Election

In an election, Feb. 3, Naples voters elected a former city councilmember and two newcomers to the Naples City Council from a pool of eight candidates. Ted Blankenship, John Krol, and Scott Schultz are set to be sworn in on Feb. 18.

Beth Macy's latest book is Paper Girl, which explores the deep divisions in the U.S. It was recently nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. Her book Dopesick was made into an Emmy-winning series on Hulu.

Ahead of the Feb. 3, 2026, Naples City Council election, the League of Women Voters of Collier Council organized a candidate forum for all eight candidates seeking three open seats on the council. We’ll hear a condensed broadcast of the forum moderated by Naples Daily News Executive Editor Wendy Fullerton Powell and WGCU’s John Davis.

Thursday, January 22, is the last day voters can request a Vote-by-Mail ballot to be mailed by the Collier County Supervisor of Elections office for the 2026 City of Naples Election. Voters requesting a ballot must contact the Supervisor of Elections office by 5 p.m. on January 22.

City of Naples voters will have eight candidates to choose from in the February 3, 2026, election. Three city council seats are at stake in the election.

A Tampa political consultant connected to Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said the county's top cop isn't part of a "draft Marceno" for Congress effort.

In an historic election, Tuesday, residents of Fort Myers Beach voted to recall town council members John King and Karen Woodson, but whether or not King will actually be removed from office remains to be seen after a circuit court judge, on Nov. 3, ordered a stay on the recall results pending an appeals court decision.

Residents of Fort Myers Beach head to the polls Nov. 4 for what could result in the first successful recall of elected officials in Lee County in nearly 75 years. Town council members Karen Woodson and John King are on the recall ballot, but judge’s decision, Nov. 3, leaves the vote on King’s recall in a kind of legal limbo.

Vice President Harris formally conceded the 2024 election on Wednesday, urging her supporters not to despair her loss to President-elect Donald Trump and to "never give up the fight for our democracy."

Former President Donald Trump handily won Florida's Presidential Preference Primary election, Tuesday. In Naples, the mayoral race and one city council seat were too close to call and now head for a recount.