While many eyes are on statewide and national elections, Alachua County has a slate of notable elections coming this year.
Noon Friday marked the end of the qualifying period for statewide, multi-county, county and special district candidates.
Soon after the deadline, Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton released the names of every candidate who will appear on the ballot in Alachua County. Mainstreet is publishing that list below in its entirety, along with the contact information of each candidate.
Some of these names are familiar, while others are newcomers to the political scene. As always, Mainstreet Daily News will run previews of each competitive race in the run-up to the primary and general elections, which are set for Aug. 20 and Nov. 5, respectively.
Alachua County Commission District 1
Mary Alford (Democratic Party)
votemaryalford@gmail.com
352-317-4480
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot to determine the General Election candidate
Dejeon L. Cain (Democratic Party)
cdejeon@gmail.com
352-665-3332
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot to determine the General Election candidate
Lizabeth A Doebler (Republican Party)
LizDoebler@aol.com
786-351-6501
Name will appear on the General Election Ballot
Alachua County Commission District 3
Jenn Garrett (Republican Party)
jenngfordistrict3@gmail.com
352-359-7826
Name will appear on the General Election Ballot
Anna Prizzia (Democratic Party)
annaforalachua@gmail.com
910-894-3441
Name will appear on the General Election Ballot
Alachua County School Board District 2 (Nonpartisan)
Diyonne L. McGraw
diyonne.mcgraw@gmail.com
352-246-8071
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot
Thomas Vu
VoteThomasVu@gmail.com
352-215-0950
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot
Alachua County School Board District 4 (Nonpartisan)
Leanetta McNealy
lee.mcnealy@gmail.com
352-219-3898
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot
Lew A. “Lincoln” Welge
lewwelge@gmail.com
904-945-1394
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot
Sheriff
Emery Gainey (Republican Party)
emery.gainey@outlook.com
352-275-5004
Name will appear on the General Election Ballot
Peter PK King (Democratic Party)
PeterKing4Sheriff@gmail.com
352-681-0252
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot to determine the General Election candidate
Pamela Marshall-Koons (No-Party Affiliation)
united@pamela4sheriff.org
352-359-5760
Name will appear on the General Election Ballot
Chad Scott (Democratic Party)
chadscott345@yahoo.com
352-485-2355
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot to determine the General Election candidate
Latrell Simmons (Democratic Party)
vote.latrell.simmons@gmail.com
Phone: PROTECTED
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot to determine the General Election candidate
Supervisor of Elections
Kim A. Barton (Democratic Party)
kimbartonsoe@gmail.com
352-278-6062
Name will appear on the General Election Ballot
Judith Jensen (Republican Party)
jemfan@msn.com
262-844-8252
Name will appear on the General Election Ballot
City of Gainesville Commission, At-Large A District (Nonpartisan)
James Ingle
VoteJamesIngle@gmail.com
352-215-0950
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot for City of Gainesville voters
Fareed “Reed” Johnson
contact@electfareed.com
352-222-4192
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot for City of Gainesville voters
City of Gainesville Commission, District 1 (Nonpartisan)
Michael ‘Perk’ Perkins
perksfamilytax@gmail.com
352-316-0995
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot for City of Gainesville voters living in District 1
Desmon Duncan-Walker
desmon.walker1@gmail.com
352-213-3113
Name will appear on the Primary Election Ballot for City of Gainesville voters living in District 1
The following Alachua County candidates qualified and are unopposed and will not appear on the ballot:
Alachua County Commission District 5
Charles S. “Chuck” Chestnut IV
Alachua County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
J.K. “Jess” Irby
Alachua County Property Appraiser
Ayesha Solomon
Alachua County Tax Collector
John Power
Alachua County Court Judge Group 2 (Nonpartisan)
Meshon T. Rawls
Alachua County Soil and Water Conservation Group 2
Archie Matthews
The following City of Gainesville candidate qualified and is unopposed and will not appear on the ballot:
City of Gainesville Commission, At-Large B District (Nonpartisan)
Cynthia Moore Chestnut
No one qualified to run for the following seat:
Alachua County Soil and Water Conservation Group 4
The fundraising total for each candidate is available online.
For a list of qualifying statewide, multi-county and special district candidates, visit the Florida Division of Elections website.
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To be on the safe side, just vote AGAINST any INCUMBENT. No one could be worse.
Why is it that when I review the list of local candidates for office I feel the need to pull my rubber boots up higher. Could it be that the slime and sludge of local government just gets deeper and smellier with each passing year
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Vote for Lew Welge. He’s a great option. His opponent has been in office for almost a decade and nothing has improved.