Four candidates vie for open Broward County District 6 seat
Beam Furr’s term limit left Broward’s only open county commission seat, and four candidates are chasing a district that spans Dania Beach to Pembroke Park.
Broward County’s only open County Commission seat in 2026 has drawn four candidates, setting up a race that will decide who represents parts of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood and Pembroke Park. The winner will join a nine-member board that votes by district in partisan elections, with decisions that reach into county spending, development, traffic, flood control, parks and policing priorities.
The seat opened because Beam Furr is term-limited and cannot seek another term in District 6. Furr won a third term there in August 2022, a reminder that the district had been held by an entrenched incumbent before the race turned open. Under Broward County rules, each commissioner must live in the district he or she seeks to represent.
District 6 also carries unusual weight because it is the county’s only open commission seat this year, and the contest is open to all voters. That gives the race a broader reach than a typical neighborhood contest, especially in a district that stretches across a mix of coastal, airport-adjacent and inland communities in central and southern Broward.
Campaign activity has already picked up. The League of Women Voters held an in-person candidate forum for Broward County Commission District 6 in Dania Beach on July 29, giving voters a first look at the field. Caryl Sandler Shuham also has emerged as a financial heavyweight in the race, raising more than $420,000 and outpacing her three fellow Democratic rivals.
Shuham has also been in front of voters through candidate questionnaires. The Sun Sentinel published hers on July 20 and endorsed her on July 26, adding another layer of attention to a race that is likely to shape the county commission’s next direction on land use, road congestion and how Broward spends its money.
For voters tracking the mechanics of the contest, the Broward County Supervisor of Elections lists its candidate qualifying office at 4650 NW 21st Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, where county candidates file for the ballot. As qualifying and campaigning move ahead, District 6 is shaping up as one of the most consequential local races on the Broward calendar.
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