Latest reporting from the Elections desk.
The Pinellas County Canvassing Board is scheduled to meet Friday, Nov. 13, to certify the Nov. 3 General Election results and conduct a required post-election audit.
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Multiple political forecasters have moved the Pinellas-centered FL-13 congressional race from likely Republican to lean Republican, as Democratic groups pour millions into the contest between Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and retired Army Brig. Gen. Leela Gray ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
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Moliere Dimanche, a No Party Preference candidate from Orlando, is running for Florida governor in the Nov. 3 general election on an anti-corruption platform.
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Dunedin Commission Seat 4 and Palm Harbor fire district Seat 2 are among Nov. 3’s local contests. Early voting continues through Nov. 1 at seven Pinellas locations, including the Centre of Palm Harbor.
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David Jolly, a former Republican congressman born in Dunedin, is running for Florida governor as a Democrat in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election against Republican Byron Donalds and six other candidates.
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Bob Fornwalt, a retired Tarpon Springs-area resident, is challenging incumbent Jim Downes for Seat 2 on the East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District board in the Nov. 3, 2026 election.
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Neil J. Gillespie, a 70-year-old Ocala resident with no party affiliation, is certified for the Nov. 3 general election ballot for U.S. Senate in Florida, running against Republican Ashley Moody and Democrat Angie Nixon for the rest of an unexpired term.
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Incumbent commissioner Jim Downes is running for a second term representing Seat 2 on the East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District board in the Nov. 3 general election.
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Frank Russo, a New Smyrna Beach entrepreneur registered with no party preference, is running for Florida governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election on a platform of housing affordability, insurance reform and government accountability.
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Jordan Hensley, a Democrat and Dunedin bartender from Port Richey, is running for Florida State Senate District 21 in the Nov. 3 special election against Republican Christopher M. Nocco.
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Benjamin Nichols, a Palm Harbor business owner and civic leader, is running for Seat 2 on the Palm Harbor Special Fire Control and Rescue District board in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Julie Peluso.
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Retired Army Brig. Gen. Leela Gray, a Democrat certified for the Nov. 3 general election ballot, is running for U.S. House in Florida's 13th Congressional District against Republican Anna Paulina Luna and Tony D'Arrigo.
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Palm Harbor Republican Adam Anderson, a two-term state representative and financial planner, is running for re-election to Florida House District 57 against Democrat Wendy Hoy on the Nov. 3, 2026, ballot.
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