Duval County · Jacksonville · November 3, 2026 general
Duval County November 3, 2026 general voter guide
Jacksonville is the only consolidated city-county government among Florida’s big metros, so a Duval voter’s “city” ballot and “county” ballot are the same Supervisor of Elections file. That is not true in Pinellas (St. Petersburg plus a separate county commission) or Palm Beach (dozens of municipalities on their own calendars). If you live in Arlington, the Beaches, Southside, Northside, Westside, or downtown, you still vote in Duval County — not a standalone Jacksonville city election office. Naval Station Mayport, NAS Jacksonville, and the St. Johns River waterfront sit inside this same consolidated map.
This page is the JesusVoter values landing for that map. We score candidates on three published axes — Christian / faith policy (45), Constitution & liberty (35), and GOP alignment (20) — and we print the numbers here so a Jacksonville reader does not have to open the interactive app just to see who leads a school-board or county-court field. This is not an endorsement mill and it is not an official ballot.
Not an official ballot. Not published by any Supervisor of Elections or the Florida Division of Elections. Your legal ballot is by precinct and full residential address. Always verify with the Duval County Supervisor of Elections sample ballot tool.
Florida runs a closed primary. On Tuesday, August 18, 2026, a Republican ballot generally requires Republican registration, and a Democratic ballot generally requires Democratic registration. Nonpartisan Duval School Board and Duval County Court races can appear regardless of party. The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Book-closing / registration for this primary was July 20, 2026 — confirm any party-change timing with the SOE before you assume you will receive a partisan nomination ballot.
Key facts
- Primary (over): August 18, 2026
- Closed primary: party registration generally required for party nominations
- Book-closing / registration for this primary: July 20, 2026 (confirm party changes with SOE)
- General election: November 3, 2026
- On file in this guide: 21 local Duval races / 32 local candidates (plus statewide)
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How to read the scores on this Jacksonville page
Every scored name below is printed as Christian / Constitution / GOP. The letter is that 100-point total (90–100 A, 80–89 B, 70–79 C, 60–69 D, 59 and under F). A high Christian number means a public faith or parental-rights grid we could document; a mid Constitution number can still sit next to a thin Jesus trail. The letter is not “electability.” We do not call winners. District-limited seats (school board, some commissions) appear only for voters in that district — ZIP is not enough; use the Duval sample ballot.
Statewide races on every Duval ballot (with scores)
Jacksonville Republicans share the same open governor’s primary as the rest of Florida. Ron DeSantis is term-limited. The four Republican names we publish with live scores on this landing are the values-guide top of that GOP field — not a prediction of who carries Duval or the Beaches. Democrats have their own closed primary; those names and scores live in the interactive guide.
Governor of Florida — Republican primary scores
- James Fishback (R) — 41 / 35 / 15 A
- Paul Renner (R) — 36 / 33 / 19 B
- Byron Donalds (R) — 36 / 29 / 20 B
- Jay Collins (R) — 34 / 32 / 19 B
Fishback is the high-water Christian/Constitution card in the statewide set we print here. Renner, Donalds, and Collins cluster in the mid-30s Christian with stronger GOP-alignment marks than Fishback’s 15. That spread matters if you weigh church/life language against party-institution alignment. Full fields, Democratic scores, and write-in notes are in the interactive Duval guide.
U.S. Senate (Special) — Republican score we print here
- Ashley B. Moody (R) — 42 / 28 / 20 A
This is the special U.S. Senate election, not the regular-cycle Senate class. Moody’s 42 Christian is the highest Senate mark we print on this page; the C grade is research-depth, not a claim that the race is uncontested. Confirm the special-Senate line on your Duval sample ballot.
Local primary races on file for Duval (names + scores)
Fields below come from this guide’s compiled Duval file (public sources including Ballotpedia, Florida Politics, News4Jax, Jax Today, and Florida Family Action’s 2026 judicial listing). Lists can change. Treat duvalelections.com as authoritative. We do not invent winners.
Duval School Board District 6
This is the largest school-board field on the Duval file — five names, all C-grade research, no Jesus-grid campaign among them. The practical values split is classroom-order and résumé (realtor, Navy, school police, paralegal, former Democratic city-council run), not a Gospel slate.
- Lindsey Denmark (NPA) — 28 / 24 / 12 D. No Jesus grid. Classroom-order priority in a News4Jax interview. Realtor; restoring classroom order as top priority. Competitive finance to replace conservative chair Joyce.
- Robert Stafford (NPA) — 26 / 22 / 12 D. No Jesus grid. Former Naval officer. Navy veteran — modest Constitution plus, less classroom-order public trail than Denmark.
- Clarence James (NPA) — 24 / 20 / 12 F. No Jesus grid. School police sergeant; large finance. LE/school-police résumé is a safety plus; not a public culture-war platform.
- Michelle Petty (NPA) — 22 / 16 / 8 F. No Jesus grid. Paralegal challenger; thinner public values trail.
