Hillsborough County ballot — November 3, 2026
Official candidate line-up from the Florida Division of Elections (downloaded September 17, 2026), plus the districts that cover Hillsborough County. Where a district covers only part of the county, your address decides which one you vote in: use the state's voter lookup ↗ or your county sample ballot.
This page is the official line-up from the state's candidate list. For researched positions and the match tool on the races you actually vote in, enter where you vote; races this guide has researched are linked below where they apply.
Statewide (same everywhere in Florida)
Federal Statewide
U.S. Senate (special election)
State Statewide
Governor & Lieutenant Governor
State Statewide
Attorney General
State Statewide
Chief Financial Officer
State Statewide
Commissioner of Agriculture
Constitutional amendments 1, 2 and 3
Official language, what Yes and No mean, and who supports and opposes each.
Congress
U.S. House, District 14 (about 21.8% of the county's land area)
- Mike Beltran Republican
- Kathy Castor Democratic
- Brian Lambert Libertarian
- Write-in line (2 qualified write-in candidates: Salomon Hernandez Sr., Keith Varian; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
U.S. House, District 15 (about 37.9% of the county's land area)
- Laurel Lee Republican
- Robert People Democratic
- Write-in line (1 qualified write-in candidate: Angie Boone; write-in names are not printed on the ballot)
U.S. House, District 16 (about 40.3% of the county's land area)
- Sydney Gruters Republican
- Kelly Kirschner Democratic
- Mark Davis No Party Affiliation
Florida Legislature
Florida Senate, District 14 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Hillsborough
- Josie Tomkow Republican
- Brian Nathan Democratic
Florida Senate, District 16 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas
Fentrice Driskell Democratic Elected without opposition — no vote held
Florida Senate, District 20 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Hillsborough, Manatee
- Jim Boyd Republican
- Gerald Baldi Democratic
Florida Senate, District 23 (part of the county)
Not on the 2026 ballot: odd-numbered Senate districts are next up in 2028.
Florida House, District 61 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas
- Linda Chaney Republican
- May Thach Democratic
Florida House, District 62 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Hillsborough, Pinellas
Kyandra Darling Democratic Elected without opposition — no vote held
Florida House, District 63 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Hillsborough
Jacqueline Coffie-Leeks Democratic Elected without opposition — no vote held
Florida House, District 64 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Hillsborough
- Dan Weldon Republican
- Luis Salazar Democratic
Florida House, District 65 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Hillsborough
- Karen Gonzalez Pittman Republican
- Ben Braver Democratic
Florida House, District 66 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Hillsborough
- Traci Koster Republican
- Jose A. "Dante" Sanchez Sanchez Democratic
Florida House, District 67 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Hillsborough
- Lisette Bonano Republican
- Luis Viera Democratic
Florida House, District 68 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Hillsborough
- Ryan Gill Republican
- Tony Smith Democratic
Florida House, District 69 (part of the county)
Covers: Part of Hillsborough
- Daniel Danny Alvarez Republican
- Ashley Elizabeth Herrmann Democratic
Florida House, District 70 (part of the county)
Covers: Parts of Hillsborough, Manatee
- Michael Owen Republican
- Luther Keith Wilkins Democratic
Judges
Second District Court of Appeal — merit retention
Hillsborough County is in the 13th Judicial Circuit, whose appeals go to this court. Each judge is a separate Yes/No question.
- Shall Judge Drew Atkinson be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Morris Silberman be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Daniel H. Sleet be retained in office?
- Shall Judge Andrea Teves Smith be retained in office?
Circuit Judge, 13th Circuit
No contested circuit-judge seat on the November ballot in this circuit (contested groups were decided in August or all candidates were unopposed).
Hillsborough County offices
Board of County Commissioners
District 1
- Jackie Toledo Republican
- Harry Cohen Democratic
District 3
- Luiz F. F. Garcia Republican
- Gwen Myers Democratic
District 5
- Stacy Hahn Republican
- Neil Manimala Democratic
District 7
- Joshua Wostal Republican
- Aileen Rodriguez Democratic
School Board
District 2
- Brittany Lyssy Nonpartisan
- Daniela Simic Nonpartisan
District 4
Patricia Patti Rendon Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
District 6
- Kenneth Ken Gay Nonpartisan
"Elected without opposition" seats do not appear on the ballot. Seats decided in the August primary are not listed. City and town elections and local referendums are run by each county and are not in the state candidate list: check your county's sample ballot.
