Who is running for Clerk of the Circuit Court (Countywide) in 2026?

Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, Palm Beach County (suspended from office by executive order of the governor on Aug. 18, 2026)

Mike Caruso is a certified public accountant from Delray Beach and a former Republican member of the Florida House, representing District 89 and later District 87³. Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed him Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in 2025 after Joe Abruzzo became county administrator³. On Aug. 18, 2026 the governor issued Executive Order 26-170, which states: "Michael Allen Caruso is hereby suspended from the public office that he now holds, to wit: Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller for Palm Beach County, Florida." The order took effect immediately and runs until a further executive order is issued, or as otherwise provided by law². An executive suspension is not a court ruling. He remains listed as a qualified candidate for the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot¹.

• Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, appointed 2025; suspended from office by Executive Order 26-170 of Aug. 18, 2026²³
• Florida House of Representatives, District 89 and then District 87, until his 2025 appointment³
• Certified public accountant³
• Appointed by Gov. DeSantis in 2025 to fill the clerk's office after the previous clerk, Joe Abruzzo, became county administrator³. He is listed as a qualified candidate on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot¹. The governor suspended him from office by Executive Order 26-170 on Aug. 18, 2026².

Member, Boca Raton City Council

Yvette Drucker is a member of the Boca Raton City Council, first elected in 2021 and re-elected in March 2025 with 77 percent of the vote². She has worked in compliance, human resources and strategic management at ADP TotalSource and serves on the executive board of the Palm Beach County Transportation Planning Agency². She dropped a state Senate bid to run for county clerk².

• Boca Raton City Council member, elected 2021, re-elected March 2025²
• Executive board member, Palm Beach County Transportation Planning Agency²
• Worked at ADP TotalSource in compliance, human resources and strategic management²
• Elected to the Boca Raton City Council in 2021 and re-elected in March 2025². She switched from a state Senate race to the clerk's race in August 2025² and is on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot¹.