2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Florida House District 4

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

John Peter Emerling

Democratic

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Patt Maney

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 4
Work: State representative; retired Okaloosa County judge and retired U.S. Army Reserve brigadier general

Patt Maney is the sitting State Representative for District 4 in the Florida Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Okaloosa County.

Patt Maney served in the U.S. Army Reserve from 1970 to 2007, rising to brigadier general, with service in Panama, Haiti, Bosnia and Afghanistan. He practiced law in the Panhandle and was an Okaloosa County Court judge from 1989 to 2018, and has taught at the University of West Florida and Northwest Florida State College.

Maney's committees

Justice Budget Subcommittee (Chair)
Budget Committee
Judiciary Committee
Security & Threat Assessment Committee
Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting
Select Committee on Property Taxes

Sources for Maney

Patt Maney: official member information (Florida Legislature (Florida Senate; Florida House of Representatives), Public record)
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Sources

Candidate list and race details

Candidate list download, 2026 General Election (state candidates, all statuses) (Florida Department of State, Division of Elections, Public record)

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