Special districts (Community Development District, Special Tax Districts, Soil & Water Conservation Districts) — contested seats and unopposed members
Community Development District
Seat 1
- Patrick Barr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Brandon Bentley Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Eugene Breazeale Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mike Candella Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Marc Carlton Nonpartisan
- Karen Cassels Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Salvatore Castelli Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Fluffy Cazalas Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Alex Church Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Chris Curran Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Elizabeth M. Fantauzzi Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Derryll Fox Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Lindsay Félix Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Frank Gagliardi Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Ginny Gianakos Nonpartisan
- Juan Gomez Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Daniel Goon Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Cheryl Hammond Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Marcia Pollard Hampton Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Christopher High Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kenneth A. Hoefle Nonpartisan
- Robert F. Fuhrmeister IV Nonpartisan
- Robert Johnson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Danny R. Donegan Jr Nonpartisan
- Bob Kellner Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Ana Loney Nonpartisan
- Joseph Long Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Patrick McAnally Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Lisa McKinney Nonpartisan Unopposed
- R. Clinton Miner Nonpartisan Unopposed
- LaKeisha A. Mixon Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mirtha Amalia Moreno Nonpartisan
- Jennifer Murray Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Srinivasa Muthineni Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Fred Pfister Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Donald Reichard Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Susan E. Rizos Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Irma Ruiz Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph A. McGee Sr Nonpartisan
- Mercedes Tutich Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 2
- Jason Amato Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Diane C. Anderson Nonpartisan
- Zoe Anene Nonpartisan
- Anson Thomas Angail Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Alex Auld Nonpartisan
- Christopher Barrett Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Sergei Begliarov Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kenneth Belcher Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Leah Black Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bryce Bowden Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Ian Brown Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Stephen J. Brown Nonpartisan
- Yvonne Brown Nonpartisan
- Steve Cemprola Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jocelyn Cherry Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Phuong Trang Chu Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Patricia A. Cianci-Deckard Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jacqueline Darden Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jayce E. Donley Nonpartisan
- Linda L. Dunn Nonpartisan
- Matthew Dykeman Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Martha Fleck Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Betty Gabriel Nonpartisan Unopposed
- David Galloway Nonpartisan
- Scott Patrick Hostler Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Palmer Johnson Nonpartisan
- Richard Diaz Jr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Donald J. Vella Jr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Barbara A. Kargol Nonpartisan
- Barbara A. Kirby Nonpartisan
- Daniel J. Leventry Nonpartisan
- Shannon Lewis Nonpartisan
- Jane C. Marlow Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Hovhannes Mouradian Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Claude A. Neidlinger Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John I. Pollard Nonpartisan
- Rick L. Reidt Nonpartisan
- Toni Kristina Rhodus Nonpartisan
- Kathleen Robinson Nonpartisan
- Brittany Schwartzbauer Nonpartisan
- Jodi Steel Nonpartisan
- Alicia F. Stremming Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dawn Turner Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John Vollbrecht Nonpartisan
- Caryn F. Williams Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John Steven Zanikos Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 3
- Keri Blocher Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Amy Brown Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Shanell McMiller Brown Nonpartisan
- Shannon M. Carey Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Scott Corder Nonpartisan
- Mona Dixon Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Frank B. Franco Nonpartisan
- Nichole Ann Hawkins Nonpartisan
- Dustin Heflin Nonpartisan
- Sebastian Johnson Nonpartisan
- Vincent Cacciatore Jr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Robinson E. Mendoza Jr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jay Krause Nonpartisan Unopposed
- George Kurppe Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Joseph LaBranche Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Matthew Lenard Nonpartisan
- Jason Newbold Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Gail Reese Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Juan Carlos JC Reyes Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michael Ryan Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jeffrey A. Spiess Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Andrew Z. Tapp Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dean L. Walters Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 4
