TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Midterm election season is in full swing and with qualifiers passed, sample ballots are making their way to voters. Newly redrawn congressional maps for both chambers of the state legislature and the federal congressional districts have made the competition even more fierce than previous years.
In Tampa Bay, the new districts mean more seats up for election in the midterms, plus due to the 2020 Census, there’s an extra seat for Florida in the U.S. House of Representatives. Term limited state lawmakers are now running for federal seats, making the races even hotter in the Aug. 23 primary elections.
To help you see who you can vote for, here’s a list of the candidates and races affecting the Tampa Bay area:
Federal Races
U.S. Senate
| Democrat | Republican | Libertarian | No Party/Write-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo De La Fuente | Marco Rubio (Incumbent) | Dennis Misigoy | Uloma Uma Ekpete |
| Val Demings | Steven B. Grant | ||
| Brian Rush | Edward A. Gray | ||
| William Sanchez | Howard Knepper | ||
| Tuan TQ Nguyen | |||
| Moses Quiles |
U.S. House of Representatives – Florida District 9
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Darren Soto (Incumbent) | Jose Castillo |
| Scotty Moore | |
| Adianis Morales | |
| Sergio E. Ortiz |
U.S. House of Representatives – Florida District 12
| Democrat | Republican | No Party/Write In |
|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Walker | Gus Bilirakis (Incumbent) | Charles Smith |
| Chris Leiser | ||
| Jack Martin | ||
| Brian Perras | ||
| Sid Preskitt |
U.S. House of Representatives – Florida District 13
| Democrat | Republican | Libertarian | No Party/Write In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Lynn | Kevin Hayslett | Frank Craft | Jacob Daniel Curnow |
| Moneer Kheireddine | Dwight Young | ||
| Anna Paulina Luna | |||
| Amanda Makki | |||
| Christine Y. Quinn |
U.S. House of Representatives – Florida District 14
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Christopher Bradley | James Judge |
| Kathy Castor (Incumbent) | Samar “Sam” Nashagh |
| Jerry Torres |
U.S. House of Representatives – Florida District 15
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Gavin Brown | Demetries “Commander” Grimes |
| Alan M. Cohn | Laurel Lee |
| Eddie Geller | Kevin “Mac” McGovern |
| Cesar Ramirez | Kelli Stargel |
| William VanHorn | Jackie Toledo |
U.S. House of Representatives – Florida District 16
| Democrat | Republican | No Party/Write-In |
|---|---|---|
| Jan Schneider | Vern Buchanan (Incumbent) | Ralph E. Hartman |
| Martin Hyde |
U.S. House of Representatives – Florida District 17
| Democrat | Republican | No Party/Write-In |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Doria Kale | Greg Steube (Incumbent) | Theodore “Pink Tie” Murray |
U.S. House of Representatives – Florida District 18
| Republican | No Party/Write-In |
|---|---|
| Scott Franklin (Incumbent) | Keith R. Hayden Jr. |
| Kenneth “Kenny” James Hartpence | Leonard L. Serratore |
| Jennifer Raybon | |
| Wendy June Schmeling | |
| Eduardo “Eddie” G. Tarazona |
State Races
Florida Governor
| Democrat | Republican | Libertarian | No Party/Write-In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Crist | Ron DeSantis (Incumbent) | Hector Roos | Piotr Blass |
| Cadance Daniel | Kyle KC Gibson | ||
| Nicole “Nikki” Fried | Carmen Jackie Gimenez | ||
| Robert L. Willis | Jodi Gregory Jeloudov | ||
| James Thompson |
Florida Lieutenant Governor
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Dylisa McClinton w/ Cadance | Jeanette Nuñez (Incumbent) w/ DeSantis |
Florida Attorney General
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Aramis Ayala | Ashley Moody (Incumbent |
| Jim Lewis | |
| Daniel Uhlfelder |
Florida Chief Financial Officer
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Adam Hattersley | Jimmy Patronis (Incumbent) |
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Naomi Esther Blemur | James W. Shaw |
| J.R. Gaillot | Wilton Simpson |
| Ryan Morales |
Florida Senate District 11
| Republican | Green Party of Florida |
|---|---|
| Blaise Ingoglia | Brian Patrick Moore |
Florida Senate District 12
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Veysel Dokur | Colleen Burton |
Florida Senate District 14
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Janet Cruz | Jay Collins |
