The deadline to mail in your absentee ballot is Thursday, August 6, 2026, by 5:00 pm EST.
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Your absentee ballot must be mailed by Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 5:00 pm EST. If it doesn’t make it in time, your vote won’t count.
Mail it early, drop it off, or vote in person, your union is here to make sure you don’t miss it.
Key Deadline
Thursday, August 6, 2026
Deadline to mail in your absentee ballot for the Florida primary.
Mark your calendar
Every deadline you need to know.
Aug 6, by 5:00pm ETDeadline to mail in your absentee ballot for the Florida primary. |
Aug 18, by 7:00pm ETDeadline for mail-in ballots and ballot drop-offs to be received. |
Aug 18 — Primary DayPrimary Election Day! Polls close at 7:00pm ET. |
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Your ballot is coming. Get ready for it.
| 2026 Florida Primary | STATUS: PENDING |
Ballots must be received by 5:00pm EST on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Track it at myfloridaelections.com.
Look it up at myfloridaelections.com or vote.org.
Bring a valid photo ID. Mail-in by August 6, or drop-off / in-person by August 18, 2026.
Vote for workers
SEIU FPSU Endorsed Candidates
These are the candidates SEIU FPSU has endorsed ahead of the August 18, 2026 Florida primary. Every one of them has shown up for public service workers.
| Federal & Statewide | |
| Angie Nixon (D) | U.S. State Senate — Statewide |
| Oliver Larkin | U.S. House — District 25 |
| Marialana Kinter (D) | U.S. House — District 7 · Seminole, Volusia |
| Lois Frankel (D) | U.S. House — District 23 · Palm Beach |
| José Javier Rodriguez (D) | Attorney General — Statewide |
| Annette Taddeo (D) | Chief Financial Officer — Statewide |
| Florida Legislature | |
| Michele Rayner (D) | Florida Senate — District 16 · Hillsborough, Pinellas |
| Ashley Gantt (D) | Florida Senate — District 34 · Miami-Dade |
| Dinah Escarment (D) | Florida House — District 108 · Miami-Dade |
| Lucia Baez-Geller (D) | Florida House — District 106 · Miami-Dade |
| Samuel Vilchez Santiago (D) | Florida House — District 43 · Orange |
| Jose Alvarez (D) | Florida House — District 46 · Osceola |
| Mitch Rosenwald (D) | Florida House — District 98 · Broward |
| County Commission | |
| Vicki Lopez (R) | District 5 · Miami-Dade |
| Danielle Cohen Higgins (D) | District 8 · Miami-Dade |
| Marleine Bastien (D) | District 2 · Miami-Dade |
| Micky Steinberg (D) | District 4 · Miami-Dade |
| Anthony Rodriguez (R) | District 10 · Miami-Dade |
| Natalie Milian Orbis (R) | District 6 · Miami-Dade |
| JC Bermudez (R) | District 12 · Miami-Dade |
| Vic Torres (D) | District 8 · Orange |
| Michael Scott (D) | District 6 · Orange |
| Kamia Brown (D) | District 2 · Orange |
| Johanna López (D) | District 4 · Orange |
| Erica Whitfield (D) | District 2 · Palm Beach |
| Rudolph Tinker (D) | District 6 · Palm Beach |
| School Board | |
| John McGovern (D) | District 6 · Palm Beach |
| Amanda Lord (R) | District 6 · Pinellas |
| Caprice Edmonds (D) | District 7 · Pinellas |
| Christina Romelus (D) — Co-Endorsement | District 4 · Palm Beach |
| Anthony Hamlet (D) — Co-Endorsement | District 4 · Palm Beach |
| Municipal & Local Offices | |
| Ken Welch (D) | Mayor · St. Petersburg |
| Gabriel Hament (D) | City Council, District 2 · St. Petersburg |
| Richmond Floyd (D) | City Council, District 8 · St. Petersburg |
| Linsey Grove (D) | City Council, District 6 · St. Petersburg |
| Dr. Deandre Poole (D) | Port of Palm Beach, District 5 |
| Schnelle Tonge | County Judge, Group 12 · Palm Beach |
| Erik Melear | Orange Soil & Water Conservation District, Seat 3 |
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