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Voter Guide | Everything First Coast voters need to know about August 20 Primary

Florida voters will head to the polls Aug. 20. Here's a county-by-county guide with everything you need to know about what's on the ballot where you live.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Florida's Primary Election is August 20. 

Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Here's a county-by-county list of everything on the ballot where you live and dates you need to know before Election Day.

Uncontested races are not listed here.

Statewide

U.S. Senate

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate

  • Stanley Campbell
  • Rod Joseph
  • Debbie Mucarsel-Powell
  • Brian Rush 

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate

  • Rick Scott
  • John Columbus
  • Keith Gross

Judge

4th Circuit Judge

  • Nancy Adair Cleaveland
  • Ashley Wells Cox

U.S. House

Republican candidate for U.S. House Florida District 3

  • Kat Cammack
  • Alec Stevens

Republican candidate for U.S. House Florida District 5

  • John Rutherford
  • Mara Macie

Republican candidate for U.S. House Florida District 6

  • John Grow
  • Michael Waltz

Republican candidate for U.S. House Florida District 1

  • Aaron Dimmock
  • Matt Gaetz

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Florida State Senate

Democratic candidate for Florida State Senate District 5

  • Tracie Davis
  • Francky Jeanty  

Republican candidate for Florida State Senate District 7

  • Tom Leek
  • David Shoar
  • Gerry James

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Florida State House

Democratic candidate for Florida State House District 13

  • Angie Nixon
  • Brenda Priestly Jackson

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Democratic candidate for Florida State House District 14

  • Lloyd Caulker
  • Kimberly Daniels
  • Therese Wakefield-Gamble

Republican candidate for Florida State House District 18

  • Kim Kendall
  • Nick Primrose

Republican candidate for Florida State House District 19

  • Darryl Boyer
  • Sam Greco

Republican candidate for Florida State House District 20

  • Judson Sapp
  • Jamie Watts

Republican candidate for Florida State House District 22

  • Raemi Eagle-Glenn
  • Chad Johnson

Democratic candidate for Florida State House District 22 

  • David Arreola
  • Amy Trask

County-by-County

Baker County

Find your precinct 

Contested races:

Sheriff

  • James "JD" Carpenter (Republican)
  • Scotty Rhoden (Republican)

County Judge

  • Lorelie P. Brannan 
  • Julie Crews Johnson

County Commissioner District 1

  • Phillip Jefferson (Republican) 
  • Lucious Lee (Republican) 
  • Ronald Mann (Republican)
  • Kenu Turk (Republican)

County Commissioner District 3

  • Tyler Mobley (Republican)
  • Ann Watts (Republican)

Bradford County

Find your precinct

Superintendent 

  • Alan Bhajan (No party listed)
  • Will Hartley (Republican)
  • Tracey S. Kendrick (Republican)

County Commissioner District 1

  • Shannon Smith (Republican)
  • Carolyn Brown Spooner (Democrat)

County Commissioner District 5

  • Diane Andrews (Republican)
  • Brian Thomas Outlaw (Republican)

School Board Member District 4

  • Dana Reddish Bell (No party listed)
  • Mitchell Gunter (No party listed)
  • Candace Cragg Osteen (No party listed)

Clay County

Find your precinct 

School Board District 2

  • Robert Alvero (No party listed)
  • Sharon E. Flowers (No party listed)
  • James "Jim" Hughes (No party listed)
  • Elijah Mathew Mitchell (No party listed)

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Columbia County

Find your precinct 

Sheriff

  • Mark Hunter
  • Wallace Kitchings 

County Commission District 1

  • Demarcus Graham
  • Kevin A. Parnell
  • Ron Williams 

County Commission District 3

  • Rusty Bailey
  • Robert Hollingsworth 

Lake City Council District 12

  • Tammy Harris
  • Jake Hill. Jr

Duval County

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State Committeeman 

  • Dean Black
  • Nick Harding
  • Nathan Tocco 

State Committeewoman

  • Maleana Gay (Republican)
  • Carmen Martinez (Republican)
  • Ginger Soud (Republican)

 County Court Judge Group 9

  • Andrew Bonderud (No party listed)
  • Marcus Isom (No party listed)
  • Shayla E. Lee (No party listed)
  • Matthew Lufrano (No party listed)

School Board District 1

  • Nadine Ebri (No party listed)
  • Tony Ricardo (No party listed) 