Florida Senate District 16
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Darryl Ervin Rouson | Christina B. Paylan |
Florida Senate District 18
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Eunic Ortiz | Nick DiCeglie |
Florida Senate District 19
| Republican |
|---|
| Debbie Mayfield |
Florida Senate District 20
| Republican |
|---|
| Jim Boyd |
| John Houman |
Florida Senate District 21
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Amaro Lionheart | Ed Hooper |
Florida Senate District 22
| Republican |
|---|
| Joe Gruters |
| Michael Johnson |
Florida Senate District 23
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Mike Harvey | Danny Burgess |
Florida Senate District 27
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Christohper Proia | Ben Albritton, Jr. |
Florida Senate District 28
| Republican |
|---|
| Kathleen C. Passidomo (Incumbent) |
Florida Senate District 29
| Republican |
|---|
| Erin Grall |
Florida House District 23
| Republican |
|---|
| Rebecca Kay Bays |
| Tod Cloud |
| Ralph E. Massullo Jr. |
| Paul John Reinhardt |
Florida House District 48
| Republican |
|---|
| Sam Killebrew |
Florida House District 49
| Republican |
|---|
| Melony Bell |
Florida House District 50
| Republican |
|---|
| Jennifer Canady |
| Phillip Walker |
Florida House District 51
| Republican |
|---|
| William “Bill” Olson |
| Josie Tomkow |
Florida House District 52
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Ash Marwah | Rock Daze |
| John Temple |
Florida House District 53
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Keith G. Laufenberg | Jeff Holcomb |
| Anthony Kocovic |
Florida House District 54
| Democrat | Republican | No Party |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Staver | Randy Maggard | Ryan S. Otwell |
Florida House District 55
| Republican | Constitution Party of Florida |
|---|---|
| Gabriel Papadopoulos | Charles “C.J.” Hacker Jr. |
| Brad Sollberger | |
| Kevin M. Steele |
Florida House District 56
| Republican |
|---|
| Jayden Cocuzza |
| Scott Mooree |
| Brad Yeager |
Florida House District 57
| Republican |
|---|
| Adam Anderson |
Florida House District 58
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Bernard “Bernie” Fensterwald | Kimberly “Kim” Berfield |
| Joseph Saportas | Jason Holloway |
| Jim Vricos |
Florida House District 59
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Dawn Douglass | Berny Jacques |
| Dipak D. Nadkarni | |
| Jennifer Wilson |
Florida House District 60
| Democrat | Republcian |
|---|---|
| Lindsay Cross | Audrey Henson |
Florida House District 61
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Janet Varnell Warwick | Linda Chaney |
Florida House District 62
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Wengay “Newt” Newton | Jeremy M. Brown |
| Jesse Philippe | |
| Michele K. Rayner |
Florida House District 63
| Republican |
|---|
| Dianne “Ms. Dee” Hart |
Florida House District 64
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Susan L. Valdes | Maura Lanz Cruz |
Florida House District 65
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Jen McDonald | Karen Gonzalez Pittman |
| Jake Hoffman | |
| Michael C. Minardi |
Florida Hosue District 66
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| David Tillery | Traci Koster |
Florida House District 67
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Fentrice Driskell | Lisette Bonano |
Florida House District 68
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Lorissa Wright | Paul D. Hatfield |
| Lawrence MccLure |
Florida House District 69
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Andrew Learned | Daniel “Danny” Alvarez |
| Megan Angel Petty |
Florida House District 70
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Eleuterio “Junior” Salazar Jr. | Mike beltran |
Florida House District 71
| Republican |
|---|
| Will Robinson (Incumbent) |
Florida House District 72
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Roberts Guy Dameus | Tommy Greogry |
Florida House District 73
| Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|
| Derek Reich | Fiona McFarland |
Florida House District 74
| Republican |
|---|
| James Buchanan (Incumbent) |
Florida House District 75
| Republican |
|---|
| Michael Grant (Incumbent) |
Florida House District 82
| Republican |
|---|
| Lauren Uhlich Melo |
Florida House District 83
| Republican |
|---|
| Kaylee Tuck |