Election Year 2020
The following is a list of political offices that are up for election.
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.
Federal offices
Up for Election in 2020
U.S. Congress
For the State of Florida
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
District
Gen. Sarasota Area
Current Office holder
16
Northern Sarasota
Southern Sarasota
Vern Buchanan (R)
Greg Steube (R)
Greg Steube
Vern Buchanan
Florida
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State offices
Up for Election in 2020
State Senate
District 23
Sarasota, part of Charlotte County (map)
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidate
Joe Gruters
House of Representatives
State of Florida
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
District
Gen. Sarasota Area
Current Office holder
70 (map)
Part of N. Sarasota
71 (map)
Part of N. Sarasota
72 (map)
N. Sarasota to Osprey
73 (map)
Part of N. Sarasota
74 (map)
Part of S. Sarasota
Wengay Newton (D)
Will Robinson (R)
Margaret Good (D)
Tommy Gregory (R)
James Buchanan (R)
Donna Barcomb
Will Robinson
Tommy Gregory
James Buchanan
Sharon Russ
Fiona McFarland
Jason Miller
State Attorney
12th Judicial Circuit
Sarasota, Manatee & DeSoto counties
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
Ed Brodsky
Lisa Chittaro
Public Defender
12th Judicial Circuit
Sarasota, Manatee & DeSoto counties
Current Elected Official
Larry Eger (R)
Republican Candidate
Larry Eger
Judicial offices (Judges)
State of Florida
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
District
District
Current Office holder
2nd District
Court of Appeals
12th
District
Judicial Court
To be advised
Sarasota County
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County offices
Up for Election in 2020
Constitutional Officers
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
Office
Current Office holder
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Sheriff
Property Appraiser
Tax Collector
Supervisor of Elections
Karen Rushing (R)
Barbara Ford-Coates (D)
Tom Knight (R)
Ron Turner (R)
Bill Furst (R)
Kurt Hoffmann
Bill Furst
Paul W. Fern
Karen Rushing
Ron Turner
County Commission
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
Office
Gen. Sarasota Area
Current Office holder
District 3
District 1
District 5
Nancy Detert (R)
Mike Moran (R)
Charles Hines (R)
Part of NW. Sarasota
Venice area
North Port & Englewood
Christopher Hanks
Joe Mason
Harrison J. Zeffert
John Holic
Ron Cutsinger
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
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
District
Gen. Sarasota Area
Current Office holder
2
Part of N. Sarasota
3
Part of N. Sarasota
Eric Robinson (R)
Karen Rose
Caroline Zucker (R)
Charter Review Board
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
District
Gen. Sarasota Area
Current Office holder
1
Part of N. Sarasota
City of Sarasota area
North Port Area
Siesta & Central Sarasota
Venice & Englewood area
3
2
4
5
Tony Sawyer (R)
Donna Barcomb (R)
Pat Wayman (R)
Jody Hudgins (R)
David Samuel (R)
Alex Coe
Hospital Board
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
District
Gen. Sarasota Area
Current Office holder
1
At Large
2
At Large
Tramm Hudson (R)
Sharon Wetzler DePeters (R)
3
1
At Large
Central District
Britt Riner (R)
William P. Noonan (R)
Sharon Wetzler DePeters
Tramm Hudson
Sarasota County
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Municipal (City) offices
Up for Election in 2020
City of North Port
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
District
Gen. NP Area
Current Office holder
1
North east NP
2
Western NP
Christopher Hanks (R)
Vanessa Carusone (R)
3
South Central NP
Debbie McDowell (R)
Barbara Langdon
David Eugene Carper
Richard Suggs
Jerry L. NiCastro
City of Sarasota
Current Elected Official
Republican Candidates
District
Gen. Sarasota Area
Current Office holder
1
Part of Central Northern Sarasota
Coastal area
Part of South eastern
3
2
Willie Charles Shaw (D)
Liz Alpert (D)
Shelli Freeland Eddie (D)
Erik Arroyo
Jerry Wells
Full list of political offices up for election in 2020
Note: does not include special districts
Voter Resources
Sarasota Supervisor of Elections website
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