Who is running for Board of County Commissioners, District 4 (Countywide) (Alachua County, Florida) in 2026?

Social worker

Dewayne Baines, 47, is a social worker with a master's degree in social work². He lists the Land Conservation board, the Rural Concern citizens board and student government finance chair as his political experience². He is on the November ballot with no party affiliation against incumbent Ken Cornell¹. Alachua County commissioners are elected countywide by all county voters, with each candidate living in the district they represent³; the county's sample ballot lists this race with no district-voter limit¹.

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Chair, Alachua County Commission (District 4)

Ken Cornell, 57, is the District 4 county commissioner in his third term, with 11.5 years on the commission⁴. He is a certified public accountant and real estate broker associate with a master's degree in accounting from the University of Florida⁴. He faces Dewayne Baines (no party affiliation) in November¹. Alachua County commissioners are elected countywide by all county voters, with each candidate living in the district they represent²³; the county's sample ballot lists this race with no district-voter limit¹.

No public position found on: Immigration, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Redistricting, Death penalty.