Municipal Election, Nov 3, 2026
Cape Coral Mayor
2 candidates are on the ballot.
Voters in Cape Coral (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. …
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.
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 Lee County
Share of itemized contributions from addresses with a Lee County ZIP code.
Who gave
- Individuals14%
- Businesses1%
- Political committees (PACs)1%
- Other organizations0%
- Candidate loans to own campaign77%
- Other8%
- Individuals29%
- Businesses1%
- Other organizations0%
- Candidate loans to own campaign56%
- Loans from others11%
- Other2%
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- 78 Political Committee (Orlando)$3,000
- Take Out The Trash Committee (Fort Myers)$2,100
- Valor Real Estate Services (Cape Coral)$2,080
- Chardayne Seuffert (Cape Coral)$1,000
- Catherine Smith (Cape Coral)$1,000
- Roy Adams$2,000
- Robert Selby (Cape Coral)$1,000
- Alexis Hayes (Homestead)$1,000
- Caridad Hayes (Homestead)$1,000
- David Scott (Cape Coral)$1,000
Full profile
Also filed for this seat
- Richard Leon (Defeated, 6.1% in primary)
- Kara Rogers (Defeated, 14.5% in primary)
- Dan Sheppard (Inactive, 8.0% in primary)
- John Gunter (Inactive, 14.9% in primary)