- Tammyette Thomas (NPA) — 18 / 14 / 6 F. No Jesus grid. Former Democratic city-council candidate (Florida Politics).
Duval School Board District 2
Open conservative-leaning district after outgoing conservative April Carney. This is the only Duval school-board card on this landing with a Christian number in the high 30s.
- Donovan Bradley (NPA) — 38 / 26 / 14 C. Florida Politics: outgoing conservative April Carney endorsed self-described conservative Christian Donovan Bradley. Conservative Christian + Carney endorsement + strongest finance in D2.
- Terence Myers (NPA) — 22 / 16 / 8 F. Educator; no Jesus grid. Educator opponent in open conservative-leaning D2.
- Donna Westrich (NPA) — 22 / 16 / 8 F. Educator; no Jesus grid. Classroom/educator profile vs conservative-Christian opponent.
Duval School Board District 4
Jax Today described an all-Democrat/educator D4 field. Scores stay in the low-20s Christian band. There is no public parental-rights campaign in this three-way on our card.
- James Jacobs (NPA) — 24 / 18 / 10 F. No Jesus grid. Dean at a Duval charter; slight structure/discipline lean vs traditional-district educators.
- Alfreda Dennison Butler (NPA) — 22 / 16 / 8 F. No Jesus grid. 30-year DCPS educator. All-Democrat/educator D4 field (Jax Today). Mid scores; no public parental-rights campaign.
- Rhodesia Butler (NPA) — 20 / 14 / 6 F. No Jesus grid. Public listing registered Democrat. Retired DCPS educator/principal; D registration in an all-Dem-leaning district race.
Duval County Court Group 13
Judicial canons block a full Jesus/Gospel campaign. The values-guide split on this card is whether Florida Family Action listed the candidate on its 2026 Judicial Primary guide (biblical-worldview vetting). That is a listing signal, not a sermon.
- Octavius Holliday Jr. (NPA) — 26 / 24 / 13 D. Florida Family Action listed on 2026 Judicial Primary guide (biblical-worldview vetting). No full Jesus/Gospel campaign (judicial canons). Medium research pass. FFA judicial listing is a values-guide plus at trial-court level. Medium pass: apply-the-law baseline plus FFA signal vs non-listed opponents.
- Melina E. Buncome (NPA) — 18 / 20 / 10 F. No FFA listing in 2026 Judicial Primary guide (opponent listed). No Jesus/Gospel judicial campaign. Medium pass. Solid enough for mid Constitution judicial band; below FFA-listed opponent on values-guide axis.
- Marquita Green (NPA) — 18 / 20 / 10 F. No FFA listing in 2026 Judicial Primary guide (opponent listed). No Jesus/Gospel judicial campaign. Medium pass. Solid enough for mid Constitution judicial band; below FFA-listed opponent on values-guide axis.
Duval County Court Group 1
- Matthew Lufrano (NPA) — 26 / 24 / 13 D. Florida Family Action listed on 2026 Judicial Primary guide (biblical-worldview vetting). No full Jesus/Gospel campaign (judicial canons). Medium research pass. FFA judicial listing is a values-guide plus at trial-court level. Medium pass: apply-the-law baseline plus FFA signal vs non-listed opponents.
- Latoya Williams Shelton (NPA) — 18 / 20 / 10 F. No FFA listing in 2026 Judicial Primary guide (opponent listed). No Jesus/Gospel judicial campaign. Medium pass. Solid enough for mid Constitution judicial band; below FFA-listed opponent on values-guide axis.
Florida 4th Circuit Court (Duval / Clay / Nassau) — unopposed groups on file
The 4th Circuit is the trial circuit that includes Jacksonville. These three groups are unopposed on our file. Medium-pass mid-band scores exist so the ballot is complete; there is no contested values comparison and no Jesus/Gospel campaign (canons).
- L.E. Hutton (NPA), Group 3 — empty-trail F (not a mid-band twin; see the live card). Unopposed judicial seat. Medium pass: no contested values comparison; no Jesus/Gospel campaign (canons). Unopposed trial-court listing. Mid judicial band for ballot completeness after medium review.
- James Daniel (NPA), Group 4 — empty-trail F (not a mid-band twin; see the live card). Unopposed judicial seat. Medium pass: no contested values comparison; no Jesus/Gospel campaign (canons). Unopposed trial-court listing. Mid judicial band for ballot completeness after medium review.
- Lester Bass (NPA), Group 6 — empty-trail F (not a mid-band twin; see the live card). Unopposed judicial seat. Medium pass: no contested values comparison; no Jesus/Gospel campaign (canons). Unopposed trial-court listing. Mid judicial band for ballot completeness after medium review.
Jacksonville City Council specials and other county-court groups can appear by precinct. If a race is not named above, it is not in this landing’s scored top-race set — check the SOE sample ballot and the full Duval guide.
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