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

Election day for the Dixie 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 the Dixie County Supervisor of Elections office or by printing and mailing this registration form to the same address. Find information on mail-in, or absentee ballots, click here.

Who is on the ballot in Dixie 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 15
Jennifer BradleyRepublican$480,476
Jason HolifieldRepublican$11,865

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Gerald MontgomeryNon-partisan$600
Paul "Jody" StephensonRepublican$4,000

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Mark HatchRepublican$1,100
John JenkinsNon-partisan$2,020

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Martin Barber Jr.Non-partisan $2,740
David OsteenNon-partisan $1,000
Keith ReedNon-partisan $600
James ValentineRepublican $400

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Crystal BushNon-partisan$50
Cheryl PridgeonNon-partisan$2,000
Samantha SandersNon-partisan$2,900

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Timothy AlexanderNon-partisan$100

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Jennifer JohnsonNon-partisan $339.10

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Barbara "Barbie" HigginbothamRepublican$10,000
Christie JohnsonNon-partisan$2,150
Jaimie NesSmithNon-partisan$1,969.98

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Robert "Robbie" LeeNon-Partisan$100

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Michael BranninRepublican$1,700
Darby ButlerNon-partisan$7,000
Nicholas HatcherNon-partisan$3,720
Jamey KingNon-partisan$2,851.90

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Starlet CannonRepublican$100

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Michael ThomasRepublican$100

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 17
Michelle CannonNon-partisan$100

 

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.