Every candidate elected unopposed in the Lee County 2024 elections
More than 100 candidates including a county commissioner and two constitutional officers were elected or reelected when the qualifying period for Lee County county, city and district offices ended at noon last Friday.
The qualifying period is a set time frame where candidates can officially register to run for office. This year, it ran from noon on Monday, June 10 to noon on Friday, June 14.
Lee County Supervisor of Elections updated the list of qualified candidates for the 2024 General Elections. Here is a list of the candidates who were elected by default because they ran without opposition. You can see the full list of candidates at www.lee.vote/.
Lee County Commissioner, District 1
County Commissioner District 1 - Kevin Ruane (REP)
Ruane, the incumbent, will serve another term as County Commissioner for District 1 which represents Sanibel and parts of Cape Coral. He is one of five County Commissioners that serve as the legislative and governing body of Lee County.
Lee County constitutional officers
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller - Kevin C Karnes (REP)
Karnes, the incumbent, will continue in his role as Lee Clerk.
The clerk is responsible for nearly 1,000 duties designated by the Florida Constitution and Statutes including safeguarding the integrity if court records, managing jurors, maintaining case evidence and processing public case documents.
Tax Collector - Noelle Branning (REP)
Branning, also the incumbent, was reelected when no one filed to run against her.
Apart from the collection of property taxes, the tax collector also oversees driver license and ID card issuance, vehicle registration, hunting and fishing licenses and concealed weapon licenses.
Municipal elections: Fort Myers and Bonita
City of Fort Myers Ward 6 - Darla Bonk
Bonk will serve as Ward 6 for the City of Fort Myers. She is one of six councilmembers that sit on the Fort Myers City Council.
City of Bonita Springs District 4- Chris Edwin Corrie
Corrie will serve as the District 4 representative for the City of Bonita Springs. He is one of six councilmembers that sit on the Bonita Springs City Council.
County judges
County Court Judge GRP 1- Zachary M Gill
County Court Judge GRP 3- Devin S George
County Court Judge GRP 7- Maria E Gonzalez
County Court Judge GRP 8- Tara Pascotto Paluck
Community Development Districts (CDD)
Arborwood 4- Jeffery A Gordish
Bay Creek 1- Jerry Hugh Addison
Bay Creek 3- James A Janek
Bayside 1- Karen Montgomery
Bayside 3- Walter J McCarthy
Bayside 5- William J Nicholson
Blue Lake 4- David C Bello
Bonita Landing 1- Alessandro Rizzotti
Bonita Landing 5- Louis W Forester
Brooks I 1- Edward A Franklin
Brooks I 2- James Merritt
Brooks II 2- Kenneth Gould
Catalina 1- Jay Keith Sherman
Catalina 2- Troy E DeMond
Catalina 5- Douglas B Thompson
CFM 1- Paul Roger Mayotte
CFM 2- Sue Streeter
CFM 5- Todd Gile
Colonial CC 4- Giovanna Scuderi
Colonial CC 5- Timothy J Worthington
Gateway 1- Flavia Walsh
Gateway 2- Robert Geppert
Gateway 3- G Edwin Tinkle II
Habitat 2- Linda Lea Gibson
Habitat 5-James R Meek
Heritage Palms 1- Chuck Rawson
Heritage Palms 2- Brian Anderson
Heritage Palms 3- Robert D Breisch
Lucaya 1- Marilyn Cantanese
Lucaya 3- John William King
Mirada 2- Nielsen Mary Ann
Miromar Lakes S 5- Patrick J Reidy
Miromar Lakes 4- Mary LeFevre
Moody River 2- Clifford A Kinnunen Jr.
Moody River 3- Robert Geltner
Moody River 4- Melody VanHorn
Parklands Lee 1- Robert I Schwartz
Parklands Lee 3- Thomas J Clemens
Parklands West 3- Robert J Wyant
Paseo 3- Kent Gammon
Paseo 4- Robert Chris Shimer
Renaissance 4- George A Pattee
River Hall 3- Kenn Mitchell
River Ridge 3- Kurt Blumenthal
River Ridge 4- Terry G Mountford
River Ridge 5- Robert Twombly
Sail Harbour 1- Susan Balaun
Stoneybrook North 3- Diane M Allenbaugh
Stoneybrook 1- Philip Simonsen
Stoneybrook 2- Chris Brady
Vasari 1- Rich Brant
Vasari 2- Dennis Peter Lavalle
Vasari 4- Richard Kraska
Verandah East 3- Jacqueline Voiles
Verandah East 5- David Moore
Verandah West 1- Jeffery P Jordan
Verandah West 5- Gerald L Baldwin
Village Walk 1- Greg Janiec
Village Walk 5- J B Schuetz
Waterford 1- Bill J Smith
Community Development District 4- John Buchholz
Community Development District 5- Richard Bennington
Lee Count fire district boards
Alva Fire 1- Paul Frederick Meloy Jr.
Captiva Fire 1- Sherrill Binford Sims
Captiva Fire 2- Carole M Campbell
Captiva Fire 3- Jeffery B Brown
Estero Fire 4- Gerald Schleiffer
Fort Myers Beach Fire 2- Ronald P Fleming
Fort Myers Beach Fire 4- Keran Farrell
Fort Myers Shores Fire 2- Jon Detzel
Fort Myers Shores Fire 3- Corey Schneider
Bayshore Fire 4- Timothy W Cook
Matlacha/Pine Island Fire 1- Jamie DeLacey
Matlacha/Pine Island Fire 2- Neil Price
Matlatcha/Pine Island Fire 5- Joe Hernandez
North Fort Myers Fire 2- Danny Ballard
San Carlos Park Fire 2- Darleen Hathaway
Sanibel Fire 3- Jerrold Muench
South Trail Fire 2- Lawrence Hirshman
South Trail Fire 4- Jeffery Haugh
Tice Fire 2- Tim Barrett
Tice Fire 4-TJ Cannamela
Upper Captiva Fire 3- Duncan Rosen
Upper Captiva Fire 4- Mary Jo Yafchak
Upper Captiva Fire 5- Steven A Holt
All other positions
Captiva Erosion 2- Rene Miville
Captiva Erosion 4- John R Wade III
Captiva Erosion 5- Richard E Pyle
Lee County Mosquito Control 1- Ed Brantley
Lee County Mosquito Control 3- Mike Ellis
Lee County Mosquito Control 5- William Burke
Lee County Mosquito Control 7- Bruce C Scott
Fort Myers Beach Mosquito 2- Joanne E Semmer
Fort Myers Beach Mosquito 3- James P Murphy
Fort Myers Beach Library 5- Julianne Schmidt
Fort Myers Beach Library 6- Jeanette Tardiff
Fort Myers Beach Library 7- Sondra C Flick
Sanibel Public Library 4- Sandra Zahorchak
Sanibel Public Library 5- Shelley Greggs
Sanibel Public Library 6- Nicole Decker-McHale
This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: all candidates elected unopposed in Lee County qualifying voting 2024
