3 new City Councilors named in city of Naples election

NAPLES, Fla. —

The 2026 city of Naples election results are in, and three new city councilors have been elected.

The Collier County Supervisor of Elections reported a 38.1% voter turnout in Tuesday's election, with 6,262 ballots cast.

Ted Blankenship was the top vote-getter, with 16.9% of the vote, followed by John Krol with 13.6% of the vote and Scott Schultz with 13.5% of the vote.

Incumbent Ray Christman finished fourth in voting, with 12.9% of the votes.

Blankenship, Krol and Schultz will fill two open seats and Christman's seat on the Naples City Council.

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