Cape Coral Mayor
Cape Coral city, Florida
My vote power
High
Election date
August 18, 2026 · Primary election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 71 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 215,536 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 215,536) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.46, measured against a statewide vote in FL (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Proposing the city budget, in many cities
- Picking who leads city departments, such as the police chief, in many cities
- Signing or vetoing council bills, in many cities
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Dan Sheppard
Did not advanceNonpartisan · lost
Dan Sheppard is a nonpartisan candidate for Cape Coral Mayor in the 2026 City of Cape Coral municipal election.
John Gunter
Did not advanceNonpartisan · Incumbent · lost
John Gunter serves as mayor of Cape Coral and is president of Gulf Coast Premier Homes. He studied criminal justice and was first elected to the city council in 2017.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for
Kara Rogers
Did not advanceNonpartisan · lost
Kara Rogers is a nonpartisan candidate for Cape Coral Mayor in the 2026 City of Cape Coral municipal election.
Lisa Cohen-Adkinson
AdvancedNonpartisan · advanced
Lisa Cohen-Adkinson is a nonpartisan candidate for Cape Coral Mayor in the 2026 City of Cape Coral municipal election.
Richard Andrew Leon
Did not advanceNonpartisan · lost
Richard Andrew Leon is a nonpartisan candidate for Cape Coral Mayor in the 2026 City of Cape Coral municipal election.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 1 for
Richard Erickson
AdvancedNonpartisan · advanced
Richard Erickson is a nonpartisan candidate for Cape Coral Mayor in the 2026 City of Cape Coral municipal election.
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: Richard Erickson (Nonpartisan), Lisa Cohen-Adkinson (Nonpartisan)
Source: enr.electionsfl.org · researched September 12, 2026
Source: capecoral.gov