2026 Florida Primary Election Dates

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2026 Florida Primary · Mail Ballots by Aug 6

YOUR VOICE.
YOUR VOTE. YOUR CONTRACT.

Every seat on the ballot this August shapes decisions that affect public service workers — from Tallahassee down to your county commission. Here’s what you need to know, and how to lock in your registration before the deadline closes.

The deadline to mail in your absentee ballot is Thursday, August 6, 2026, by 5:00 pm EST.

Mail your ballot

Already registered? Time to vote.

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.

Track your ballot at myfloridaelections.com →

Mark your calendar

Every deadline you need to know.

Aug 6, by 5:00pm ET

Deadline to mail in your absentee ballot for the Florida primary.

Aug 18, by 7:00pm ET

Deadline for mail-in ballots and ballot drop-offs to be received.

Aug 18 — Primary Day

Primary Election Day! Polls close at 7:00pm ET.

Get ready

Your ballot is coming. Get ready for it.

2026 Florida Primary STATUS: PENDING
1
Mail your absentee ballot by August 6
Ballots must be received by 5:00pm EST on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Track it at myfloridaelections.com.
2
Find your polling place or drop-off site
Look it up at myfloridaelections.com or vote.org.
3
Vote — you’re done
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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