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Florida Votes 2020: What To Expect In The Alachua County Primary Election

Tuesday is the deadline to register with a party or update voter registration to vote in Florida’s March 17 presidential primary. Because of the closed-primary system, only voters registered with a party can cast a ballot. (April Rubin/WUFT News)
Tuesday is the deadline to register with a party or update voter registration to vote in Florida’s March 17 presidential primary. Because of the closed-primary system, only voters registered with a party can cast a ballot. (April Rubin/WUFT News)

See results from this election here.

By summer's end, Floridians will vote to make elective change at the local, state and national level. If you are a voter in Alachua County, here is everything you need to know about the local race.

Election day for the Alachua County primary is Aug. 18. Registered voters, with proper identification, may cast ballots at a polling place -- from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. -- within their respective district, or precinct. Find yours here.

The deadline to register for the 2020 Primary Election is July 20. The deadline to register for the 2020 General Election -- on Nov. 3 -- is Oct. 5. Citizens may update or register voter information various ways: online, in-person at designated locations or by printing and mailing this physical registration form to the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office. For information on mail-in, or absentee ballots, click here.

Who is on the ballot in Alachua County?

The last day candidates could officially qualify was June 12. The italicized names denote a candidate's incumbent status, if applicable.

NamePartyMoney raised
as of July 20
Kat CammackRepublican$461,892.66
Ryan ChamberlinRepublican$151,253.40
Todd ChaseRepublican$313,920.71
Adam ChristensenDemocrat$20,012.13
Philip DoddsDemocrat$21,278.17
Bill EngelbrechtRepublican$68,530
Joe MilladoRepublican$15,967.25
Gavin RollinsRepublican$173,922
Judson SappRepublican$746,103.01
James St. GeorgeRepublican$908,309.97
David TheusRepublican$16,222.11
Amy Pope WellsRepublican$208,880.94
Tom WellsDemocrat$13,044.36

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
Yvonne Hayes HinsonDemocrat$20,528.33
Rodney LongDemocrat$12,034.81

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
Mary AlfordDemocrat$19,297.81
Mike ByerlyDemocrat$0
Raemi Eagle-GlennRepublican$0
Randolph KaufmanDemocrat$0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
Joy GlanzerRepublican$0
Anna PrizziaDemocrat$28,206.78
Jason StanfordDemocrat$9,076
Kevin ThorpeDemocrat$0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
Charles "Chuck"
Chestnut IV
Democrat $5,200

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
Khanh-Lien BankoNon-partisan$32,067.56
Diyonne McGrawNon-partisan$67,965.02

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
Sande CalkinsNon-partisan$6,190
Leanetta McNealyNon-partisan$9,252

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
Kristine Van VorstNon-partisan $10,000

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
J.K. "Jess" IrbyDemocrat$0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
Glen FoerstNon-Partisan$0
Matt GeigerDemocrat$61,840
Susan McQuillanDemocrat$46,225
Wendy SappDemocrat$24,298.49
Ayesha SolomonDemocrat$9,492.20
Kelly SuggsDemocrat$4,313.80

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
Robert BrinkmanWrite-In$0
Sadie DarnellDemocrat$30,730
Clovis Watson Jr.Democrat$53,206

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
Kim BartonDemocrat$800

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 15
John PowerDemocrat$5,340

Find the comprehensive list of candidates' self-reported campaign finances here.

Gabriella Paul is a reporter for WUFT. She can be reached at gabbympaul@ufl.edu.