Your 2026 General Election Guide: Sarasota and Manatee Counties
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SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Two nonpartisan voter guides are now available for Sarasota and Manatee county voters ahead of the 2026 General Election on Tuesday, November 3.The guides cover every race and ballot question voters in each county will see this fall, split into separate downloadable guides for Sarasota County and Manatee County.What’s in the guidesEach guide is organized into two parts.Part 1 covers statewide, federal and judicial races and is the same for both counties. It includes U.S. Senate and U.S. House races, the races for governor, attorney general, chief financial officer and commissioner of agriculture, state Senate and state House races for each county’s districts, Florida Supreme Court and Second District Court of Appeal judicial retention questions, and all three statewide constitutional amendments on this year’s ballot.Part 2 covers county-specific races and ballot questions. The Sarasota County guide includes County Commission, School Board, Charter Review Board,