Elections

Latest reporting from the Elections desk.

Inside a voting booth showing an unvoted ballot in a privacy folder with posted instructions.

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.

Lyssy, Simic advance to South Shore school board runoff

Brittany Lyssy and Daniela Simic advanced from the Aug. 18 primary to the November general election for Hillsborough County School Board District 2, the seat covering South Shore schools including Lennard High and East Bay High.

Apollo Beach, Ruskin voters can preview Aug. 18 primary ballots

Hillsborough County's sample ballot lookup tool is live at VoteHillsborough.gov ahead of the Aug. 18 primary, giving Apollo Beach and Ruskin voters a chance to preview their races including the contested District 7 County Commission Democratic primary between Aileen Rodriguez and Cindy Stuart.

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