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.
Elections
Republican incumbent Brian Scott is running for reelection to the Pinellas County Commission District 2 at-large seat on Nov. 3, 2026, against Democrat Tim Hughes, campaigning on fiscal responsibility, storm infrastructure and beach protection.
Elections
Pinellas County early voting opens Monday, Oct. 19, and runs through Nov. 1 at seven sites including the Centre of Palm Harbor, with the mail-ballot request deadline set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22.
Elections
Gwen Graham, a former congresswoman and daughter of the late Gov. Bob Graham, is running for Florida lieutenant governor alongside gubernatorial candidate David Jolly in the Nov. 3 general election.
Elections
Port Richey bartender Jordan Hensley, a Democrat, is running for Florida State Senate District 21 in the Nov. 3 election to fill the rest of an unexpired term against Republican Christopher M. Nocco.
Elections
Tony D'Arrigo, running with no party affiliation, is seeking Florida's 13th Congressional District seat in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election, citing affordability and healthcare as top priorities.
Elections
Democrat Wendy Hoy, a healthcare consultant and former teacher, is running for the Florida House of Representatives in District 57, which covers Palm Harbor and Dunedin, in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election against Republican Adam Anderson.
Elections
Juan Santana, a Hialeah nonprofit executive, is running for Florida lieutenant governor in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election as the running mate of gubernatorial candidate Jeffrey Peter "Dr. Jeff" Datto.
Elections
Julie Peluso, who has held Seat 2 on the Palm Harbor Special Fire Control and Rescue District board since 2006, is running for reelection in the Tuesday, Nov. 3 nonpartisan race against Benjamin Nichols.
Elections
Curtis Campogni, a 41-year-old Clearwater native and first-time candidate, is challenging incumbent Dawn Peters for Pinellas County School Board District 3 (At Large) in the Nov. 3 general election.
Elections
Democrat Annette Taddeo, a former state senator and small business owner, faces Republican Blaise Ingoglia in the Nov. 3 race for Florida chief financial officer. In our candidate questionnaire, Taddeo outlined plans to grade every insurance company publicly and audit no-bid state contracts.
Elections
Florida Realtors deposited $10 million into a campaign committee backing Amendment 3, the property tax ballot measure Dunedin officials say would cost the city $7.6 million a year, with an analysis arguing the tax cuts could drive up home prices and benefit the same realtors funding the campaign.
Elections
Pinellas County returned more than 100,000 mail-in ballots in the Aug. 18 primary, more than any other Florida county, while some voters were redirected to new polling places still displaced by 2024 hurricane damage.
©2026 Palm Harbor-Dunedin Beacon
Powered by Surround Sound Media