee & DeSoto counties
Republican Candidates
Ed Brodsky
Lisa Chittaro
Sarasota County
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County office races
on the Primary ballot
County Commission
District 1
NE Sarasota
Mike Hutchinson
Mike Moran
District 5
North Port & Englewood
Ron Cutsinger
Christopher Hanks
To find your county commission district, look at your sample ballot or mail-in ballots. New district numbers and polling locations will be posted on sample and mail-in ballots scheduled to be mailed out in July for the Primary and October for the General Election.
School Board
Republican Candidates
Note: The following candidates will face Democrat opponents at the Primary
District 2
Karen Rose
District 3
Eric Robinson
Charter Review Board
District
Gen. Sarasota Area
Sarasota County Charter (Link)
Republican Candidates
City of Sarasota area
Siesta & Central Sarasota
2
4
Alex Coe
1
Part of N. Sarasota - finish 2 year term
Ray Collins
Jody Hudgins
Samantha Medred
Justin Hruby
Scott Williams
Hospital Board
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
District
Gen. Sarasota Area
Republican Candidates
1
At Large
1
Central District
Sharon Wetzler DePeters
Sarah Lodge
Audie Elizabeth Bock
William P. Noonan
Bill Paxson
Sarasota County
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Municipal (City) office races
on the Primary ballot
Note: City races are non-partisan but we chose to identify Republican candidates
City of North Port
District
Gen. NP Area
Republican Candidates
1
North east NP
2
Western NP
3
South Central NP
Barbara Langdon
David Eugene Carper
Richard Suggs
Jerry L. NiCastro
Nicholas Trolli
Cheryl Cook
Debbie McDowell
City of Sarasota
District
Gen. Sarasota Area
Republican Candidates
1
Part of Central Northern Sarasota
No Republicans filed for this seat
Coastal area
2
Jerry Wells
Joe Barbetta
Don Patterson
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Congratulations
to the following elected officials
At the end of the qualifying period, if a candidate does not have an opponent, they are automatically elected to office. The following candidates were unopposed at qualifying time and are now considered our current elected officials.
Public Defender
12th Judicial Circuit
Sarasota, Manatee & DeSoto counties
Republican Elected official
Larry Eger
Constitutional Officers
Office
Current Elected Official
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Karen Rushing (R)
Property Appraiser
Bill Furst (R)
Tax Collector
Barbara Ford-Coates (D)
Supervisor of Elections
Ron Turner (R)
Voter Resources
Sarasota Supervisor of Elections website
Register to vote, sign up for vote by mail, review local candidates or party financial reports
The Republican Women's Club of Sarasota is not affiliated with any political committee or candidate campaigns. This website is for informational purposes only. The RWCS reserves the right to include or exclude any Republican candidate's information on our website