Manatee County

Everything on the Division of Elections' official list for Manatee County beyond the statewide races and Amendments. Which of these you see depends on exactly where you live; your sample ballot is the final word.

Legislature

• State Senate, District 20
• State Senate, District 22
• State House, District 70
• State House, District 71
• State House, District 72

City, town and district questions and races

Manatee County

• WATER QUALITY PROTECTION, OVERDEVELOPMENT PREVENTION, NATURAL LANDS PRESERVATION, AND PUBLIC PRESERVES GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS REFERENDUMwording to come

Parrish Fire District

• Authorization to Increase Annual Special Assessments for Fire Protection Serviceswording to come

City of Bradenton

• Referendum No. 1 Remove Mayor's Tie Vote Right and Ex Officio President Designation; Add Mayor Not Council Memberwording to come
• Referendum No. 2 Providing for Term Limits for the Mayor and City Council Memberswording to come

City of Holmes Beach

• Referendum Vacating Alleywaywording to come

City of Palmetto

• Amendment to the City of Palmetto Charter to add a City boundary mapwording to come

These local questions come from county, city and school district election offices and their published notices, not the state list. Each says "wording to come" until we check the ballot wording word for word against the official file. Your sample ballot is the final word.

Names and offices as listed by the Division of Elections ↗ (retrieved October 15, 2026). See also judges on the retention ballot.