Primary elections Tuesday, Aug. 24
Only voters who are registered members of major political parties may vote for their party’s candidates in a primary election.
Longboat Key residents registered to vote in Manatee or Sarasota County will have the opportunity to cast their ballots in the Tuesday, Aug. 24 Primary Election. In an effort to provide readers with pre-voting ballot information, following are Democratic, Republican and Nonpartisan ballots.
Florida is a closed primary state. This means that only voters who are registered members of major political parties may vote for their party’s candidates in a primary election. However, if all candidates in a race have the same party affiliation and the winner will have no opposition in the general election, all qualified voters, regardless of party affiliation, may vote in the primary for that office. This is known as a Universal Primary Contest (UPC). There is one UPC on the Aug. 24 primary ballot. Additionally, all registered voters, including those without party affiliation, may vote on nonpartisan judicial races, school board races and local referendum questions on a primary ballot.
Congressional
United States Senator
Glenn A. Burkett (DEM)
Maurice A. Ferre (DEM)
Jeff Greene (DEM)
Kendrick B. Meek (DEM)
William Escoffery III (REP)
William Billy Kogut (REP)
Marco Rubio (REP)
Representative in Congress
Rick Eaton (DEM)
James T. Golden (DEM)
Don Baldauf (REP)
Vern Buchanan (REP)
State
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Brian P. Moore (DEM)
Alex Sink (DEM)
Mike McCalister (REP)
Bill McCollum (REP)
Rick Scott (REP)
Attorney General
Dave Aronbert (DEM)
Dan Gelber (DEM)
Holly Benson (REP)
Pam Bondi (REP)
Jeff Kottkamp (REP)
Sarasota County
Board of County Commissioners—District 4
Nora Patterson (REP)
Mark Smith (REP)
Charter Review Board—District 2
Frederick Farmer (DEM)
Diana Harrington (DEM)
Robert W. Copeland (REP)
Steven R. Fields (REP)
Charter Review Board—District 3
Universal Primary Contest
Kathy Bolam (REP)
Adam R. Miller (REP)
Dawn B. Moore (REP)
Nonpartisan
County Judge Group 3
Maryann Boehm
Tracy Lee
School Board Member
District 1
Joseph M. Neunder
Carol Todd
Barry Woolf
District 4
Shirley Brown
Cathy Hodgson
District 5
Jane Goodwin
Kathy James
County Questions (SRQ)
Economic Development Ad Valorem (Property) Tax Exemptions
Shall the Board of County Commissioners of Sarasota County be authorized to grant, pursuant to s. 3, Art. VIII of the State Constitution, property tax exemptions to new businesses and expansions of existing businesses?
Yes, for authority to grant exemptions.
No, against authority to grant exemptions.
Manatee County Nonpartisan
School Board Member
District 1
David M. Bailey
Barbara A. Harvey
District 3
Julie B. Aranibar
Jane Pfeilsticker
Albert G. Yusko
District 5
Karen Carpenter
Jennifer Radebach
