Alachua County · Gainesville · November 3, 2026 general · Independent editorial · Not a sample ballot
Alachua still decides School Board District 1: Plavac versus Miller on November 3
Gainesville is the county seat. The county-only values gap on the live November 3 file is Alachua School Board District 1: Janine Plavac versus Hunter Miller, both printed nonpartisan. That pair would be wrong in Marion, Levy, or Bradford. Pull the style from Alachua County Supervisor of Elections (votealachua.com) with your full residential address, not a 32601 / 32608 / 32669 ZIP.
Featured: Alachua School Board District 1
Open seat. Tina Certain is leaving the board for County Commission. Gabriel Lopez is not on the live November 3 file we quote here.
Janine Plavac (NPA) 10 / 22 / 8 · Grade C. On the November 3, 2026 general ballot. Sitting Alachua School Board District 5 member (DeSantis appointment April 2025), living in District 1 and running for the open D1 seat. University of Miami BSN; 17 years Gainesville High Academy of Health Professions. Christian 10 is empty-4 plus one parental-rights / choice plank. Catholic-school job and eucharistic minister on the card are biography, not Jesus as Lord. Constitution 22: choice as a parent right, CFO skepticism, NO on rushed rezoning. GOP 8 from the appointment plus conservative self-ID — no REC printout, not NPA 0.
Hunter Miller (NPA) 0 / 3 / 0 · Grade C. On the November 3, 2026 general ballot. Age 27. Bishop Middle math teacher (Title I); 2025 school Teacher of the Year. Campaign huntermillerforschoolboard.com (ActBlue). Mainstreet: Democratic Public Education Caucus of North Central Florida. Equality Florida PAC and Victory Fund name this oval. Christian 0 is Pride debit, not leftover empty-13. Constitution 3. GOP 0. Same letter as Plavac. The bars are not.
Alachua County Commission District 2
Open seat (Marihelen Wheeler not seeking re-election). Live November 3 names:
Donna Bradbrook (D) 11 / 9 / 3 · Grade C. On the November 3, 2026 general ballot. County employee about 20 years presenting audits and strategic plans (WCJB / Independent Florida Alligator). No continuous Jesus grid.
Tina Certain (D) 10 / 8 / 2 · Grade C. On the November 3, 2026 general ballot. Lifelong Gainesville resident; Alachua County School Board member for eight years (WCJB / Gainesville Sun / Mainstreet). No continuous Jesus grid. Charlie Jackson and Byran Williams are not on the live November 3 file we quote here.
Mayor of Gainesville, Gainesville City Commission, Hawthorne seats, Newberry groups, Alachua County Court Group 5, and School Board District 3 are not on the live November 3 file we quote here. Newberry’s spring city races already voted. Statewide offices: interactive guide for Alachua.
How to pull an Alachua sample ballot
Use votealachua.com and your full residential address. Early-voting sites are set in Gainesville, not on this page. One walkthrough: How to vote in Florida 2026. Scores: open Alachua in the Florida guide.
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Last content pass 2026-09-07. Data may lag filings — SOE is authoritative.