Post-Election Update

August 19, 2026

The Palm Beach County Human Rights Council (PBCHRC) is Florida’s oldest, independent, non-partisan, political organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. We promote equality through education, advocacy, direct action, impact litigation and community outreach.

For the foreseeable future, the LGBTQ+ community across the country will continue to face greater challenges at the federal and state levels than we have in decades. Elections have consequences, and our community is being targeted in an unprecedented manner.

Fortunately, over the years, PBCHRC has secured exceptional countywide and municipal victories which assure LGBTQ+ individuals and families in Palm Beach County are entitled to equal rights, privileges, benefits and protections.

Unfortunately, Governor Ron DeSantis and his legislative lackeys in Tallahassee are currently enacting some of the nation’s most abhorrent anti-LGBTQ+ laws. They have also made Florida the #1 state in the nation in banning books with LGBTQ+ characters and themes.

In November, we have the opportunity to turn things around -- and with your help, we will!

Regardless, in Palm Beach County, the LGBTQ+ community will not be erased!

PBCHRC VOTERS ALLIANCE

Throughout the years, Palm Beach County Human Rights Council Voters Alliance (PBCHRCVA) volunteers have worked to identify more LGBTQ+ and allied residents and get them registered to vote. We have also worked on early voting, vote-by-mail and get-out-the-vote campaigns. So, it came as no surprise that our supporters turned out in record numbers in the municipal elections held on March 10, while otherwise, turnout was disappointing.

Thanks to your votes, almost all of the PBCHRCVA-endorsed candidates were successful on August 18 -- and the following have been elected (or re-elected) to office:

County Commission

Erica Whitfield

Port of Palm Beach Commission

Blair Ciklin

School Board

John McGovern

In addition, the following PBCHRCVA-endorsed candidates won their primary elections and will need your support again in November:

U.S Senate

Angie Nixon

U.S. House of Representatives (Dist. 22)

Pia Dandiya

U.S. House of Representatives (Dist. 23)

Lois Frankel

U.S. House of Representatives (Dist. 25)

Jared Moskowitz

Governor

David Jolly

Chief Financial Officer

Annette Taddeo

County Commission (Dist. 6)

Katherine Waldron

Port of Palm Beach Commission (Group 5)

Deandre Poole

School Board (Dist. 4)

Christina Romelus

Congratulations to all!

For lists of all currently PBCHRCVA-endorsed candidates and more than 80 current (or recently elected) officeholders who were endorsed by PBCHRCVA, click here.

UPDATING YOUR VOTER INFORMATION

If you have moved since you last voted, or if you need to update your voter information. To do so, click here.

If you have been voting in Palm Beach County for ages, you may need to update your signature. For more information, click here and scroll down to Signature Update.

To check your status as a Palm Beach County Voter, click here.

REGISTER TO VOTE

If you have like-minded friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors who have not yet registered to vote, please remind them the deadline to register to vote in the November 3, 2026 General Election is October 5th.

Florida residents can register to vote online by clicking here.

For more than three decades, the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council has worked diligently on behalf of the LGBTQ community. With your support, we will continue to do so in the years to come. As always, we will keep you posted on our progress.

PBCHRC VOTERS ALLIANCE

NICHOLAS COPPOLA

JANIECE N. DAVIS

HUTCH FLOYD

RAE FRANKS

DANIEL GIBSON

ADRIANA GONZALEZ

CHAUNCEY GRAHAM

RAND HOCH

BRADLEY JACKSON

JASMIN LEWIS

BARRY LOWENTHAL

MATT MCWATTERS

MICHAEL DUQUETTE MITTLEMAN

TY PENSERGA

MEREDITH OCKMAN TACHE

RHONDA WILLIAMS

If you have any questions about voting, please contact the Supervisor of Elections Office at (561) 656-6200 or pbcelections.org.