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.