Election

Official qualifying dates have been announced in Lee County for local countywide, independent special district and municipal candidates seeking office.

Jenna Persons-Mulicka has been appointed as Lee County Supervisor of Elections by Governor Ron DSeSantis.

Single-member district idea to go before Glades and Lee voters in November

Amira Fox won her third term as state attorney without facing opposition. She was the only candidate who filed to run for the job. The filing deadline was noon Friday.

Under Florida law, all previous vote-by-mail requests have expired. Voters must submit a new request to vote-by-mail in the 2026 election cycle. Vote-by-mail requests must be made to the county Supervisor of Elections in the voter’s county of registration.

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.