2026 Municipal Election Information

Next Municipal Election

The City of Westlake will hold its next Municipal Election on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 for the purpose of electing two City Council Seats for a 4-year term, expiring March 2030:

Mayor

Seat/Group # 2

Seat/Group # 4

Pre-Filing - Intent to Run

Those who wish to run for the 2026 election, may announce at anytime. VERY IMPORTANT - You MUST file Form DS-DE9, Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository for Candidates, with the City Clerk BEFORE you collect any money toward your candidacy, spend any money in furtherance of your candidacy, or open a bank account.

Within ten (10) days of filling the DS-DE 9, you must file Form DS-DE 84, Statement of Candidate, in which you affirm that you have been provided access to read and understand the requirements of Chapter 106 of the Florida Statutes.

Once you have filed the above -mentioned form, DS-DE9, with the City Clerk, let your campaign begin.  Please make sure you download and read the Candidate and Campaign Treasurer Handbook (Latest version 2024).

Campaign Finance Report

Once you file your DS-DE 9, you are required to file campaign finance reports with the Supervisor of Elections on or before the designated due dates. All contributions collected, regardless of who contributes, must be tracked through the campaign account and must be reported. This includes any personal funds you as the candidate gives to yourself to further your candidacy. Contributions also include expenses paid for by others and must be reported as an in-kind contribution to your campaign account. Any expenditures expended throughout your candidacy must also be reported. If you have no activity in your campaign account for a certain reporting period, you may file a waiver of report. Reports shall be filed no later than midnight on the date due and must be filed through the online candidate Campaign Finance Reporting Portal. 

Campaign Report Late Fees

Pursuant to F.S. 106.07(8)(b) - A candidate who does not file a report on the designated due date, will be subject to a fine of $50 per day for the first 3 days late and, thereafter, $500 per day for each late day, not to exceed 25% of the total receipts or expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by the report. However, for reports immediately preceding the primary and general elections, the fine will be $500 per day for each late day, not to exceed 25% of the total receipts or expenditures, whichever is greater, for the period covered by the late report. Such a fine shall be paid to the Supervisor of Elections within 20 days after receipt of the notice of payment due, unless an appeal is made to the Federal Elections Commission pursuant to paragraph (c). All fines are to be paid out of the candidate's personal funds and not the campaign funds. These fines cannot be reported as a campaign expenditure.

2026 Calendar of Reporting Dates 

2026 Election Filings

The following individual(s) have pre-filed for the 2026 Municipal Election.  To view their election filings,  you may visit the City's Campaign Finance Reporting Portal.      

Important Election Dates

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