Manatee County candidates who will appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot include:

Cedar Hammock Fire District Seat 3: incumbent Dee Bennett and challenger Edward Stanley.

Cedar Hammock Fire District Seat 5: incumbent Stephen Litschauer and challenger Emil Plichta

Clerk of Circuit Court: incumbent R. B. "Chips" Shore and write-in challenger Annamarie Riethmiller

County Commission District 1: Republican incumbent Larry Bustle and Democratic challenger Corie M. Holmes

County Commission District 5: Republican Vanessa Baugh and Democrat James T. Golden

County Commission District 7 (at-large): RepublicanBetsy Benac and write-in candidate Thomas Dell

East Manatee Fire District Seat 4: incumbent James D. Bon Ami and challenger Alison Breiter Center

North River Fire District Seat 6: incumbent Bebo Smith and challenger Scott R. Smith

Parrish Fire District Seat 1: incumbent Sawyer L. Ramsey and challenger David Agee

Parrish Fire District Seat 2: incumbent Edward G. Chitty and challenger Caleb J, Hynson

School Board District 3: Dave "Watchdog" Miner and Robert Moates

Southern Manatee Fire District Seat 2: incumbent Robert A. Kulchar Jr., and challengers Daniel J. Center and John Robert Howell

Southern Manatee Fire District Seat 4: incumbent John J. Barry III and challenger James J. Cena

Supervisor of Elections: Republican Michael S. Bennett, Democrat Charles N. Williams Jr., and write-in Rodney "Smokey" Smithley.

Municipal and special district candidates who will appear on the general election ballot include:

Bradenton mayor: incumbent Wayne Poston and challengers Marianne Barnebey and Richard C. O'Brien

Bradenton Ward 2: Gene Brown, George E. Mendez, and Binnie N. Williams

Greyhawk Landing CDD Seat 2: incumbent Michael P. Plaia and challenger John A. DiPalma

Heritage Harbour South CDD Seat 1: Richard D. Lane and Philip J. Martinetti

Heritage Harbour South CDD Seat 2: Barbara B. Aulenbach and Michelle Patterson

Holmes Beach mayor: incumbent Rich Bohnenberger and challenger Carmel Monti

Holmes Beach commission: incumbents Sandy Haas-Martens and John A. Monetti, and challengers Marvin Grossman and Judy Holmes Titsworth

Lakewood Ranch CDD 2 Seat 1: Michael L. Finney and Jerry M. Twiggs

Lakewood Ranch CDD 5 Seat 4: incumbent Thomas E. Leavey and challenger Edward (Ned) Richardson

Palmetto Ward 1: incumbent Charles B. Smith and challenger Carolyn L. Higdon

Palmetto at large Seat 1: Jonathan L. Davis and Eric F. Gilbert

Tara CDD Seat 4: incumbent Darby Connor and challenger Michael C. Dyer

Waterlefe CDD Seat 2: incumbent Mark A. Kalish and challenger Richard G. Donoghue

Waterlefe CDD Seat 4: Gary J. Corson and Christopher P. Hogan