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

Election day for the Hernando 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 or by printing and mailing or dropping off this physical registration form to the Hernando County Supervisor of Elections office. For information on mail-in, or absentee ballots, click here.

Who is on the ballot in Hernando 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 18

Isaiah Christian Haddon

Democrat$0

Mark Johnson

Republican$11,500.44

Beth Narverud

Republican$13,375

Nicholas W. Nicholson

Republican$10,000

Joseph 'Joe' Swilley, Sr.

Republican$12,850

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

John Allocco

Republican$36,310

Burton F. Melaugh

Republican$1,089.54

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

Michael Burmann

Non-partisan $3,000

Steve Champion

Republican $51,065

Kevin Hohn

Republican $27,470

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

Charles L W Helm

Non-partisan$1,720

Linda K Prescott

Non-partisan$1,560

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

Gus Guadagnino

Non-partisan$1,495

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

Kurt E Hitzemann

Non-partisan $6,200

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

Douglas Allen Chorvat, Jr.

Republican$810

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

John Emerson

Republican$9,300

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

Al Nienhuis

Republican$42,076.15

James Terry

Republican$34,288.27

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

Shirley Anderson

Republican$500

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

Sally Daniel

Republican$600

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.