DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Meet Our 2022 Candidates
Florida is a closed primary state. That means if you want to vote for Democrats in the Primary Election you must be a registered Democrat. You can change your party affiliation at any time, but in order to vote in the primary the change must be made 29 days before the Primary Election.
2022 Voting Dates and Registration Deadlines
PRIMARY ELECTION
GENERAL ELECTION
For more information and to register to vote, visit the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections website HERE!
Democratic FILED CANDIDATES 2022
Filed Candidates are candidates that have submitted the proper paperwork depending on the race to the Federal Election Commission, Florida Division of Elections, or the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office. Candidates must still QUALIFY to be on the August primary Ballot or if there is no primary the November election ballot. To qualify candidates must pay a qualifying fee or qualify through the petition method. The petition method requires gaining the appropriate amount of registered voter signatures. The fees and number of petition signatures vary by elected office. The qualifying period is Noon, Monday, June 13, 2022 - Noon, Friday, June 17, 2022. The 2022 Qualifying fees will be available after July 1, 2021. We update the candidate list on a regular basis.
Redistricting will occur before the 2022 election. Redistricting happens every ten years following the U.S. Census. Redistricting may alter the boundaries of Congressional, State, or County seats. Voters should be aware they could be shifted into new districts.
U.S. Senator and U.S. Congress
State Senator
Senate District 18
Janet Cruz*
Senate District 19
Janelle Khargie
Darryl Rouson*
Senate District 20
Michael Harvey
State Representative
State Representative District 57
State Representative District 58
State Representative District 59
Andrew Learned*
State Representative District 60
State Representative District 61
Dianne Hart*
State Representative District 62
Susan Valdes*
State Representative District 63
Fentrice Driskell*
State Representative District 64
State Representative District 70
Christian Hotchkiss
Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners
County Commission District 1
Harry Cohen*
County Commission District 2
County Commission District 3
Gwen Myers*
County Commission District 4
County Commission District 5
Mariella Smith*
County Commission District 7
Kimberly Overman*
School Board
School Board District 2
School Board District 4
School Board District 6
Karen Perez*