Daytona Beach, FLVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Daytona Beach City Commission Election 2026

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council seats up

2 contests

4 candidates

Updated Oct 4, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

City Commissioner Zone 1 · 1 seat

City Commissioner Zone 3 · 1 seat

Two contests are on this ballot, Zone 1 and Zone 3; each is voted on only by residents of that zone.

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Willie F. Williams won the Zone 5 seat outright in the Aug. 18 primary with 60.36% of the 1,337 votes cast, so Zone 5 is not on the November ballot. He will replace Dannette Henry, who did not seek reelection. City of Daytona Beach · Aug 19, 2026

In the Aug. 18 Zone 3 primary, Steve Miller received 41.89%, Quanita May 37.64% and Christos Mavronas 20.47%; Miller and May advance to November. City of Daytona Beach · Aug 19, 2026

Monica Paris and John Navarra (Zone 1) and Steve Miller (Zone 3) attended the July 23 candidate forum presented by the Daytona Beach/Volusia County NAACP and partners; Quanita May and Christos Mavronas were unable to attend. Daytona Times

Daytona Beach voters will also decide a city charter amendment on Nov. 3 that would prohibit the city from approving the use of reclaimed blackwater as a direct source water for an underground injection well into the aquifer or its potable public water system. Volusia County Supervisor of Elections

The commission voted 7-0 on March 18, 2026 to place the reclaimed blackwater charter amendment on the November ballot. City of Daytona Beach · Mar 18, 2026

Mayor Derrick L. Henry was absent from the June 3, 2026 meeting, so he does not appear in the roll call on the donation motion. City of Daytona Beach · Jun 3, 2026

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Stacy CantuCommissioner, Zone 4; seat next on the ballot in 20289sourcedDerrick L. HenryMayor; seat next on the ballot in 20288sourcedPaula R. ReedCommissioner, Zone 6; seat next on the ballot in 20289sourcedKen StricklandCommissioner, Zone 2; seat next on the ballot in 20289sourced

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Match quiz5 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesCity manager and oversight, Commissioner support funds for nonprofits, Building permit fee rebatesKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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What the next council decides

City manager and oversight

Where it standsOn May 6, 2026 the commission voted 4-3 to renew City Manager Deric C. Feacher's contract for three years, after a motion to terminate it failed 2-5 on April 1.

What's on the tableThe commission elected in November will evaluate and oversee the city manager and respond to the state audit of city spending.

Commissioner support funds for nonprofits

Where it standsOn June 3, 2026 a motion to bar commissioners from donating to groups they belong to failed 3-3; on June 17 the commission authorized the support-fund grants 4-3.

What's on the tableThe next commission decides how Mayoral/Zone Support Funds are awarded and what paperwork and rules apply to the groups that receive them.

Building permit fee rebates

Where it standsOn March 18, 2026 the commission, 6-1, created a program to waive and rebate excess building permit fees.

What's on the tableThe next commission decides how the rebate program ends and how building permit fees are set afterward.

Fire Station 8 and capital spending

Where it standsOn April 1, 2026 the commission voted 6-1 to hire a construction manager and architect for the new Fire Station 8.

What's on the tableThe next commission decides how the rest of Fire Station 8 is paid for and where it ranks among other capital projects.

Pop-up events on city property

Where it standsOn March 4, 2026 the commission voted 4-3 to approve a public use permit for temporary pop-up events on 18 city-owned sites.

What's on the tableThe next commission decides which city-owned sites host events and what conditions apply.

  • Resolution 2026-75 approved a public use permit for temporary, community-driven pop-up events on 18 city-owned sites, subject to conditions, passed 4-3 on March 4, 2026. City of Daytona Beach · Mar 4, 2026

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  1. 1. What should the commission do about the city manager's contract?

  2. 2. Should commissioners be barred from giving support funds to groups they belong to?

  3. 3. What should the city do with excess building permit fees?

  4. 4. Should the city move ahead on the new Fire Station 8?

  5. 5. Should the city allow pop-up events on city-owned property?

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Key dates

The seat math

4 stay (not up this year): Stacy Cantu, Derrick L. Henry, Paula R. Reed, Ken Strickland2 on this ballot

7 council seats. The council decides by a 4-vote majority.

  • The City Commission has seven elected officials: one mayor and six zone commissioners, each serving four-year terms with elections staggered in even-numbered years. City of Daytona Beach
  • Each voter may vote for one candidate for mayor and one candidate for the city commission from the zone where the voter is qualified to vote. City of Daytona Beach
  • Under the charter, when more than two candidates qualify for an office a primary is held, the top two advance, and a candidate with a majority in the primary is elected outright. City of Daytona Beach
  • The mayor presides at commission meetings and has a voice and a vote. City of Daytona Beach
  • Zones 2, 4 and 6 and the mayor's office are next on the ballot in 2028, and Zones 1, 3 and 5 in 2026. Volusia County Supervisor of Elections

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