Joseph Van Vactor

Joseph Van Vactor

No Party Affiliation

Candidate, Lieutenant Governor of Florida

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Next election

November 3, 2026

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Joseph Van Vactor (No Party Affiliation) (also known as Joe) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida's 3rd Congressional District. He was disqualified from the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.

Van Vactor (No Party Affiliation) is also running for election for Lieutenant Governor of Florida. He declared candidacy for the general election scheduled on November 3, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

Lieutenant governor

See also: Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Florida

The following candidates are running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Florida on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Gwen Graham (D)
		Bryan Avila (R)
	Submit photo	Ruben Coto (R)
		Rachel Rodriguez (R)
		Juan Santana (R)
	Submit photo	Nicole Skelly (L)
	Submit photo	Benjiman Rojas (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	Joseph Van Vactor (No Party Affiliation)
	Submit photo	LeRoy Alaways (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)
		Daniel Nokovich (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sean Lozano (R)

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U.S. Congress

See also: Florida's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

Florida's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 (August 18 Democratic primary)

Florida's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 (August 18 Republican primary)

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

General election for U.S. House Florida District 3

Incumbent Kat Cammack (R), Seth Harp (D), and Mike Klein (No Party Affiliation) are running in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 3 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kat Cammack (R)
		Seth Harp (D)
		Mike Klein (No Party Affiliation)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anthony Stebbins (L)
• Joseph Van Vactor (No Party Affiliation)
• Angela Wiman (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 3

Seth Harp (D) defeated Tom Wells (D), Troy Albers (D), and George Hubac (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 3 on August 18, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Seth Harp	45.2	20,535
		Tom Wells	33.7	15,298
		Troy Albers	11.3	5,144
		George Hubac	9.8	4,431

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Rock Aboujaoude Jr. (D)

Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for August 18, 2026, was canceled. Incumbent Kat Cammack (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 3 without appearing on the ballot.

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Florida's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Ashley Moody (R)

Rick Scott (R)

Representatives

District 1

Jimmy Patronis (R)

District 2

Neal Dunn (R)

District 3

Kat Cammack (R)

District 4

Aaron Bean (R)

District 5

John Rutherford (R)

District 6

Randy Fine (R)

District 7

Cory Mills (R)

District 8

Mike Haridopolos (R)

District 9

Darren Soto (D)

District 10

Maxwell Frost (D)

District 11

Daniel Webster (R)

District 12

Gus Bilirakis (R)

District 13

Anna Luna (R)

District 14

Kathy Castor (D)

District 15

Laurel Lee (R)

District 16

Vern Buchanan (R)

District 17

Greg Steube (R)

District 18

Scott Franklin (R)

District 19

Byron Donalds (R)

District 20

Vacant

District 21

Brian Mast (R)

District 22

Lois Frankel (D)

District 23

Jared Moskowitz (D)

District 24

Frederica Wilson (D)

District 25

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)

District 26

Mario Diaz-Balart (R)

District 27

Maria Elvira Salazar (R)

District 28

Carlos Gimenez (R)

Republican Party (22)

Democratic Party (7)

Vacancies (1)

Capital: Tallahassee

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