Plantation, FLVoter Guide 2026 · not a ballot

Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Plantation Mayor & City Council Election 2026

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council seats up

2 contests

4 candidates

Updated Oct 2, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check →

The candidates

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

Mayor · 1 seat

City Council Group 4 · 1 seat

Two contests are on this ballot: mayor and the Council Group 4 seat. Both are elected citywide, so every Plantation voter picks one candidate in each.

1 note on these statements

Mayor Nick Sortal is seeking a second term; Councilman Tim Fadgen is challenging him. Local10 (WPLG) · Sep 28, 2026

Already on the council, not on the ballot

Whoever you elect will govern alongside these members.

Erik AndersonCouncilmember, Group 1; not on the 2026 ballot4sourcedJennifer AndreuCouncilmember, Group 3, term 2024–20284sourcedDenise HorlandCouncilmember, Group 2 (council president); not on the 2026 ballot4sourcedLouis ReinsteinCouncilmember, Group 5, term 2024–20285sourced

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Match quiz5 questions · answers stay on your phoneSeat the CouncilPick winners, see the councilWhat council decidesProperty tax rate and Amendment 3, Stormwater fee, 2025–2045 Comprehensive PlanKey datesDeadlines and vote centers

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What the next council decides

Property tax rate and Amendment 3

Where it standsThe council set a maximum operating rate of 5.7 mills for 2026-27, the same rate as this year; Councilmember Fadgen voted no.

What's on the tableThe next mayor proposes, and the council sets, the tax rate and budget each year, including how to respond if Amendment 3 cuts revenue.

Stormwater fee

Where it standsIn July 2026 the council set a preliminary stormwater fee of $108 per unit, up from $54.74, before a final hearing on Sept. 14.

What's on the tableThe council sets the fee each year and decides which drainage projects it pays for.

2025–2045 Comprehensive Plan

Where it standsThe new 20-year plan passed first reading 5-0 in December 2025; final adoption was moved to Oct. 21, 2026 after residents asked for more time.

What's on the tableThe council votes on final adoption, and the plan then guides land use and density decisions for 20 years.

Plantation Marketplace redevelopment

Where it standsThe Planning and Zoning Board recommended a land use change allowing up to 652 homes at the Plantation Marketplace site; the City Council has not voted.

What's on the tableThe council decides whether to approve the land use change and any later site plan.

School-zone speed cameras

Where it standsPlantation uses speed cameras in school zones; in May 2026 council members questioned the signs and tickets issued outside active school-zone hours.

What's on the tableThe council can review the vendor contract and the city's rules for the program.

Housing costs and new apartments

Where it standsBoth mayoral candidates name housing costs as a priority; the council has approved projects that include affordable units, including one with city tax-increment financing.

What's on the tableThe council approves or denies large housing projects and any city financial help for affordable units.

Who matches you?

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  1. 1. Plantation's operating property tax rate is 5.7 mills. What should the city do with it next year?

  2. 2. The stormwater fee was $54.74 per unit from 2012 until this year. How high should it go?

  3. 3. What should the council do with the 2025–2045 Comprehensive Plan?

  4. 4. What should Plantation do with its school-zone speed cameras?

  5. 5. Should new housing developments in Plantation have to include affordable units?

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Key dates

The seat math

4 stay (not up this year): Erik Anderson, Jennifer Andreu, Denise Horland, Louis Reinstein2 on this ballot

5 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 3-vote majority.

  • The City Council has five members elected at large (citywide) to four-year terms. City of Plantation
  • Plantation has a strong-mayor form of government: the council sets policy and the mayor is the chief executive officer, responsible for policy execution and daily operations. City of Plantation
  • The mayor and council members are elected to four-year staggered terms on a nonpartisan basis, in November of even-numbered years. City of Plantation
  • The Group 4 council seat is on the ballot as a special election to fill the vacancy for the unexpired two-year term. City of Plantation · Aug 12, 2026
  • Timothy J. Fadgen holds Council Group 4, with a term listed as 2024-2028. City of Plantation
  • The only Plantation contests on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot are mayor (Timothy J. Fadgen and Nick Sortal) and Council Group 4 (Aston Bright and H. Wayne Clark Jr.). Broward County Supervisor of Elections · Oct 1, 2026

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