Sarasota County Election Results: 3 Candidates Lead School Board Races

Updated: 7:25 p.m., Tuesday

In Sarasota County school board races, Jimmy Glover has taken an early lead with 40 of 98 precincts reporting their tallies to the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections office.

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Glover has earned nearly 35,600 votes (47.2 percent of the vote) as of 7:25 p.m., unofficial results show.

His opponents Heidi Brandt and Teresa DeWitt have received more than 23,300 (30.98 percent) and nearly 16,500 (21.82 percent) votes, respectively.

In District 4, Megan Tennimon received more than 44,200 votes (59.13 percent) compared to her opponent, Frank DiCicco, who earned 30,570 votes (40.87 percent), according to the unofficial results.

Beth Mayberry is leading in District 5 with nearly 45,400 votes (60.79 percent), while her opponent trails with nearly 29,300 votes (39.21 percent), the unofficial results show.

SARASOTA COUNTY, FL — Voters in Sarasota and across Sarasota County are awaiting the results in the 2026 primary elections after local polls closed at 7 p.m. ET.

Patch will publish the live results as they are reported by the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections office. Check back to this story for up-to-date results.

Though the polls closed at 7 p.m., those already in line at the time will be allowed to vote. Those who arrive at their polling place after 7 p.m. will be turned away.

Sarasota County voters had a say in a number of races, including Democratic and Republican nominees for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and state legislative races in Tuesday's primary election.

They also made decisions in local contests, including county commission and school board races.

While some races might be decided Tuesday, many candidates will move on to the Nov. 3 general election.

The following candidates were on the ballot Tuesday:

Democrats Only:

U.S. Senator

• Angie Nixon
• Alexander Vindman

Representative in Congress - District 16

• Jon Harris
• Kelly Kirschner
• Tamika Lyles
• Glenn Pearson
• Jan Schneider

Representative in Congress - District 17

• Matthew Montavon
• Allen L. Spence, Jr.

Governor

• Evelyn Castillo-Bach
• Thomas Eloy Fernandez
• Dayna Marie Foster
• David Jolly
• Dotie Joseph
• Stephann Norman

Chief Financial Officer

• Earle Ford
• Annette Taddei

Commissioner of Agriculture

• Joey Mendoza Atkins
• Donald A. "Don" Prichard

Republicans Only:

U.S. Senator

• Chris Gleason
• Ashley Moody
• Neelam Taneja Perry
• Ernest "Ernie" Rivera

Representative in Congress - District 16

• Sydney Gruters
• Ed Pope
• Eddie Speir

Governor

• Jay Collins
• Byron Donalds
• James Fishback
• Jim Holcomb
• Arthur Joseph McCaffrey
• Daniel Nokovich
• Paul Renner
• Rachel Rodriguez
• James W. Shaw
• Caneste Succe
• Bobby Williams

Chief Financial Officer

• Frank William Collige
• Blaise Ingoglia

Commissioner of Agriculture

• Wilton Simpson
• Matt Taylor

State Senator - District 22

• James Buchanan
• Vic Rohe

State Representative - District 74

• Les Nichols
• Nick Pachota
• Jennifer Peeples Winkler
• Kelly Ann Walker

Sarasota County Commission - District 2

• Kristina Sargent
• Mark Smith

Sarasota County Commission - District 4

• Jim DeNiro
• Joe Neunder

Charter Review Board - District 3

• Chip Adams
• Alicia Hopper

Charter Review Board - District 5

• Erin Halstead
• Andrew Sias

All Voters, Regardless Of Party:

Sarasota County School Board - District 1

• Heidi Brandt
• Teresa Ann DeWitt
• Jimmy Glover

Sarasota County School Board - District 4

• Frank DiCicco
• Megan Tennimon

Sarasota County School Board - District 5

• Beth Mayberry
• Michelle Pozzie

Sarasota Memorial Hospital Board - Northern District, Seat 1

• Brad Baker
• Bill Woeltjen

Charter Review Board - District 1

• Nicholas R. Altier
• Alexandra Coe
• Bill Van Allen

City of Sarasota Residents:

Sarasota City Commission - At-Large Seats (vote for two)

• Jen Ahearn-Koch
• Florence "Flo" Entler
• John Harshman
• Yevgeny Khodorkovsky
• Rob Rominiecki