Clay Murphy won a four-way Republican primary for this commission seat in August, defeating incumbent Roy Alaimo and two other candidates. While there are no Democratic candidates in the race, there is a write-in candidate who qualified, meaning the primary was only open to Republican voters.
Four candidates were seeking the seat for School Board District 5, currently held by Patrick Canan. As no candidate got more than 50% of the vote in the August primary, the top two candidates, Linda Thomson and Bethany Hilbert, advance to the general election.
Incumbent St. Johns County Commissioner Henry Dean is seeking re-election in District 5. He faces two challengers in the Republican primary, John Higbee III and Ann Taylor.
Incumbent St. Johns County Commissioner Christian Whitehurst is seeking re-election in District 1. He defeated two challengers in the Republican primary. While there are no Democratic candidates in the race, there is a write-in candidate who qualified, meaning the primary was only open to Republican voters.
Residential developments in St. Johns County where a governmental unit was created to serve the specific needs of its community are selecting candidates for their development district’s Board of Supervisors.
St. Johns County’s Anastasia Mosquito Control District collaborates with the Florida Department of Health in Tallahassee, Florida. provides control, community education, and research. It is based in St. Augustine but serves all communities in the county.
Two candidates are seeking the votes for the District 4 seat on the St. Johns County School Board. This is a non-partisan race that will appear on the August ballot open to all voters in the district.
Three candidates are seeking the votes for St. Augustine City Commission, Seat 3, which is also the mayoral seat. It is a nonpartisan office and all voters in the city limits can vote in this race on the August ballot.
Incumbent St. Johns County Commissioner Sarah Arnold won 51% of the vote in a five-way Republican primary in August. No Democrat signed up to run but a write-in candidate did qualify, which, under Florida law, kept the primary closed to only Republican voters.
Incumbent Beverly Slough and challenger Racheal Hand got the most votes in a three-way primary for St. Johns County School Board, District 1. Since this is a nonpartisan race and no candidate won more than 50% of the primary vote, Slough and Hand advance to a November runoff.
Krista Keating-Joseph narrowly won the Republican primary for the District 4 seat on the St. Johns County Commission. No Democrat signed up to run in this district but a write-in candidate did qualify for the November ballot, which kept the August primary closed to only Republican voters.
