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

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

Who is on the ballot in Putnam 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 July 20
George BurdenRepublican$64,055
Anne Marie GennusaRepublican$35,050.18
Matt MetzRepublican$34,521.91

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Tammie Valentine

Non-partisan$50

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Willie Jones

Non-partisan$2,460.83

Allegra Kitchens

Non-partisan$300

David Parsons

Non-partisan$4,565

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

John Morbitzer

Non-partisan$540

Joseph Svingala

Non-partisan$0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Robert "Bill" Pickens

Republican$1,250

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Rhonda Drackett

Republican$6,243.90

Douglas Hays

Non-partisan$0

Joshua Mast

Democrat$4,205

Larry Masters

Republican$6,275

Terry Turner

Republican$24,175

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Paul Adamczyk

Republican $15,094.99

Michael Barican

Republican $9,490

Buddy Goddard

Republican $6,935

Mike Lambert

Republican $0

Walton Pellicer

Republican $5,850

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

David Buckles

Non-partisan$1,000

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

Sandra Gilyard

Non-partisan$1,020

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Elizabeth Morris

Non-partisan $0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Kenny Downs

Republican$28,205

Douglas McClure

Republican$5,348

Matt Reynolds

Republican$12,630

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Freddy Garrett

Republican$6,400

Tim Parker

Republican$22,505

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Homer "Gator" DeLoach

Republican $1,030

Edison Edison

Non-partisan$0

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 18

Charles Overturf III

Republican$3,944.83

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Pamela Brown

Democrat$4,549.99

Rick Surrency

Republican$13,960

 

NamePartyMoney raised
as of June 19

Linda Myers

Republican$1,000

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.