Marion County Election Results, Nov. 3, 2026: When Results Post and What Is on the Ballot

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. This page explains when the numbers post, when they become official, and what is on the county's ballot. Results will be added after the polls close.

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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

Results

Results will be added here after the polls close at 7 p.m. on Nov. 3. Until then, no results have been released. Every figure added will come from the Supervisor of Elections and will be labeled unofficial until the Canvassing Board certifies it.

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.: 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 schedule also sets 9:30 a.m. sessions to canvass and duplicate ballots on weekdays from Oct. 19 through Nov. 2. 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 (Dunnellon voters only): 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 (PDF). Checked Oct. 21, 2026.