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Cape Coral City Council District 1

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

  • Passing city laws, called ordinances
  • Approving the city budget
  • Funding city services, such as police, trash, and parks

Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,

Candidates

David Newton

Advanced

Nonpartisan · advanced

David Newton is a nonpartisan candidate for Cape Coral City Council District 1 in the 2026 City of Cape Coral municipal election.

Sean Hartman

Did not advance

Nonpartisan · lost

Sean Hartman is a nonpartisan candidate for Cape Coral City Council District 1 in the 2026 City of Cape Coral municipal election.

Thomas James Senatore

Did not advance

Nonpartisan · lost

Thomas James Senatore is a nonpartisan candidate for Cape Coral City Council District 1 in the 2026 City of Cape Coral municipal election.

Thomas Shadrach

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Nonpartisan · advanced

Thomas Shadrach is a nonpartisan candidate for Cape Coral City Council District 1 in the 2026 City of Cape Coral municipal election.

Results

  • Advanced · Certified

    Winners: Thomas Shadrach (Nonpartisan), David Newton (Nonpartisan)

    Source: enr.electionsfl.org · researched September 12, 2026

Source: capecoral.gov