Marion County Election Results, Nov. 3, 2026: Unofficial Results With All Precincts Reporting

Marion County voters go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The Supervisor of Elections' Election Results page says the first set of unofficial results will be posted by 7:30 p.m. on election night. Unofficial results, with every precinct reporting, are below. This page also explains when the numbers become official and what was on the county's ballot.

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At a Glance

• Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at each voter's assigned polling place


• Early voting: Thursday, Oct. 22, through Saturday, Oct. 31, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.


• Mail ballots: must reach the Supervisor of Elections by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3


• First unofficial results: posted by 7:30 p.m. on election night at votemarion.gov


• Certification: Canvassing Board meets Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. to certify final results


• Countywide questions: school district one-mill levy and a $140 million parks and conservation bond

Unofficial Results

According to the Marion County Supervisor of Elections' election night results site, linked from votemarion.gov and last updated at 9:23:49 p.m. on Nov. 3, 2026, all 106 of 106 precincts have reported and 164,944 ballots have been cast, a 60.8% turnout of 271,268 registered voters; these results are unofficial until the Canvassing Board certifies them on Nov. 13.

The site lists Election Day as completely reported. The Canvassing Board still meets Nov. 5 and Nov. 13 to canvass ballots before certification, so the counts below can change. Figures are copied exactly as the Supervisor of Elections shows them. District races count only the Marion County precincts in that district.

Who Leads in Marion County

On the county's own ballot, Sarah James leads Donald "Donny" Barber in School Board District 5 with 55.27% of the vote, and Mike Mills leads Brigitte Smith in School Board District 4 with 56.76%. Deborah A. Edwards leads Vivi Serena for Soil and Water Conservation District 5 with 74.09%. Jeff Bairstow, the only named candidate for County Commission District 4, has 91.85% against the write-in line.

Both countywide questions lead on the Yes side: the school district's one-mill levy renewal at 67.71% Yes and the $140 million parks and conservation bond at 74.67% Yes. Inside the City of Dunnellon, the charter amendment on the police chief requirement leads 58.13% Yes to 41.87% No, with 695 votes cast on the question.

The Amendments: Marion County Versus the 60% Bar

Florida constitutional amendments need 60% of the vote statewide to pass. In Marion County's unofficial count, Amendment 2 (66.04% Yes) and Amendment 3 (69.06% Yes) clear 60%, and Amendment 1 (40.37% Yes) does not. Whether any amendment passes depends on the statewide total, not the Marion County vote; this page reports only the county's figures. More on Amendment 3 is in our explainer on the county's revenue estimate.

Full Unofficial Results by Contest

Federal

State

County and Nonpartisan

Merit Retention

Constitutional Amendments (Marion County vote only)

Local Ballot Questions

When Do the Results Become Official?

The Marion County Canvassing Board's public meeting notice for the general election names its members as Robert Landt, Wesley Wilcox and Michelle Stone, with alternates Lori Cotton and Craig Curry. The schedule after Election Day is:

• Nov. 3, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.: canvass and duplicate ballots, then oversee the election until election night activities end


• Nov. 5, 5:01 p.m.: canvass and duplicate ballots and file the first unofficial results


• Nov. 13, 2 p.m.: canvass and duplicate ballots, certify final results and randomly select the race and precincts for the audit


• Nov. 16, 1:30 p.m.: conduct the post-election audit

Before Election Day, the notice also sets 9:30 a.m. sessions to canvass and duplicate ballots on Oct. 19 through 23, Oct. 26 through 30 and Nov. 2. The Supervisor of Elections has since posted cancellation notices for the sessions on Oct. 20 and Oct. 22 and 23, with the next meeting set for Oct. 26 at 9:30 a.m. All meetings are open to the public at the Election Center, 981 NE 16th St., Ocala. The notice says any meeting added to the schedule will be posted on votemarion.gov and at the Election Center entrance.

What Is on the Marion County Ballot?

The Supervisor of Elections' composite sample ballot, printed in English and Spanish, lists every contest in the county. District races appear only on ballots within that district. The contests are:

• Federal: U.S. Senator; U.S. Representative, Districts 3 and 6


• State: Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of Agriculture; State Representative, Districts 20, 23 and 27


• County: Board of County Commissioners, District 4 (Jeff Bairstow, REP, and a write-in line)


• Nonpartisan: School Board District 4 (Mike Mills, Brigitte Smith); School Board District 5 (Donald "Donny" Barber, Sarah James); Soil and Water Conservation District 5 (Deborah A. Edwards, Vivi Serena)


• Merit retention: Florida Supreme Court Justice Carlos G. Muñiz and Fifth District Court of Appeal Judges John M. Harris, Scott D. Makar and F. Rand Wallis


• Constitutional amendments: No. 1, Budget Stabilization Fund; No. 2, Exemption of Tangible Personal Property on Agricultural Land From Taxation; No. 3, Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments


• School District levy (countywide): whether to continue the one-mill operating levy from July 1, 2027, to June 30, 2031


• County bond (countywide): whether Marion County may issue up to $140 million in bonds for parks, trails, clean water protection, farms and forests, repaid from countywide property taxes of no more than 0.35 mills


• City of Dunnellon charter (ballots within the City of Dunnellon only): per the City of Dunnellon, whether to remove the requirement that the City Council appoint a Chief of Police and instead require the council, by majority vote, to provide for law enforcement as it determines is in the city's best interests

Candidate names for every race are in our Marion County voting guide. Voters can see their own ballot with the Supervisor of Elections' View My Sample Ballot tool.

Voting on Election Day

According to the Vote on Election Day page, voters must go to the polling place for the precinct where they live and bring a current, valid photo and signature ID. A voter who goes to the wrong polling place will be redirected. The election dates page says mail ballots must reach the office by 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted. The office's phone number is (352) 620-3290.

Related Coverage

Early voting sites and hours are in our story on early voting opening Oct. 22. Each ballot question has its own explainer: Amendment 3 and Marion County's revenue estimate, the $140 million parks and conservation bond, and the school district one-mill levy renewal. Only In Ocala does not endorse candidates or take positions on ballot questions.

Sources: Marion County Supervisor of Elections (votemarion.gov), including the Election Results page, 2026 Election Dates, Vote on Election Day, and the 2026 General Election sample ballot (all-content composite, PDF); Marion County Canvassing Board public meeting notice for the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election and cancellation notices (PDF); City of Dunnellon, 2026 charter amendment explainer (dunnellon.org). Checked Oct. 27, 2026. Unofficial results: Marion County Supervisor of Elections election night results (enr.electionsfl.org/MRN/4099, linked from votemarion.gov), last updated 9:23:49 p.m. Nov. 3, 2026, 106 of 106 precincts reporting.