- Michael Acheson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dan Barravecchio Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kamolika Batabyal Nonpartisan
- Ann E. Belyea Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John Bentley Nonpartisan Unopposed
- William Berra Nonpartisan Unopposed
- John Bowersox Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Adam Brygidyr Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Julie Campbell Nonpartisan
- Michael Ceparano Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Timothy J. Cox Nonpartisan Unopposed
- India Crawford Nonpartisan
- David Dzien Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michele Emery Nonpartisan
- Kristyn Fada Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Steve Fancy Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Nancy Fauci Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Karen Ann Gagliardi Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Edwin Guillot Nonpartisan
- Mike Henke Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jennifer Holliday Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Cassandra Krause Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Will McPherson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Brenda Menendez Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Dennis Moore Nonpartisan
- Susan Peltz Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Martha Rockovich Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Russell Rossi Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Anthony Seabrook Nonpartisan Unopposed
Seat 5
- Sherrie Almand Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kangelia Baxter Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Eric C. Bullard Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jesus M. Sosa Burgos Nonpartisan Unopposed
- James Robert Ciciora Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Douglas W. Ford Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Harry Payton Gibson Nonpartisan
- Pallu Gupta Nonpartisan
- Richard Haussling Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Harikrishna S. Joshi Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Warren C. Keipper Nonpartisan Unopposed
- James Kelbaugh Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Edward C. Krayewski Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Richard M. Magerl Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Thomas H. Marrone Nonpartisan
- Joel Martin Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Alexander Martinez Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Cynthia McIntyre Nonpartisan
- Koko Miller Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Lisa Murphy Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jessica Ocasio Nonpartisan
- Jay Plamann Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Michael Randolph Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Vivian Rothstein Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Elizabeth Liz Santeramo Nonpartisan
- Brad Snellings Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Ron Sorensen Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Lauren Toussaint Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Ian Watson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Gerald Woods Nonpartisan Unopposed
Special Tax Districts
- Anna L. Brown Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jared Brown Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Martha Lesa Carroll Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Zachary Cope Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mark Georgiades Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Jack D. Griffie Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Matthew J Lavisky Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Bradford Sampson Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Daniel Seeley Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kevin L. Shidler Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Mark Snellgrove Nonpartisan Unopposed
- Kristy Taylor Nonpartisan Unopposed
Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Seat 1
Terri Parke Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Seat 5
Matt Shivers Nonpartisan Elected without opposition — no vote held
Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections
- Supervisor
- Craig Latimer
- Phone
- 813-744-5900
- Address
- 2514 N. Falkenburg Rd. Tampa, FL 33619
Sample ballot, early voting and mail ballots ↗
Statewide deadlines: register by Oct. 5, 2026; request a mail ballot by 5 p.m. Oct. 22; mandatory early voting Oct. 24–31 (counties may add days); polls open 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on Nov. 3.
Sources for this page
- Florida Division of Elections Candidate Tracking System, 2026 General Election (ElectionID 20261103-GEN), state and local candidate extracts downloaded 2026-09-17 from https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/candidates/downloadcanlist.asp. Contact fields removed. Status meanings per the Division: Qualified = qualified for the ballot; Unopposed = no opponent (elected without a vote); Defeated = lost in the primary; Withdrew / Did Not Qualify / Removed = not on the ballot.
- U.S. Census Bureau 2020 relationship file, 118th Congress districts (Florida 2022 plan) to counties: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/cd-sld/tab20_cd11820_county20_natl.txt. Percent is the share of county land area in the district.
- House: https://www.flhouse.gov/Sections/Representatives/representatives.aspx (2024-2026 term, fetched 2026-09-17). Senate: https://www.flsenate.gov/Senators/ (2024-2026 term, fetched 2026-09-17). Even-numbered Senate districts are on the 2026 ballot per the Division of Elections candidate list.
- Judicial circuits: s. 26.021, Fla. Stat. Appellate districts: ss. 35.02-35.044, Fla. Stat. (as amended by ch. 2022-163, effective Jan. 1, 2023). Fetched from leg.state.fl.us 2026-09-17.
- Florida Division of Elections supervisor directory, https://dos.elections.myflorida.com/supervisors/countyInfo.asp?county=<code>, fetched 2026-09-17. The state directory can lag local changes (for Sumter it still lists the previous supervisor); the county website is authoritative.