Alachua County voters decide key local races

Voters in Alachua County cast ballots in local and state elections. Ken Cornell retained his County Commission seat and Hunter Miller won the School Board race.

Ken Cornell speaks after winning County Commission District 4 during the Alachua County Democrats' General Election Watch Party at Heartwood Soundstage in Gainesville, Fla., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

Voters across Alachua County cast ballots for local and federal offices on Tuesday evening, with 105,976 residents participating in the midterms. The turnout reached 63% of the 166,906 eligible voters in the United States county.