Election 2024: An early look at who will be on November ballot
James Coleman
Palm Beach Post USA TODAY NETWORK
Along with the presidential race, there are several key elections and amendment measures in the state of Florida and Palm Beach County at stake in the Nov. 5 general election.
Here’s an early look at the November ballot (”I” indicates Incumbent):
● U.S. Senate: Rick Scott (I-GOP) vs. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (DEM) vs. Ben Everidge (IND)
● State attorney: Alexcia Cox (DEM) vs. Sam Stern (GOP); replaces threeterm State Attorney Dave Aronberg
● Sheriff: Ric Bradshaw (I-DEM) vs. Michael Gauger (GOP)
● Palm Beach County Commissioner District 7: Bobby Powell (DEM) vs. Leonard Serratore (GOP); seat vacated by term-limited Mack Bernard
● Palm Beach County Commissioner District 3: Michael Barnett (I-GOP) vs. Joel Flores (DEM)
● Palm Beach County Commissioner District 5: Maria Sachs (I-DEM) vs. John Fischer (GOP)
● Clerk and Comptroller: Joe Abruzzo (I-DEM) vs. Samuel Thompson (GOP)
● Supervisor of Elections: Wendy Sartory Link (I-DEM) vs. Jeff Buongiorno (GOP)
● Port of Palm Beach Group 2: Varisa Dass (I-DEM) vs. Ted Sarandis
(GOP)
● Port of Palm Beach Group 3: Jean Enright (IDEM) vs. Roderick Clarke (GOP)
● U.S. House District 21 (Northern Palm Beach County): Brian Mast (I-GOP) vs. Thomas Witkop (DEM)
● U.S. House District 22 (West Palm Beach, Wellington, Boynton Beach): Lois Frankel (I-DEM) vs. Dan Franzese (GOP)
● U.S. House District 23 (Boca Raton): Jared Moskowitz (I-DEM) vs. Joe Kaufman (GOP)
● State House District 87 (Northern Palm Beach County and all of coastal): Mike Caruso (I-GOP) vs. Sienna Osta (DEM)
● State House District 89 (Greenacres and Lake Worth Beach): Daniel Zapata (GOP) vs. Debra Tendrich (DEM); seat vacated by term-limited David Silvers
● State House District 90 (Boynton Beach and Delray Beach): Joe Casello (I-DEM) vs. Bill Reicherter (GOP) vs. J.A. David Bradshaw (no party)
● State House District 91 (Boca Raton): Peggy Gossett-Seidman (I-GOP) vs. Jay Shooster (DEM)
● State House District 93 (Wellington): Katherine Waldron (I-DEM) vs. Anne Gerwig (GOP)
● State House District 94 (Western Palm Beach County): Meg Weinberger (GOP) vs. Rachelle Litt (DEM); seat vacated by term-limited Rick Roth
● School Board District 1 (north county): Matthew Lane vs. Page Lewis
● School Board District 5 (south county): Mindy Koch vs. Gloria Branch
● County judge (runoff): Lourdes Casanova vs. Jean Marie Middleton
Uncontested winners for November election
● Public defender: Daniel Eisinger (DEM) ● Palm Beach County Commissioner District 1: Maria Marino (GOP)
● School Board District 2: Virginia Savietto ● Port of Palm Beach Group 1: Wayne Richards (DEM)
● Property appraiser: Dorothy Jacks (DEM) ● Tax collector: Anne Gannon (DEM) ● State House District 88 (Central Palm Beach County): Jevonte Edmonds (DEM) ● State House District 92 (Southern Palm Beach County): Kelly Skidmore (DEM) ● U.S. House District 20 (Western Palm Beach County): Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick (DEM) ● State Senate District 24 (Central Palm Beach County): Mack Bernard (DEM) Here are the 6 amendment questions
● Amendment 1: Changes school board elections from nonpartisan to partisan beginning in the November 2026 general election and for primary elections nominating party candidates for the 2026 election.
● Amendment 2: Establishes a state constitutional right to hunt and fish.
● Amendment 3: Legalize marijuana for adults 21 years and older.
● Amendment 4: Establish a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability (generally considered to be between 23 and 24 weeks gestational age).
● Amendment 5: Provide for an annual inflation adjustment for the value of the homestead property tax exemption.
● Amendment 6: Repeal a constitutional provision providing for public campaign financing for candidates who agree to spending limits.
