Tues., Nov. 8 is the big day — aka Election Day — and we’ve done the Googling, so you don’t have to. To make this election as easy as possible, we’ve curated need-to-know information about how and where to vote, along with what we’re voting on — from the Dalí Referendum to Hillsborough County School Board. 👇
Are you registered?
First things first, make sure you’re eligible + registered to vote.
Find your polling location
Hillsborough and Pinellas polling places will be open on Tues., Nov. 8, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you’re unsure where to go, you can request voter information that provides your registration status + polling location (Hillsborough, Pinellas).
Early Voting
Early walk-in voting is available every day from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. through Nov. 6 at the following locations in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. You’ll be required to provide signature and photo identification, which can be in the form of your Florida driver’s license, US passport, student ID, or other forms of identification.
Voting absentee? Completed ballots must be returned to Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office by 7 p.m. on Tues., Nov. 8 or one of the valid locations throughout Pinellas to be counted.
What are we voting on?
There are 65 local candidates running in this election. If you didn’t know, Florida’s districts have been redrawn this year. To determine your district, check out these interactive maps + resources, then use your districts to identify your candidates.
You can also identify your voting district by checking your voter registration status or sample ballot. Find information on how congressional and state legislative district boundaries are established here.
At TBAYtoday, we aim to cover local elections in a way that educates and activates our community with unbiased information to encourage individual voter participation. (I.e. vote for whoever + whatever you want to, just make sure to vote.) To learn more, check out our Editorial Ethics Policy.
Meet the candidates
US Senator
- Marco Rubio | REP
- Val Demings | DEM
- Dennis Misigoy | LPF
- Steven B. Grant | NPA
- Tuan TQ Nguyen | NPA
US Representative, District 12
- Kimberly Walker | DEM
- Gus Michael Bilirakis | REP
US Representative, District 13
- Eric Lynn | DEM
- Anna Paulina Luna | REP
- Frank Craft | LPF
US Representative, District 14
- Kathy Castor | DEM
- James Judge | REP
US Representative, District 15
- Alan M. Cohn | DEM
- Laurel Lee | REP
US Representative, District 16
- Jan Schneider | DEM
- Vern Buchanan | REP
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
- Ron DeSantis, Jeanette Nuñez | REP
- Charlie Crist, Karla Hernandez | DEM
- Hector Roos, Jerry “Tub” Rorabaugh | LPF
- Carmen Jackie Gimenez, Kyle “KC” Gibson | NPA
Attorney General
- Ashley Moody | REP
- Aramis Ayala | DEM
Commissioner of Agriculture
- Wilton Simpson | REP
- Naomi Esther Blemur | DEM
State Attorney, 6th Judicial Circuit
- Allison Miller | DEM
- Bruce Bartlett | REP
Florida Representative, District 62
- Michele K. Rayner | DEM
- Jeremy M. Brown | REP
Florida Senator, District 16
- Darryl Ervin Rouson | DEM
- Christina B. Paylan | REP
Hillsborough
Florida Senator, District 14
- Janet Cruz | DEM
- Jay Collins | REP
Florida Representative, District 64
- Susan L. Valdes | DEM
- Maura Cruz Lanz | REP
Florida Representative, District 65
- Jen McDonald | DEM
- Karen Gonzalez Pittman| REP
Florida Representative, District 66
- David Tillery | DEM
- Traci Koster| REP
Florida Representative, District 67
- Fentrice Driskell | DEM
- Lisette Bonano | REP
Florida Representative, District 68
- Lorissa Wright | DEM
- Lawrence McClure | REP
Florida Representative, District 69
- Andrew Learned | DEM
- Daniel “Danny” Alvarez | REP
Florida Representative, District 70
- Eleuterio “Junior” Salazar Jr | DEM
- Mike Beltran | REP
Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 1
- Harry Cohen| DEM
- Scott D. Levinson| REP
Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 2
- Angela Birdsong| DEM
- Ken Hagan | REP
Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 5
- Mariella Smith| DEM
- Donna Cameron Cepeda | REP
Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 7
- Kimberly Overman| DEM
- Joshua Wostal | REP
Hillsborough County Commissioner, District 11
- Harry Cohen | DEM
- Scott D. Levinson | REP
Hillsborough County Court Judge, Group 14
- Melissa Black
- Mike Issak
Pinellas
Florida Senator, District 18
- Eunic Ortiz | DEM
- Nick DiCeglie | REP
Florida Senator, District 21
- Amaro Lionheart | DEM
- Ed Hooper | REP
Florida Representative, District 58
- Bernard Fensterwald| DEM
- Kimberly Berfield| REP
Florida Representative, District 59
- Dawn Douglas| DEM
- Berny Jacques| REP
Florida Representative, District 60
- Lindsay Cross| DEM
- Audrey Henson | REP
Florida Representative, District 61
- Janet Varnell Warwick | DEM
- Linda Chaney | REP
Pinellas County Commissioner, District 2
- Patricia “Pat” Gerard| DEM
- Brian Scott | REP
Pinellas County Judge, Group 1
- Della Cope, Nonpartisan
- Megan Roach, Nonpartisan
Pinellas School Board Member, District 3
- Keesha Benson, Nonpartisan
- Dawn Peters, Nonpartisan
Pinellas School Board Member, District 6
- Brian M. Martin
- Stephanie Meyer
For more information on how, when, and where to vote, click here. Read more on candidates for state senate and house, here.