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

Election day for the Marion 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 Marion County Supervisor of Elections office. For information on mail-in, or absentee ballots, click here.

Who is on the ballot in Marion 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 July 20
Joe HardingRepublican$140,303.05
Russ RandallRepublican$111,055.11

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of July 20
Cynthia Dela RosaDemocrat$5,815.90
Richard RoweDemocrat$0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Mike Behar

Republican$18,075

Craig Curry

Republican$136,875

Michael Saxe

Republican$11,274.30

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Richard Brown

Non-partisan$0

Bobby Dobkowski

Republican$7,780.40

Jeff Gold

Republican$32,225

Brigitte Smith

Non-partisan$0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Michelle Stone

Republican $22,050

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Shelia Arnett

Non-partisan$8,258.77

Allison Campbell

Non-partisan$20,545

Lori Conrad

Non-partisan$14,195.34

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Beth McCall

Non-partisan$9,074

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Greg Harrell

Republican$128,173.33

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Jimmy Cowan

Republican$40,734.42

David Moore

Republican$50,541.60

Neil Nikkinen

Republican$30,227

Kelly Taub

Non-partisan$0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Billy Woods

Republican$74,724.01

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Wesley Wilcox

Republican$1,100

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

George Albright III

Republican$13,000

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Brent London

Non-partisan $0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Cary Sternberg

Non-partisan $0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Donald Barnes

Non-partisan $0

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.