Elections

Latest reporting from the Elections desk.

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Democrat Ashley Herrmann unseated Republican incumbent Danny Alvarez in Florida House District 69, winning just under 52% of the vote with all precincts reporting in unofficial results from the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections.

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Joe Van Vactor seeks lieutenant governor on Abrams ticket

Joe Van Vactor, a No Party Preference candidate from Glen St. Mary, is running for Florida lieutenant governor alongside gubernatorial candidate Dean Ocean Abrams in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

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Mike Beltran challenges Castor for Florida's 14th District seat

Republican Mike Beltran, a Riverview attorney and former state representative, is running for Florida's 14th Congressional District against Democrat Kathy Castor and Libertarian Brian Lambert in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

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Stacy Hahn seeks Hillsborough Commission District 5 seat

Republican Stacy Hahn, who defeated incumbent Donna Cameron Cepeda in the August primary, faces Democrat Neil Manimala in the Nov. 3 general election for Hillsborough County Commission District 5 (At Large).

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Karen Perez seeks reelection to Hillsborough school board

Karen Perez, an eight-year incumbent on the Hillsborough County School Board, faces Kenneth Gay in the Nov. 3 general election for the District 6 at-large seat, running on teacher pay, student mental health and opposition to charter school expansion.

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Joshua Wostal seeks reelection to Hillsborough commission

Republican Joshua Wostal, the incumbent Hillsborough County commissioner for District 7 (At Large), is running for reelection against Democrat Aileen Rodriguez, campaigning on fiscal accountability and opposition to tax increases.

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Jackie Toledo seeks Hillsborough Commission District 1 seat

Republican Jackie Toledo, a former state representative and civil engineer, is running for Hillsborough County Commission District 1 against Democrat Harry Cohen in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.

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Kathy Castor seeks reelection in Florida's 14th District

Democrat Kathy Castor, who has represented the Tampa Bay area in Congress since 2007, is running for reelection in Florida's 14th Congressional District in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican Mike Beltran and Libertarian Brian Lambert.

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Luther Wilkins seeks rematch in Florida House District 70 race

Democrat Luther Keith Wilkins, an Army veteran and Parrish resident, is challenging Republican incumbent Michael Owen again for Florida House District 70 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election after losing the 2024 contest.

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Michael Owen seeks reelection to Florida House District 70

Republican state Rep. Michael Owen of Apollo Beach is running for reelection to Florida House District 70 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, facing Democratic challenger Luther Keith Wilkins.

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Hillsborough early voting opens with two South Shore sites

Early voting for the Nov. 3 midterm election began Monday, Oct. 19, at 27 Hillsborough County locations, including the Apollo Beach Park & Recreation Center and the SouthShore Community Resource Center in Ruskin, which replaces the SouthShore Regional Library closed for renovations.

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