August 18, 2026 Primary Election Candidates
Below are Democrats who are running for state or federal offices and will be on the August Ballot. The Democratic Party does not endorse candidates when other Democrats are in the same race.
U.S. Senate
State Representative Angie Nixon
Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman
U.S. House of Representatives for Congressional District 6
Rob Cooper
Steve Morgan
Ronnie Murchinson-Rivera
Eric Yonce
Governor
David Jolly
Evelyn Castillo
Thomas Eloy Fernandez
Dayna Marie Foster
Dotie Joseph
Stephann Norman
Florida Attorney General
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce
Joey Mendoza Atkins
Donald “Don” Prichard
Chief Financial Officer
Local Candidates who should be on your radar for the August 18 Primary
Dylana “Dee” Galery — We endorse Democrat Dee Galery for Palm Coast City Council District 4; Palm Coast City voters of all parties can vote for Dee in the August Primary. This race may be decided in August, or the top two candidates may have to go to the General in November.
Tony Amaral-– Palm Coast City Council District 2; Palm Coast City voters of all parties can vote for Tony in the August Primary; This race may be decided in August, or the top two candidates may have to go to the General in November.
Cathy Moon— We endorse Democrat Cathy Moon for Flagler County School Board District 1; All Flagler County voters of all parties can vote for Cathy in August. Because there are only two candidates, this race will definitely be decided during the August election.
Information about candidates who are on the Sample Ballot but not listed above can be found in two places:
- The candidate’s website, facebook page, etc.
- On Google by typing the candidate’s name and “flaglerlive”. FlaglerLive.com articles about those candidates will then come up.
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