How to vote, how to run, and who’s showed up.
FABRIZIO GOWDY
Correspondent
With the annual municipal election less than three months away, here is everything you need to know.
Gadsden County’s 2026 municipal election falls on April 28. Voters in Havana, Quincy, Chattahoochee, Greensboro, and Gretna will elect representatives to serve on their city and town councils.
Elections will only be held for races with multiple candidates. According to the Gadsden County Supervisor of Elections Office, since 2008, there has been only one contested municipal election in Havana. That was the April 2025 group two election, which saw Tabatha Nelson defeat Ronny Butler with voter turnout registering at 15.1%.
This year, Havana Town Council groups four, five, six, and seven are on the ballot — that’s councilman Landon Seymour, Mayor Pro Tem Lawrence Reed, Mayor Eddie Bass, and Councilman Howard McKinnon.
Bass first took office in 2018, Reed was appointed to replace retiring Councilwoman Janice Hart in June 2023, Seymour took office in 2024, and McKinnon, who previously served as town manager, was appointed to replace retiring Mayor Tim Loughmiller Jr. in October 2024.
According to the Gadsden County Supervisor of Elections, as of Jan. 29, no candidates had filed to run in Havana, including incumbents. However, potential candidates still have until the qualifying dates — March 16 to March 20 — to enter the race.
According to Town Manager Kendrah Wilkerson, filing and qualifying is done through the Supervisor of Elections Office. Candidates must reside within the town limits at the time of election and for the duration of their term.
Voting will be held in-person at the Havana Public Library on April 28 only. There will be no early voting.
Attendance
Based on the official Havana town meetings minutes, the Havana Herald compiled the attendance record of each town council member for the 19 council meetings held in the past year. Councilman Matt Wesolowski posted the best attendance record, missing just a single meeting, while Councilman Landon Seymour had the poorest record at 26%.
Seymour did not respond to request for comment on this story.
