2026 Voter Guide: Pinellas County

Elections

Oct 10

Part of our Tampa Bay Voter Guide 2026. Your county Supervisor of Elections is the official source; when in doubt, check with them. Information current as of Oct. 11, 2026.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and anyone in line at 7 p.m. can vote. On Election Day you must vote at your assigned precinct; during early voting you can use any early voting site in your county. Bring a current photo ID with a signature.

Your elections office

Supervisor of Elections: Julie Marcus
Website: votepinellas.gov
Phone: 727-464-8683 (727-464-VOTE)
Office: Elections Service Center, 13001 Starkey Road, Largo; offices also at 315 Court St., Clearwater, and 501 First Ave. N., St. Petersburg

Early voting

Mon., Oct. 19 through Sun., Nov. 1. The county is using every optional early voting day. There are seven early voting sites, Axios reported, open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., according to the St. Pete Catalyst. See the official list at votepinellas.gov/200/Early-Voting.

Voting by mail

The deadline to request a mail ballot is 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. Requests from 2024 have expired, so if you haven't asked for a 2026 ballot, you need to. Your ballot must reach the Supervisor of Elections by 7 p.m. Nov. 3. A postmark is not enough, and mail ballots cannot be dropped off at Election Day polling places. If your signature is missing or doesn't match, you have until 5 p.m. Nov. 5 to fix it with a cure affidavit.

Request a ballot online at votepinellas.gov or by calling 727-464-8683. Ballot drop-off sites and hours for November will be posted on the Supervisor's site; in August, the county ran 21 drop-off sites plus its three offices, with a drive-thru at Starkey Road.

Your sample ballot

Use Find Your Precinct at votepinellas.gov for your sample ballot.

On every Florida ballot

Governor: Byron Donalds (R), with running mate Bryan Avila, vs. David Jolly (D), with running mate Gwen Graham, plus several no-party and Libertarian candidates. Gov. Ron DeSantis is term-limited.
U.S. Senate (special election): Sen. Ashley Moody (R) vs. state Rep. Angie Nixon (D), plus no-party candidates. The winner serves the last two years of Marco Rubio's term.
Attorney General: James Uthmeier (R, incumbent) vs. José Javier Rodríguez (D).
Chief Financial Officer: Blaise Ingoglia (R, incumbent) vs. Annette Taddeo (D).
Agriculture Commissioner: Wilton Simpson (R, incumbent) vs. Joey Mendoza Atkins (D).
Amendments 1, 2 and 3, all placed on the ballot by the Legislature. Each needs 60% yes to pass. What each amendment does.
Merit retention: Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz, plus appeals court judges for your district.

Local races and questions in Pinellas County

U.S. House

District 13: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R) vs. Leela Gray (D).

Florida redrew its congressional map in 2026. Check your sample ballot for your district.

County Commission (countywide seats)

District 2: Commissioner Brian Scott (R) vs. Tim Hughes (D).
District 6: Commissioner Kathleen Peters (R) vs. David Glenn Jr. (D).

School Board

District 3 runoff: Board member Dawn Peters vs. Curtis Campogni.

Commissioner Dave Eggers (District 4) won re-election outright in the August primary, so his seat is not on the November ballot.

Lisa Cane (District 2) and Nancy Bostock (District 6) won their seats in August; Bostock won by 7 votes after a recount.

St. Petersburg

City Council District 6 (citywide vote): Linsey Grove vs. Trevor Mallory. Read our Spotlight on Dr. Linsey Grove.

Sources

How we reported this: compiled Oct. 10, 2026, from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections, the Florida Division of Elections and the news reports linked above, with AI research help. Candidate lists from primary results can change; your sample ballot is final. Spot an error? Tell us.

Joseph Jackson