2022 Elections

As the campaign season kicks off, political scientist Susan MacManus — who retired from from teaching at USF — discusses whether Florida is still a swing state and which issues could roil the upcoming elections.

North Florida Democratic Senator Loranne Ausley is likely facing tougher race this year than when she ran in 2020. The district’s new boundaries, national politics and a high-profile Republican challenger are three factors expected to make Senate District 3 more competitive this year.

A coalition of local activists and community groups gathered outside the Duval Supervisor of Elections office to call for early voting sites at two campuses to be restored.

More than three-dozen Florida lawmakers, including incoming Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, appeared headed back to Tallahassee without opposition as a deadline passed Friday for qualifying for the November elections.

The deadline for candidates to qualify in Florida for state senator and representative races was noon Friday. Here's a list of the candidates who qualified for both federal and state elections ahead of the party primaries on Aug. 23. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 8.

The qualifying period ends at noon Friday when candidates for governor, three state Cabinet posts, a U.S. Senate seat, 28 congressional seats and all 160 legislative seats have to make sure their paperwork is submitted.

She will instead run for Congress in South Florida.

Charlie Crist said he has agreed to debate his opponents only once, and that his time is better spent doing other things.

The Democrat joined Ben Diamond, who pulled out of the race last week and cited the state's new congressional map.

The Democrat, who was seeking Charlie Crist's open seat, said he will re-enter the race if the new congressional map is struck down in court.

Mayors will be elected in Tarpon Springs, Oldsmar and Belleair Beach.

Four years ago, Sarasota County voters decided to elect commissioners through single-member voting. A Tuesday referendum asks voters if they want to return to countywide voting.