Alachua County voters now have seven new candidates to consider and qualifying remains open with more candidates expected.  

Every municipality in Alachua County will host elections this year. Micanopy and La Crosse already settled their races when no one filed to run against the incumbents. You can find a list of candidates running for seats in Alachua County’s smaller cities here.  

On Monday, Hawthrone Mayor Jacquelyn Randall announced her campaign for House District 21. That seat is currently occupied by state Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson, who announced that she would not seek her final term.  

Over the weekend, Ocala’s Antione Fields also filed for the seat, further crowding the field with four Democratic Party hopefuls. 

Malik Moore and Xavier Jarrod Monroe are the two other candidates for the seat, which covers eastern Alachua County and northwest Marion County.    

Hinson has been the only Democrat on the Alachua County Legislative Delegation since she took office in 2020. No Republicans have yet filed to contest the seat.  

But the contest for Seat 2 on the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) remains even more competitive after two new candidates join the four candidates included in the last roundup.  

Incumbent Commissioner Marihelen Wheeler announced that she would step down after her first term.  

Donna Bradbrook out of High Springs and Newberry’s Charlie Jackson, who also ran in 2022, both filed to join the race. Bradbrook and Jackson will run to earn the Democratic Party nomination along with three other candidates listed in our previous coverage.  

Republican Roberty Woody is also contesting the seat. 

Dewayne Baines, no party affiliation, has filed to oppose incumbent Commissioner Ken Cornell.  

Gregory Pelham filed to run for District 3 on the School Board of Alachua County against incumbent Sarah Rockwell. That race narrowed to just two candidates after Pamela Marshall-Koons withdrew. 

For the school board’s District 1, Janine Plavac is the only candidate signed up. She is currently the incumbent for District 5.  

DeJeon Cain will oppose Gainesville Commissioner Casey Willits for District 3, comprising the city’s southwest region. Cain previously ran for the seat against Willits in 2022 and campaigned for a county commission seat in 2024.  

Full candidate list for Florida House, Florida Senate, Alachua County Commission, Alachua County School Board and Gainesville City Commission.  

Florida House District 10 

Baker, Bradford, Columbia, Union, and northern Alachua County (cities of Waldo, Alachua and High Springs) 

• Chase Brannan (Republican) 

• Marshall Rawson (Republican) 

• Joseph Thornton (American Solidarity Party) 

Florida House District 21 

Northwest Marion County and Southeast Alachua County (including Hawthorne, Micanopy and eastern Gainesville) 

• Malik Moore (Democrat) 

• Xavier Jarrod Monroe (Democrat) 

• Jacquelyn Randall (Democrat) 

• Antione Fields (Democrat) 

Florida House District 22 

Levy County, Gilchrist County and Southwest Alachua County (including western Gainesville, Newberry and Archer) 

• Chad Johnson, incumbent (Republican) 

• Amy Trask (Democrat) 

Florida Senate District 6 

Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Gilchrist, Union and the north half of Alachua County 

• Jennifer Bradley, incumbent (Republican) 

Alachua County District 2 

High Springs, Alachua and parts of Northwest Gainesville (but elected by the entire county) 

• Byran Williams (Democrat) 

• Tina Certain (Democrat) 

• Adam Joy (Democrat) 

• Donna Bradbrook (Democrat) 

• Charlie Jackson (Democrat) 

• Robert Woody (Republican) 

Alachua County District 4 

Hawthorne, Melrose and Southwest Gainesville (but elected by the entire county) 

In eastern Alachua County, incumbent Ken Cornell has filed to defend the seat he’s held since winning the November 2014 election. 

• Ken Cornell, incumbent (Democrat) 

• Dewayne Baines (NOP) 

School Board of Alachua County District 1 

• Janine Plavac 

School Board of Alachua County District 3 

• Sarah Rockwell, incumbent 

• Gregory Pelham 

Gainesville Mayor 

• James Lesesne Jr. 

• Harvey Ward, incumbent  

Gainesville District 2 

Primarily Northwest Gainesville 

• No candidates have filed 

Gainesville District 3 

Primarily Southwest Gainesville 

• Casey Willits, incumbent 

• DeJeon Cain 

Gainesville District 4 

Primarily Central Gainesville 

• Bryan Eastman, incumbent