Updated Nov. 3, 2026, at 8:26 pm

Lake County voters headed to the polls Tuesday to decide several closely watched local races, including mayoral and city council contests, county commission seats and a school property tax referendum.

According to unofficial election results, 178,253 ballots had been cast among 283,785 registered voters, representing a 62.81% voter turnout.

All 92 precincts had reported results. Early voting was completely reported, while Election Day and vote-by-mail results were still partially reported.

In its 8pm notice, the elections office reported 269 vote-by-mail ballots requiring signature cures, 441 vote-by-mail ballots remaining for tabulation and 43 provisional ballots awaiting review.

All results below are unofficial. Bold names indicate candidates leading in the reported vote totals, not certified winners.

Lake County Commission and School Board

County Commissioner — District 2

Sean M. Parks (R) — 123,000 votes (88.46%)
Write-in — 16,046 votes (11.54%)

County Commissioner — District 4

Leslie Campione (R) — 101,063 votes (58.35%)
Egor Emery (D) — 71,627 votes (41.35%)
Write-in — 511 votes (0.30%)

School Board — District 1

Pat Kelley — 119,863 votes (91.28%)
Write-in — 11,451 votes (8.72%)

Municipal Election Results

Astatula

Mayor — Seat 5

Mike Hopper — 632 votes (79.70%)
Zane Teeters — 161 votes (20.30%)

Town Council — Seats 3 and 4 (Vote for two)

Kay MacQueen — 505 votes (39.55%)
Barry Mosley — 475 votes (37.20%)
Nolene Meeks — 163 votes (12.76%)
Cheryl Marinelli — 134 votes (10.49%)

Clermont

City Council — Seat 3 (Mayor)

Tim Murry — 10,750 votes (56.43%)
Joe Fumasi — 8,300 votes (43.57%)

City Council — Seat 5

William “Bill” Petersen — 10,946 votes (59.61%)
Michael Gonzalez — 7,417 votes (40.39%)

Eustis

City Commissioner — Seat 2

Christine Cruz — 4,347 votes (63.31%)
Marie Aliberti — 2,519 votes (36.69%)

Fruitland Park

City Commissioner — District 1

Patrick DeGrave — 790 votes (69.12%)
Carl Yauk — 353 votes (30.88%)

City Commissioner — District 3

Mitchell Langley — 399 votes (52.02%)
Shayna Stanfield Grunewald — 368 votes (47.98%)

Groveland

Mayor — District 1

Keith “Chef” Keogh — 5,978 votes (69.75%)
Judith Fike — 2,593 votes (30.25%)

City Council — District 3

Khrystyna McCoy-Tremaine — 1,213 votes (66.18%)
Barbara Gaines — 620 votes (33.82%)

City Council — District 5

Amy Jo Carroll — 799 votes (62.32%)
Michelle McIntyre — 483 votes (37.68%)

Howey-in-the-Hills

Town Council (Vote for three)

Rick Thomas — 557 votes (21.82%)
Jonathan Colon Mercado — 510 votes (19.98%)
Brad Smith — 467 votes (18.29%)
Leslie Manning — 342 votes (13.40%)
Joshua Husemann — 256 votes (10.03%)
Renee D. Lannaman — 234 votes (9.17%)
Jonathan Arnold — 187 votes (7.32%)

Thomas, Colon Mercado and Smith hold the top three positions.

Leesburg

City Commission — Seat 1, District 1

Allyson E. Berry — 794 votes (52.76%)
Erika Jasper — 711 votes (47.24%)

City Commission — Seat 2, District 2

Alan Reisman — 1,055 votes (62.35%)
Darel Craine — 637 votes (37.65%)

City Commission — Seat 3, District 3

James E. DeCastro — 2,348 votes (75.45%)
Michele Fiore — 764 votes (24.55%)

Mascotte

City Council — Seat 2

Meghan A. DeSoto — 1,506 votes (70.57%)
John F. Benavidez — 628 votes (29.43%)

City Council — Seat 4

Jessica Bruno — 1,621 votes (76.14%)
Hugh Gravitt IV — 508 votes (23.86%)

Minneola

City Council — Seat 1

Pam Serviss — 3,904 votes (58.03%)
Monica Luna — 2,824 votes (41.97%)

City Council — Seat 3

Erick Hernandez — 3,432 votes (48.63%)
Denise Calderon — 2,002 votes (28.36%)
Juan P. Camacho — 1,624 votes (23.01%)

City Council — Seat 5

Jennifer Morse — 2,515 votes (36.69%)
Chase Hansen — 2,197 votes (32.05%)
Nathanael “Nate” Edmund — 2,142 votes (31.25%)

Montverde

Town Council (Vote for two)

Joe Morganelli — 555 votes (27.89%)
Carol Womack — 504 votes (25.33%)
Aaron Wadsworth — 486 votes (24.42%)
Jimmy Rogers — 445 votes (22.36%)

Morganelli and Womack hold the top two positions.

Mount Dora

City Council — At-Large

Michael A. Garcia — 2,793 votes (40.45%)
Bailey Stack — 2,603 votes (37.70%)
Charity McClarty — 1,