Who is running for local, state and federal offices in the Sarasota-Manatee area?

This week, scores of candidates qualified to run for office in Sarasota and Manatee counties in elections this summer and fall.

Florida’s primary races are on Aug. 23 this year. When more than one candidate from the same political party is running for an office, those candidates will face off in a primary. The winner of the primary proceeds to the general election on Nov. 8.

Some of the candidates in Sarasota and Manatee counties are unopposed, which means that they are automatically elected to their offices.

The Sarasota and Manatee County School Board races are nonpartisan and will take place on Aug. 23. In Manatee County School Board Districts 2 and 5, if no candidate gets over 50% of the vote, the top two candidates will compete in a run-off on Nov. 8.

Background: Candidates for state, local and national office have until noon, June 17 to qualify

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Congressional candidates

U.S. House of Representatives District 16

• Vern Buchanan (R), incumbent

• Martin Hyde (R)

• Jan Schneider (D)

• Ralph E. Hartman (write-in)

U.S. House of Representatives District 17

• Greg Steube (R), incumbent

• Andrea Doria Kale (D)

• Theodore “Pink Tie” Murray (no party affiliation)

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Florida State Legislature candidates

State Senate District 20

• Jim Boyd (R), incumbent

• John Houman (R)

State Senate District 22

• Joe Gruters (R), incumbent

• Michael Johnson (R)

More: Florida GOP Chair Joe Gruters draws Senate primary opponent. Could Dems decide his fate?

State House District 70

• Mike Beltran (R)

• Eleuterio “Junior” Salazar Jr. (D)

State House District 72

• Tommy Gregory (R), incumbent

• Roberts Guy Dameus (D)

State House District 73

• Fiona McFarland (R), incumbent

• Derek Reich (D)

State candidates automatically elected

State House District 71

• Will Robinson (R), incumbent.

State House District 74

• James Buchanan (R), incumbent.

Sarasota County contested races

County Commission District 2

• Fredd Atkins (D)

• Hagen Brody (D)

• Mike Cosentino (D)

• Lourdes Ramirez (R)

• Mark Smith (R)

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County Commission District 4

• Mark Hawkins (R)

• Daniel Kuether (D)

• Joe Neunder (R)

School Board District 1 (nonpartisan)

• Bridget Ziegler

• Dawnyelle Singleton

School Board District 4 (nonpartisan)

• Lauren Kurnov

• Robyn Marinelli

School Board District 5 (nonpartisan)

• Nora Cietek

• Timothy Enos

Charter Review Board District 1

• Alexandra Coe (R)

• Les Nichols (R)

• Nancy M.H. Simpson (D)

Charter Review Board District 2

• G. Matthew Brockway (R)

• Jae Langston D. Williams (D)

Charter Review Board District 4 (2-year term)

• Jack Miller (R)

• Ray Porter (D)

Hospital Board Central District, Seat 2

• Thomas Dart (R)

• Joseph J. DeVirgilio Jr. (R)

• Bridgette Fiorucci (R)

Hospital Board Northern District, Seat 1

• Brad Baker (R)

• Jim Meister (R)

Hospital Board Northern District, Seat 2

• Nick Altier (R)

• Andre S. Hoefer (R)

• Richard Rehmeyer (R)

• Victor J. Rohe (R)

• Jonathan Tubbs (LPF)

Hospital Board Southern District, Seat 1

• Darryl W. Henry

• Patricia Maraia

Hospital Board Southern District, Seat 2

• Gregory A. Carter (R)

• Joseph “Doc” Chirillo (R)

Sarasota County candidates automatically elected

County Judge, Group 1

• Phyllis Rogers Galen

County Judge, Group 3

• MaryAnn Olson Boehm

County Judge, Group 5

• Erika Nikla Quartermaine

Charter Review Board District 3

• Andrew J. Kirby (R)

Charter Review Board District 4 (4-year term)

• Clayton W. Taylor (R)

Charter Review Board District 5

• Joe Justice (R)

Manatee County contested races

County Commission District 2

• Reggie Bellamy (D), incumbent

• Charles B. Smith (D)

• Amanda Ballard (R)

County Commission District 4

• Misty Servia (R), incumbent

• Mike Rahn (R)

• Timothy Norwood (I)

• Daniel Hansen (write-in)

County Commission District 6

• Carol Whitmore (R), incumbent

• Jason Bearden (R)

• Carol Ann Felts (R)

• Robert Lesher (write-in)

• Manuel Antonio Llamas (write-in)

School Board District 2 (nonpartisan)

• Susan Agruso

• Harold E. Byrd Jr.

• Cindy Spray

School Board District 4 (nonpartisan)

• Chad Choate, incumbent

• Sean L. Conley

School Board District 5 (nonpartisan)

• James T. Golden, incumbent

• Richard William Tatem

• Chantal Wilford

Automatically elected Manatee County candidates

Manatee County Court Judge Group 3

• Jacqueline Blanton Steele

City of Sarasota

Six candidates are running for at-large seats on the Sarasota City Commission. They include:

• Jen Ahearn-Koch, incumbent

• Dan Lobeck

• Sheldon Rich

• Terrill Salem

• Carl Shoffstall

• Debbie Trice

The top three vote-getters from the Aug. 23 primary will advance to the November general election, with the top two there winning at-large seats on the commission.

City of North Port

Commission District 4

• Pete Emrich, the incumbent, is automatically elected.

Commission District 5

• David Pankiw

• Phillip Stokes

• Victor Dobrin

If one of these candidates receives 50% of the vote plus one on Aug. 23, they will win the seat outright. Otherwise, the top two finishers will move on to the November election.

Anne Snabes covers city and county government for the Herald-Tribune. You can contact her at asnabes@gannett.com and follow her on Twitter at @a_snabes.

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: 2022 Election: Candidates running in Sarasota, Manatee counties