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2026 Primary Results, Lee County

Who won on August 18 and which Lee County races are still on the November 3 ballot. Two School Board seats are decided and two are not. Transcribed from the Supervisor of Elections’ own feed, with no projections and no endorsements.

Lee County, August 18, 2026 primary

These are unofficial results published by the Lee County Supervisor of Elections. They stay unofficial until the county canvassing board certifies them.

Lee County School Board seats are nonpartisan. Under Florida Statute 105.051, a nonpartisan race with only two candidates is decided at the primary and never appears on the November ballot. A race with three or more candidates is decided at the primary only if someone clears 50%; otherwise the top two advance to the general election on November 3, 2026.

Lee County School Board

Four of the board’s seven seats were on this ballot. Two are settled. Two go to November.

This board sets the budget for roughly 100,000 students, approves every district contract, hires and evaluates the superintendent, and decides the policies that reach a classroom — grading, class size, transportation, special education services.

School Board, District 1

Two candidates, so under Fla. Stat. 105.051 the primary decides it. This seat is not on the November ballot.

School Board, District 4

Four candidates and nobody reached 50%, so the top two advance to the November 3 general election.

School Board, District 5

Three candidates and nobody reached 50%, so the top two advance to the November 3 general election.

School Board, District 6 (At-Large)

Two candidates, so under Fla. Stat. 105.051 the primary decides it. This seat is not on the November ballot.

Lee County government

One county commission seat was on this ballot, in a Republican primary.

The county commission controls the property-tax rate, roads, utilities, parks, EMS and land-use approvals — the decisions that put rooftops in front of a school before the school is built.

Board of County Commissioners, District 5

A party primary picks a nominee, not an officeholder. Whether this seat appears on the November ballot depends on who else qualified for it.

Cape Coral

Two council seats and the mayor’s office head to November. Three charter amendments passed outright.

Cape Coral is the largest city in Lee County and its council sets the city budget, utilities, and the development rules for the fastest-growing school attendance zones in the district.

Cape Coral Mayor

Six candidates and nobody reached 50%. The top two advance to the November 3 general election.

Cape Coral City Council, District 1

Four candidates and nobody reached 50%. The top two advance to the November 3 general election.

Cape Coral City Council, District 6

Five candidates and nobody reached 50%. The top two advance to the November 3 general election.

Cape Coral Charter Amendment — Mayor Pro Tem

Cape Coral Charter Amendment — Eligibility Requirements

Cape Coral Charter Amendment — Proof of Residency

Bonita Springs & Estero

Voters approved general obligation bonds for the Bonita Estero Rail Trail.

A general obligation bond is repaid out of property taxes, so this is one of the few times a resident votes directly on their own tax bill.

Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT) General Obligation Bonds

The courts

One county judgeship was decided by Lee County voters. Two circuit judgeships were decided across five counties.

County and circuit judges handle evictions, injunctions, dependency and delinquency cases — the courtrooms most families actually end up in.

County Judge, Group 5

Two candidates in a nonpartisan race, so the primary decides it.

Circuit Judge, 20th Judicial Circuit, Group 19

These are Lee County votes only. The seat is decided by the five-county total, which the Florida Division of Elections reports, not the county.

Circuit Judge, 20th Judicial Circuit, Group 27

These are Lee County votes only. The seat is decided by the five-county total, which the Florida Division of Elections reports, not the county.

State & federal: how Lee County voted

These are Lee County totals only. None of these contests is decided by Lee County alone.

The Legislature writes the school funding formula, the voucher rules and the class-size law that the Lee County board then has to live inside. Lee County is one piece of each of these results.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

United States Senator

United States Senator

Representative in Congress, District 19

Representative in Congress, District 19

Representative in Congress, District 17

State Representative, District 76

State Representative, District 78

Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Commissioner of Agriculture

Commissioner of Agriculture