Which candidates are on Manatee County’s primary election ballot? Here’s the list
Manatee County voters will head to the polls Aug. 23 to cast their ballots in the primary election.
Depending on where you live, there are a handful of local races to have your say in, but there are also several state and federal elections.
Primary elections give registered party voters an opportunity to select the candidate they prefer to move forward to the general election in November.
Early in-person voting runs from Aug. 13 to Aug. 20 and primary Election Day is Aug. 23.
As of Friday, July 15, vote-by-mail ballots are also on their way to voters that have requested them. Mail ballots are due back at the Supervisor of Elections office by 7 p.m. on Aug. 23.
Because this is the first election following the state and local redistricting process, your district and voting precinct may have changed. Voters can visit www.VoteManatee.com to learn about their updated district and view a personalized sample ballot.
Here’s a list of the candidates on the 2022 primary ballot.
United States Senator
Republican candidate:
Marco Rubio (Incumbent)
Democrat candidates:
Ricardo De La Fuente
Val Demings
Brian Rush
William Sanchez
U.S. House of Representatives - District 16
Republican candidates:
Vern Buchanan (Incumbent)
Martin Hyde
Governor of Florida
Republican candidate:
Ron DeSantis & Jeanette Nuñez (Incumbents)
Democrat candidates:
Charlie Crist
Cadance Daniel
Nicole “Nikki” Fried
Robert L. Willis
Florida Attorney General
Republican candidate:
Ashley Moody (Incumbent)
Democrat candidates:
Aramis Ayala
Jim Lewis
Daniel Uhlfelder
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
Republican candidates:
James W. Shaw
Wilton Simpson
Democrat candidates:
Naomi Esther Blemur
J.R. Gaillot
Ryan Morales
Florida State Senator - District 20
Republican candidates:
Jim Boyd, (Incumbent)
John Houman
Florida State Senator - District 22
Republican candidates:
Joe Gruters (Incumbent)
Michael Johnson
Manatee Board of County Commissioners
District 2
Reggie Bellamy, Democrat (Incumbent)
Charles B. Smith, Democrat
District 4
Misty Servia, Republican (Incumbent)
Michael C. Rahn, Republican
District 6 — Countywide
Carol Whitmore, Republican (Incumbent)
Jason Bearden, Republican
Carol Ann Felts, Republican
Manatee School Board
District 2
Susan Agruso
Harold E. Byrd, Jr.
Cindy Spray
District 4
Chad Choate (Incumbent)
Sean Conley
District 5
James T. Golden (Incumbent)
Richard Tatem
Chantal Wilford