The Florida voter's guide to Election Day 2022
From how to vote early to which candidates are running, we have you covered.
Election Day 2022 is just around the corner, and there are some major races on this year's ballot.
For starters, Florida voters will be electing a governor, a U.S. Senator, U.S. representatives, an attorney general and countless other state and local officials.
It may feel like there's a lot to consider before the midterm election, but the good news is you don't have to wait until Nov. 8 to start preparing.
10 Tampa Bay has created an all-inclusive guide to help you head to the polls with confidence — from how to vote early to which candidates are running and which three Florida amendments will be on the ballot, we have you covered.
How to vote Floridians have the option to vote by mail, vote early in person or vote at the polls on Nov. 8
Florida voters have three options to cast their ballots.
1. Vote-by-mail
If you already requested a vote-by-mail ballot back in August for the primary election, you should already be getting one sent to you for the general election. If not, you have until 5 p.m. on Oct. 29 to request one.
Whether you mail it or drop it off at a local ballot intake station, your vote-by-mail ballot has to be received by the supervisor of elections office no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.
Voting early is a great way to avoid long lines at the polling place, and it's already underway in all Tampa Bay-area counties.
Depending on the county, early voting is available until Nov. 5 or Nov. 6. You can check the specifics here.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day, Nov. 8. Bring a photo ID that has your signature and, if you'd like, a sample ballot with your notes.
You can request that sample ballot here.
To find your specific polling place, select your county on this voter precinct finder then enter your address.
Who is running? Here are your major candidate matchups
- Governor: Incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) vs. Charlie Crist (D)
- U.S. Senator: Incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R) vs. Rep. Val Demings (D)
- Attorney General: Incumbent Ashley Moody (R) vs. Aramis Ayala (D)
- Chief Financial Officer: Incumbent Jimmy Patronis (R) vs. Adam Hattersley (D)
- Commissioner of Agriculture: Wilton Simpson (R) vs. Naomi Blemur (D)
- U.S. Representative races
- District 13: Ana Paulina Luna (R) vs. Eric Lynn (D)
- District 14: James Judge (R) vs. Kathy Castor (D)
- District 15: Laurel Lee (R) vs. Alan Cohn (D)
- District 16: Vern Buchanan (R) vs. Jan Schneider (D)
- District 17: Greg Steube (R) vs. Andrea Doria Kale (D)
Statewide ballot measures Here's what the 3 Florida amendments mean
Florida voters will have to weigh in on three constitutional amendments that were placed on the ballot by the Florida Legislature during the 2021 and 2022 legislative sessions.
One involves something called the Florida Constitution Revision Commission and the other two relates to property taxes.
We broke them down for you here.