Ormond Beach, FLVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Ormond Beach City Commission Election 2026

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council seats up

2 contests

4 candidates

Updated Oct 5, 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 2 · 1 seat

City Commissioner Zone 4 · 1 seat

Each commissioner is elected by zone and the mayor is elected at large; on Nov. 3 only Zone 2 and Zone 4 voters have a commission contest.

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The mayor's race and the Zone 1 race were decided in the Aug. 18, 2026 primary: Lori Tolland won the mayor's race with 51.26% of the vote in a four-candidate field that included incumbent Mayor Jason Leslie. Ormond Beach Observer · Aug 19, 2026

Melissa DeVriese won the open Zone 1 seat in the Aug. 18, 2026 primary with 51.24% of the vote. Ormond Beach Observer · Aug 19, 2026

Kristin Deaton was reelected to Zone 3 on Sept. 14, 2026 after her only opponent, Ted Rhodes, withdrew. Ormond Beach Observer · Sep 14, 2026

In the Aug. 18, 2026 primary for Zone 4, Harold Briley received 41.86%, Amber Bobak 38.84% and Barry du Moulin 19.31%, sending Harold Briley and Amber Bobak to the Nov. 3 runoff. Ormond Beach Observer · Aug 19, 2026

Candidates Travis Sargent and Jennifer Bright are the two names on the Nov. 3 ballot for Zone 2. Volusia County Supervisor of Elections

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Kristin DeatonCity Commissioner, Zone 3; reelected Sept. 14, 2026 after her opponent withdrew7sourcedMelissa DeVrieseCity Commissioner-elect, Zone 1 (won the Aug. 18, 2026 primary)bio onlyLori TollandMayor-elect (won the Aug. 18, 2026 primary); currently City Commissioner, Zone 1 and Deputy Mayor5sourced

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Match quiz4 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesGrowth and development approvals, Property taxes and the city budget, Data centersKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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What the next council decides

Growth and development approvals

Where it standsIn March 2026 the commission approved the Tomoka Reserve development order for the former Tomoka Oaks golf course on second reading, 3-2, after a first-reading vote of 4-1.

What's on the tableThe next commission decides how to apply the city's land development code and compatibility standards to future development applications.

Property taxes and the city budget

Where it standsCommissioners set a tentative 2026-27 operating millage rate of 4.3202 mills and approved a first-reading budget of $152,035,454 in September 2026.

What's on the tableThe next commission sets future property tax rates and budgets.

Data centers

Where it standsThe commission passed an 18-month moratorium on data center applications and approvals on second reading, 5-0, on August 25, 2026; staff is working toward a permanent ban.

What's on the tableThe next commission decides whether and how to adopt a permanent data center ban or other rules after the moratorium.

  • Ordinance 2026-11 imposes a temporary 18-month moratorium on applications and approvals related to data centers, large-scale data centers and other large-load utility users. City of Ormond Beach · Jul 28, 2026
  • At the August 4, 2026 meeting the planning director reviewed the planned timeline for the commission-requested data center ban. City of Ormond Beach · Aug 4, 2026
  • The City Attorney said at the July 28, 2026 meeting that the 18-month window was a tool to prevent data centers while a ban was being worked on, not the expected time to complete it. City of Ormond Beach · Jul 28, 2026

Riverbend golf course

Where it standsThe closed Riverbend Golf Course sits on airport property, and the commission has discussed an RFP or RFQ and a letter to the FAA; as of July 28, 2026 staff was awaiting an FAA response.

What's on the tableThe next commission decides whether to seek an operator, sell or lease the land, or leave it closed, subject to FAA requirements.

Potable water reuse

Where it standsThe commission discussed direct potable water reuse on March 24, 2026 and took no vote; by June 9, 2026 the mayor said there was no consensus to bring the topic to the ballot.

What's on the tableThe next commission decides whether to adopt a policy or ordinance on potable water reuse or put the question to voters.

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  1. 1. When a development meets the city's current code but neighbors object, what should the commission do?

  2. 2. How should the city handle data centers?

  3. 3. What should the city do with the closed Riverbend golf course?

  4. 4. Should direct potable water reuse go to Ormond Beach voters?

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The seat math

3 stay (not up this year): Kristin Deaton, Melissa DeVriese, Lori Tolland2 on this ballot

5 council seats. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

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