A Republican state House challenger in St. Johns County says eight of her campaign signs have disappeared or been damaged in recent weeks, with the latest cut down near Racetrack Road and its metal frame left behind. With the Aug. 18 primary looming, her campaign is adding trackers and trail cameras to signs while trying to determine whether the incidents were random damage or something more deliberate.
Diana Jordan-Baldwin documented the latest incident in a Facebook video, according to St. Johns Citizen. She said other nearby campaign signs appeared untouched, and that the latest sign had been installed only several days before it was cut down. The candidate said she plans to retrieve footage from a trail camera and contact the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.
Jordan-Baldwin is challenging incumbent state Rep. Kim Kendall in the Republican primary for House District 18, a contest that covers much of northern St. Johns County, including Ponte Vedra, Nocatee, Palm Valley, Fruit Cove, Julington Creek and World Golf Village. Her campaign website describes her as a decorated Army veteran and community advocate, while the Florida Division of Elections lists Aug. 18 as the 2026 primary election date and Aug. 8-15 as the mandatory early-voting period.
Campaign Adds Trackers As Candidate Seeks Evidence
The campaign’s response is moving from replacement signs to evidence-gathering. Jordan-Baldwin told St. Johns Citizen that electronic trackers will alert workers if signs are moved, and said her campaign intends to identify whoever is cutting them down. She also acknowledged that suspicion is not proof and that evidence would be needed before anyone could be held responsible.
Florida Rules Limit Campaign Sign Placement
Florida’s campaign-sign rules also put limits on where political advertisements may be displayed. Under Florida Statute 106.1435, campaign ads may not be placed on or above state or county road rights-of-way, and candidates must make a good-faith effort to remove signs within 30 days after withdrawing, losing, or winning; local governments may remove noncompliant signs and charge the candidate for the cost.
For now, Jordan-Baldwin has publicly described repeated losses or damage, but the available reporting does not identify who is responsible. The immediate deadline is the primary itself, when the signs will either have done their job—or become evidence in a campaign dispute that has already gone beyond ordinary roadside clutter.
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