General Election, Nov 3, 2026
Manatee County Board of County Commissioners, District 1
3 candidates are on the ballot.
What this office does
Duties under Florida law
… (e) COMMISSIONERS. Except when otherwise provided by county charter, the governing body of each county shall be a board of county commissioners composed of five or seven members serving staggered terms of four years. …
(1) The legislative and governing body of a county shall have the power to carry on county government. To the extent not inconsistent with general or special law, this power includes, but is not restricted to, the power to: (a) Adopt its own rules of procedure, select its officers, and set the time and place of its official meetings. (b) Provide for the prosecution and defense of legal causes in behalf of the county or state and retain counsel and set their compensation. (c) Provide and maintain county buildings. …
Listed alphabetically; the order on your ballot may differ.
How they got here
Each candidate's share of the vote in their own primary, from official results. Party primaries are separate contests with different voters, so these shares are not a head-to-head comparison.
Not on the primary ballot
Not on the primary ballot
Money raised
Monetary receipts reported to the filing officer this cycle, including any loans. In-kind gifts are listed separately. See Who gave for the breakdown.
Source: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Source: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Money from inside Manatee County
Share of itemized contributions from addresses with a Manatee County ZIP code.
No itemized contributions
Who gave
- Individuals41%
- Businesses7%
- Candidate loans to own campaign7%
- Loans from others35%
- Other9%
- Individuals65%
- Candidate self-funding0%
- Political party committees11%
- Candidate loans to own campaign21%
- Loans from others1%
- Other3%
No itemized contributions
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- Mark Van De Ree (Bradenton)$1,000
- Yvonne Kelly (Bradenton)$1,000
- FEHL SAFE WATER SYSTEMS LLC (MYAKKA)$1,000
- QUALITY PLUMBING OF SARASOTA (MYAKKA)$1,000
- SANDRA PIPER (PARRISH)$1,000
- Florida Democratic FDP Award (Tallahassee)$1,700
- Kathleen Durfee (Bradenton)$1,000
- Valerie Cooper-Miller (Bradenton)$1,000
- Bruce Nelson (Palmetto)$500
- Sharon Stoffel (Sarasota)$400
Full profile
Also filed for this seat
- Andrew D Cottrell (Did not qualify)
- Anthony Drake (Did not qualify)
- John Dunn (Defeated, 19.7% in primary)
- Eugene Hendry (Withdrawn)
- Adam Johnson (Defeated, 12.0% in primary)
- Mark Stanoch (Defeated, 24.6% in primary)
- Leland Taylor (Defeated, 9.4% in primary)
- Michael L. Harrison (Defeated, 6.4% in primary)