As part of our commitment to providing you with what you need to make an informed decision in the 2026 elections, News 6 joined with the News Collaborative of Central Florida to present the Voting Central Florida 2026 Voter’s Guide.
Tuesday, Aug. 18 is the Florida Statewide Primary election, a mix of party primaries and nonpartisan local elections, such as school board races, judicial races, and county commission races in some counties.
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Florida has a closed primary system, which means only members of a political party may vote in party primaries. To be eligible, a voter had to identify with that party by July 20.
However, judicial races and local races, for the most part, are open to all registered voters, regardless of political party.
Everything you need to know in order to vote in the Aug. 18 Statewide Primary, including how to vote by mail, vote early, and vote on Election Day, can be found in our Election 2026 section HERE.
Flagler County Commission District 4, Republican Primary
The Flagler County Commission has five districts, and these are partisan races, which means you must be a member of a political party to vote in August. All voters will be able to choose from a final slate of candidates in November.
The winner of the Republican primary for the District 4 commission seat will go on to face write-in candidate Denise “Woody” Calderwood in November.
County Commission District 4 encompasses the western part of the county. You can see a map of the district HERE.
The News Collaborative of Central Florida created a list of common questions to ask the candidates. Questionnaires were sent to all candidates.
Not all of the candidates responded. Where candidates did not respond, we have filled out the information to the best of our abilities.
News 6 compiled the candidate responses for Flagler County Commission District 4, emailing and calling the candidates over several weeks. Responses were edited for spelling and grammar, but otherwise left intact.
Anna Jones
WEBSITE: https://annaforflagler.com/
Top issues in your race
If elected, what are the THREE most pressing problems you want to address, and what do you suggest to solve them? In the boxes below, please list each issue and how you will address them:
YOUR NUMBER 1 ISSUE and how you plan to address it: Explosive Development - Growth Mgmt Act ensures Infrastructure is concurrent with development. Apply it and make the developers pay for infrastructure or delay or deny the project.
YOUR NUMBER 2 ISSUE and how you plan to address it: Infrastructure is priority when planning. It must be in place before building more.
YOUR NUMBER 3 ISSUE and how you plan to address it: Overspending. Our budget has ballooned over the last few years. We need a forensic audit. Some department heads think this is acceptable. We need to freeze flagged spending and the performance evaluations must be accurate.
According to a University of North Florida poll, Floridians say affordability is their top issue. What are your solutions for dealing with Florida’s affordability issue? Property tax will be a relief if the vote passes. Insurance is another issue. Utilities are too high. They are punishing past residents for future growth. Unacceptable and these rates must come down.
Will you vote YES or NO on the constitutional amendment to slash property taxes and explain your position. How would you replace lost revenue – fees and/or service reductions? I have knocked on too many doors and heard the pain and stress of high property taxes. Everything went up except Social Security and homeowners exemption. Should not be an issue. Forensic audits will account for 20% waste, fraud, and abuse. Our governments need to be more accountable for less and when we have the infrastructure in place, we will have more revenue without growing pains.
Utility costs are rising for customers in Florida, and the proliferation of data centers is expected to exacerbate that issue. How should Florida’s utility regulators respond? Demand the burden go to the Data Centers and not the taxpayers.
What do you think is the biggest environmental issue your government should address in Florida? Filling in wetlands. This is destroying entire ecosystems and they must be preserved.
Drew Moss
WEBSITE: votedrewmoss.com/
Mr. Moss did not respond to multiple emails and phone calls regarding our candidate survey.
He did, however, respond to our sister station in Jacksonville, WJXT, for their voting guide.
Since they asked different questions, we are linking to their responses HERE.
You can see the full WJXT voter guide HERE.
Leann Pennington - Incumbent
WEBSITE: penningtonforflagler.com/
Ms. Pennington did not respond to multiple emails and phone calls regarding our candidate survey.
She did, however, respond to our sister station in Jacksonville, WJXT, for their voting guide.
Since they asked different questions, we are linking to their responses HERE.
You can see the full WJXT voter guide HERE.