Still Time To Vote; 35,000 People Cast Ballots Tuesday Morning

D'Ann Lawrence White
Updated ·4 min read

TAMPA, FL — Election Day is finally here. No more interminable campaign ads, repetitive rhetoric and yard signs flooding every intersection and street corner.

Now you can look forward to new national, state and local representatives that you helped elect.

If you aren't among the record number of Hillsborough County voters who cast your ballots by mail or at an early-voting site, here's what you need to know for Election Day, Nov. 3.

The polls opened at 7 a.m. and will remain open until 7 p.m. Florida law states that on Election Day you may only vote in the polling place assigned to your current residence address. You can find your polling place on individual precinct maps.

You should bring a Florida driver's license, Florida ID card (issued by DHSMV), U.S. passport, debit or credit card, military ID, student ID, retirement center ID, neighborhood association ID, public assistance ID, veteran health ID issued by the Veterans Administration, concealed weapon license, government employee ID.

If you do not bring an ID, you may vote a provisional ballot. These will be counted once you produce a valid ID.

After an initial rush to vote before heading to work, turnout has been relatively light in Hillsborough County. Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer attributes that to the record number of voters who cast their ballots at one of the early-voting sites or by mail.

In the first hour of Election Day voting, 16,778 voters cast ballots in Hillsborough County. As of 10 a.m., that number swelled to 34,956 voters has cast their ballots at one of the 390 precincts in Hillsborough County.

Overall, 637,639 voters have cast their ballots in the general election so far for a 70.52 percent turnout. Latimer said that's more voters than in the 2016 general election overall.

If you haven't yet mailed in your vote-by-mail ballot, it must be dropped off at one of the four Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections offices no later than 7 p.m. Tuesday.

They're located at

Don't forget to sign your vote-by-mail envelope before returning it. And be consistent. Signatures are compared to those on file with the elections office.

Here's who you'll be voting for:

President and Vice President

  • Joseph R. Biden, President and Kamala D. Harris, Vice President - Democrat

  • Donald J. Trump, President and Michael R. Pence, Vice President - Republican

  • Jo Jorgensen, President and Jeremy F. "Spike" Cohen, Vice President – Libertarian

U.S. Congressional District 12

  • Gus Michael Biliraks, R

  • Kimberly Walker, D

U.S. Congressional District 14

  • Christine Y. Quinn, R

  • Kathy Castor, D

U.S. Congressional District 15

  • Scott Franklin, R

  • Alan Cohn, D

U.S. Congressional District 16

  • Vern Buchanan, R

  • Margaret Good, D

Hillsborough County State Attorney

  • Mike Perotti, R

  • Andrew Warren, D

State Senate District 19

  • Darryl Ervin Rouson, D

  • Christina Paylan, NPA

State Senate District 20

  • Danny Burgess, R

  • Kathy Lewis, D

State Senate District 21

  • Jim Boyd, R

  • Anthony "Tony" Eldon, D

State Representative District 57Hillsborough County

  • Mike Beltran, R

  • Scott "Mr. H." Hottenstein, D

State Representative District 58

  • Lawrence McClure, R

  • Cleo L. "CL" Townsend Jr., D

State Representative District 59

  • Michael Owen, R

  • Andrew Learned, D

State Representative District 60

  • Jackie Toledo, R

  • Julie Jenkins, D

State Representative District 62

  • Angel S. Urbina Capo, R

  • Susan L. Valdes, D

  • Laurie Rodriguez-Person, NPA

State Representative District 64

  • Traci Koster, R

  • Jessica Harrington, D

Hillsborough County Sheriff

  • Chad Chronister, R

  • Gary Pruitt, D

  • Ron McMullen, NPA

Property Appraiser

  • D.C. Goutoufas, R

  • Bob "Coach" Henriquez, D

Tax Collector

  • TK Matthew, R

  • Nancy G. Milan, D

Board of County Commissioners District 1

  • Scott Levinson, R

  • Harry Cohen, D

Board of County Commissioners District 3

  • Maura Cruz Lanz, R

  • Gwen Myers, D

Board of County Commissioners District 6

  • Sandra L. Murman, R

  • Patricia "Pat" Kemp, D

School Board District 1

  • Nadia Combs

  • Steve Cona

School Board District 3

  • Mitch Thrower

  • Jessica Vaughn

School Board District 5

  • Tammy Shamburger

  • Henry "Shake Washington

School Board District 7

  • Lynn Gray

  • Sally A. Harris

Temple Terrace City Council

  • Meredith Abel

  • Raed Khawaja

  • David "Pogo" Pogonlich

Constitutional Amendments

  • Amendment 1: Provides that only U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years old, a permanent resident of Florida and registered to vote may vote in a Florida election.

  • Amendment 2: Raises Florida’s minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2026.

  • Amendment 3: Allows all registered voters to vote in primaries for state legislature, governor and cabinet regardless of political party affiliation.

  • Amendment 4: Requires proposed amendments or revisions to Florida’s constitution be approved in two elections.

  • Amendment 5: Increase the period of time accrued Save-Our-Homes benefits may be transferred from a prior homestead to a new homestead from two to three years.

  • Amendment 6: Allows a homestead property tax discount to be transferred to the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran.

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This article originally appeared on the Tampa Patch