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Florida Votes 2020: What To Expect In The Citrus 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 Citrus County, here is everything you need to know about the local race.

Election day for the Citrus 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 Citrus County Supervisor of Elections office. To review a complete guide to voting in Citrus County, click here.

Who is on the ballot in Citrus 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 June 16

Jeffery Shane Kinnard

Republican $39,555

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 16
Thomas J. CorkeryRepublican$7000

Ruthie Davis Schlabach

Republican$70,702.45

Mark S Hamme

Republican$9,260

Angel Starr Lewis

Republican$2,096

Luis Marin

Republican$23,794

Edwin Lewis Roberts

Republican$7,000

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 16

Holly Leigh Davis

Republican$40,060

Jimmie T Smith

Republican$32,677

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 16

Virginia G Bryant

Non-Partisan$8,400

Danielle Damato Doty

Non-Partisan$10,100

Mark Dale Garlock

Non-Partisan$540.20

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 16

Sandy B Counts

Non-Partisan$500

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 16

Angela Vick

Republican$1,000

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 16

Cregg Dalton

Republican$36,830

David Gregory

Republican$390

Timothy M Reynard

Republican$10,200

Richard A 'Rick' Schroeder

Non-Partisan$1,350

Rob Tessmer

Republican$21,705

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 16

Lee C. Alexander

Non-Partisan$10,905

Patrick A Crippen

Republican$39,243.26

Mel Eakley

Republican$57,846

Michael Klyap Jr

Republican$23,800.13

Michael Prendergast

Republican$131,531

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 16

Scott Allen Adams

Republican$39,300

Maureen "Mo" Baird

Republican$20,669.27

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 16

Janice A Warren

Republican$10,000

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

Jasmine is a reporter for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.