General Election, Nov 3, 2026
Panama City Beach City Council, Ward 1
2 candidates are on the ballot.
Voters in Panama City Beach (citywide) choose this seat.
What this office does
Duties under Florida law
… (b) POWERS. Municipalities shall have governmental, corporate and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes except as otherwise provided by law. Each municipal legislative body shall be elective. …
(1) As provided in s. 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, municipalities shall have the governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers to enable them to conduct municipal government, perform municipal functions, and render municipal services, and may exercise any power for municipal purposes, except when expressly prohibited by law. …
Carlos SanchezNonpartisan officeStatus: Qualified
Grant WittstruckNonpartisan officeStatus: QualifiedListed alphabetically; the order on your ballot may differ.
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.
Money from inside Bay County
Share of itemized contributions from addresses with a Bay County ZIP code.
Who gave
- Individuals61%
- Businesses4%
- Candidate loans to own campaign17%
- Loans from others17%
- Other1%
- Individuals39%
- Businesses56%
- Candidate loans to own campaign2%
- Other3%
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- Charles Nelson (Panama City Beach)$1,000
- Pretty Neat Organizing LLC (Panama City)$1,000
- Craig Zehrbach (Saint Louis)$1,000
- George Nelson (Palatine)$1,000
- Carlos A Sanchez (Norwalk)$500
- Kenneth Frame (Panama City Beach)$1,000
- Samuel Clovis (Sioux City)$1,000
- Florida Parasail Company, LLC (Panama City Beach)$1,000
- Pigneri & Lyon Inc. (Panama City)$1,000
- Bennett's Reef, Inc. (Panama City Beach)$1,000
Full profile
Also filed for this seat
- Scott Heilmann (Did not qualify)