City Clerk

2026 PRIMARY ELECTION

The Regular Municipal Election of the City will be held simultaneously with the Primary Election on August 18, 2026 and a run-off election, if necessary, will be held simultaneously with the General Election on November 3, 2026 after qualification is completed and after consultation with the Seminole County Supervisor of Elections.

INFORMATION, CALENDAR OF ELECTION AND REPORTING DATES:

                    DATES                                                ACTION

     May 8, 2026                                Resign to Run deadline

     May 18, 2026                              First day to qualify (7:30 a.m)

     May 26, 2026                              Last day to qualify 12 Noon

    August 18, 2026                           Primary Election

    November 3, 2026                      Run-off election (if needed)

COMPENSATION:    Commissioner:     Salary:  $25,881.02 annually
                                        Mayor:                       Salary:    $31,423.00  annually

QUALIFICATIONS:

All candidates and elected members of the City Commission must be a resident of and a qualified elector, not a convicted felon whose civil rights have not been restored, in the City of Sanford. In addition, candidates for Commissioner and elected Commissioners must also be a resident in the district in which the candidate runs for Commission office.

TO RUN FOR OFFICE:

To qualify to run for City Commissioner, complete and file the following forms with the City Clerk and pay the applicable fees.  Forms are available on the City Clerk’s Web Page @ Sanfordfl.gov or in the City Clerk’s Office

• Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates [Form DS-DE9]. The candidate may designate himself as his Campaign Treasurer or Deputy Treasurer.
• Statement of Candidate.[Form DS-DE84]

TO QUALIFY FOR OFFICE:

• Candidate Oath [Form DS-DE 302NP]
• Write in candidates [Form DS-DE 301]
• 2025 Statement of Financial Interests [Form 1] For further information, see instruction sheet with Form 1.
• Pay qualifying fee by check, must be drawn on Campaign Account – Commissioner $1,019.54; Mayor $1,237.85 (City and State Election Assessment)
• Candidates qualifying by Petition must submit certification of having obtained a sufficient number of qualified signatures (250 signatures for a commissioner; 500 for Mayor). There is a fee of 10 cents per signature or the actual cost of checking such signatures, whichever is less, to be paid to the Supervisor of Elections for the cost of verifying the signature.
• Write in Candidates pay no fees

NOTE: Before a person may accept campaign contributions, they must first file an Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository form with the City Clerk.  They are then subject to the laws governing candidates, as described in Chapter 106, Florida Statutes.  Applicable forms can be downloaded from the Elections page of the City of Sanford website and are available on-line from the Florida Division of Elections.

*It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that all necessary forms, fees and documents are complete and filed during the qualifying period.  No forms, fees or documents required for qualifying, or additions, revisions, substitutions, etc. will be accepted after the close of qualifying (12 noon May 26, 2026)