General Election, Nov 3, 2026
Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners, District 6
2 candidates are on the ballot. Sara Baxter holds the seat now, facing Katherine Waldron.
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. …
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.
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: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Money from inside Palm Beach County
Share of itemized contributions from addresses with a Palm Beach County ZIP code.
Who gave
- Individuals37%
- Businesses55%
- Political committees (PACs)6%
- Other organizations2%
- Other0%
- Individuals54%
- Businesses20%
- Candidate self-funding0%
- Political party committees0%
- Political committees (PACs)4%
- Other22%
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- Professional Firefighters/Para (West Palm Beach)$2,000
- ABC PAC (Coconut Creek)$2,000
- Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative (Belle Glade)$2,000
- Clifford I Hertz Revocable Tru (West Palm Beach)$2,000
- Ranger Construction Industries (West Palm Beach)$2,000
- JEFF KOONS (WEST PALM BEACH)$3,000
- PAULA RYAN (WEST PALM BEACH)$2,000
- GERALD WALDRON (GREAT FALL)$2,000
- DENISE DEVAUGHN (ROSELLE PARK)$2,000
- THOMAS FARLEY (METUCHEN)$2,000
Record in office
From recorded votes and meeting attendance collected for the bodies this person serves on.
- 18 recorded votes
- With the final outcome 94% of the time
- Attended 100% of recorded meetings
- 1 motions made
No record in a tracked office
What they bring forward
Most frequent policy areas in the bills they introduced and motions they made.
- Children & Families
No bills or motions on file
Full profile
Also filed for this seat
- Elizabeth Accomando (Inactive, 40.6% in primary)
- Rudolph "Rudy" Tinker (Defeated, 33.2% in primary)
- Mario F. Guzman (Inactive, 13.4% in primary)
- Mohammad Junaid Akther (Inactive)
- Allen Gast (Inactive)