Ryan Messer
Republican · FL · Walton County Supervisor of Elections
Ryan Messer is the Walton County Supervisor of Elections and a Master Florida Certified Election Professional. He has administered local elections since 2007 and has led election-system modernization and voter outreach.
Where Ryan Messer stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Asked the Walton County Commission to redraw some voting precinct lines. He said the change would even out the largest precincts, near Freeport and Santa Rosa Beach. The commission approved it 5-0 (Resolution 2026-18).
March 24, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: waltonclerk.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Asked the county for more money for his office in the 2025-26 budget. The request covered raises for poll workers, a part-time voter registration worker in south Walton, and staff changes.
July 8, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: waltonclerk.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Warned residents that people going door to door to sign up voters or change voter records were not from his office. He said his office does not go door to door.
July 31, 2025
Source: votewalton.gov
Checked a list of voting records on 18 residents that a developer's consultant gave county commissioners. The residents had spoken against a large housing project. He said the data was public, but some of it did not match official records.
March 4, 2025
Source: yahoo.com
Beat Dan Curry 12,117 votes to 3,916 in the August 23, 2022 race for Walton County Supervisor of Elections. No candidate from another party ran, so this vote decided who took the office in January 2023.
August 23, 2022
Source: yahoo.com
Past race Ryan Messer ran in:
- Walton County Supervisor of Elections · November 3, 2026 · Walton County, Florida · incumbent