Who is running for Supervisor of Elections in 2026?

Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Suncoast Region

Chris Vignieri is the Democratic candidate for Lee County Supervisor of Elections, a race on every Lee County ballot¹². He is Chief Legal Counsel for the Department of Children and Families, Suncoast Region, managing the legal office covering Pasco to Collier County³. He says he has lived in Lee County since September 2000 and volunteered to help administer disaster food assistance after Hurricane Ian³.

• Chief Legal Counsel, Department of Children and Families, Suncoast Region, managing the legal office covering Pasco to Collier County, per his campaign site³
• Says he volunteered to help administer disaster supplemental nutrition assistance after Hurricane Ian³
• Has not held this office; qualified as the Democratic candidate for the Nov. 3, 2026 election¹².

Lee County Supervisor of Elections (appointed 2026)

Jenna Persons-Mulicka is the Republican Lee County Supervisor of Elections, appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May 2026 after Tommy Doyle retired early in January¹; the Lee County Supervisor of Elections website lists her as the supervisor⁴. She is a founding partner of the law firm Strayhorn & Persons-Mulicka and was a member of the Florida House representing District 78¹². The Supervisor of Elections race appears on every Lee County ballot³.

• Lee County Supervisor of Elections, appointed May 2026 by Gov. Ron DeSantis¹
• Member of the Florida House of Representatives, District 78, at the time of her appointment¹
• Founding partner and attorney, Strayhorn & Persons-Mulicka; bachelor's degrees from Evangel University and law degree from The George Washington University¹
• Appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in May 2026 to fill the vacancy created by Supervisor Tommy Doyle's early retirement in January; acting supervisor Bernie Feliciano served in the interim¹.