School Board District 3

  • Rebecca (Becky) Nathanson (No party listed)
  • Cindy Pearson (No party listed)

School Board District 5

  • Reginald "Reggie" Blount (No party listed)
  • Nahshon Nicks (No party listed)
  • Hank Rogers (No party listed)

School Board District 7 

  • Melody Ann Bolduc (No party listed)
  • Sarah Ann Mannion (No party listed)

4th Circuit Judge

  • Nancy Adair Cleaveland
  • Ashley Wells Cox

Nassau County 

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Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller

  • Mitch Keiter (Republican)
  • Allan Reynolds (Republican) 

Superintendent 

  • Kathy Knight Burns (Republican)
  • Curtis S. Gaus (Republican) 

Supervisor of Elections

  • Janet H. Adkins (Republican)
  • Stan Bethea (Republican)

County Commissioner District 3

  • Jeff Gray (Republican)
  • Lynn Newcomer (Republican)

County Commissioner District 5

  • Klynt A. Farmer (Republican)
  • John Paul Ladson (Republican)

School Board Member District 2

  • Gail G. Cook 
  • Roody Joinville 

School Board Member District 4

  • Cynthia Grooms
  • Kristi Loyd Simpkins

Putnam County 

Find your precinct 

Tax Collector

  • Brenda J. Bridges (Republican) 
  • Brittney Goodson (Republican)
  • Sydney A. Myers (Republican)

Property Appraiser

  • Clay Davis (Republican)
  • Charles L. Overturf III (Republican)

Superintendent of Schools

  • Paul Adamcyzk (Republican)
  • Rick Surrency (Republican)
  • Pat A. Wilson (Write-In)

County Commissioner (District 1)

  • Jr. Newbold III (Republican) 
  • Jeovanny "Geo" Palencia (Republican)
  • Douglas Hays (Write-in) 

County Commissioner (District 3)

  • Josh Alexander (Republican) 
  • Les Sims (Republican)

County Commissioner (District 5)

  • Buddy Goddard (Republican)
  • Walton Pellicer (Republican)
  • Tim Williams (Write-in)
  • Tim Grose (Write-in) 

Tax Collector

  • Brenda J. Bridges (Republican)
  • Brittany Goodson (Republican)
  • Sydney A. Myers (Republican) 

State Republican Comitteewoman

  • Diane L. Williams (Republican)
  • Rhonda Drackett Williams (Republican)

County Court Judge (Group 1)

  • Constance Daniels (No party listed)
  • Anne Marie Gennusa (No party listed)
  • Alex Sharp (No party listed)

School Board District 2

  • David Buckles (No party listed)
  • Leon Edenfield (No party listed)

School Board District 3

  • Sandra Gilyard (No party listed)
  • Tim Houghtaling  (No party listed)
  • Jackie Porter (No party listed)

St. Johns County 

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Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller

  • Denver Cook (Republican)
  • Brandon Patty (Republican)

Sheriff

  • Rob Hardwick (Republican)
  • Jim Priester (Republican)
  • Terri Schurman (Qualified Write-in)

County Commission District 1

  • Ann-Marie Evans (Republican)
  • Weston Ferguson (Republican)
  • Christian Whitehurst (Republican)
  • Taylor Ohntrup (Qualified Write-in)

County Commission District 3

  • Roy Alaimo (Republican)
  • Heather Harley-Davidson (Republican)
  • Michael McDonald (Republican)
  • Clay Murphy (Republican)
  • Fitch McGraw (Qualified Write-in)

County Commission District 5

  • Henry Dean (Republican)
  • John Higbee II (Republican)
  • Ann Taylor (Republican)

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School Board District 2

  • Anthony Coleman Sr.
  • Francis Cummings

School Board District 5

  • Liliana Bristow
  • Bethany Hilbert
  • Lynn Straughan
  • Linda Thomson

City of St. Augustine Commission Seat 1

  • Jonathan DePreter
  • Billy Triay

Union County 

Find your precinct 

Clerk of Court

  • Ryan J. Perez (Republican)
  • Kellie Hendricks Rhoades (Republican)

 County Commissioner District 3

  • Chad Ali (Republican)
  • Shelton Arnold Jr. (Republican)
  • Melissa McNeal (Republican)
  • Ed Rainey (Republican)
  • Daniel Tomlinson (Republican)
  • Martie Touchstone (Republican)

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