In Hillsborough County just over 43 percent of eligible voters — nearly 356,000 — voted early, with 60.9 percent of those ballots cast in person, according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office. Election officials say that heavy early turnout could affect local and statewide contests. Campaign officials are adjusting their final pushes on Election Day. Turning to local politics, Byron Donalds spoke at the Cuban Civic Club and urged supporters to turn out on Tuesday. It was part of his final push. And if you're voting today, polls open from 7 in the morning to 7 in the evening. The Hillsborough ballot lists County Commission Districts one, three, five and seven plus three School Board seats; vote at assigned precincts.
Stories and sources
- Heavy Early Turnout in Hillsborough [NEWS] — patch.com
https://patch.com/florida/southtampa/tampa-election-day-2026-voting-guide-where-how-vote-candidates - Byron Donalds Urges Turnout [NEWS] — flvoicenews.com
https://flvoicenews.com/byron-donalds-urges-tampa-crowd-to-turn-out-tuesday-keep-florida-free/ - Tampa Bay Polls Open Today [NEWS] — tampabayobserver.com
https://tampabayobserver.com/tampa-bay-election-day-november-3-2026-polls-hours-what-to-bring-ballot/
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- “In Hillsborough County just over forty-three percent of eligible voters — nearly three hundred fifty-six thousand — vote…” — grounded in “In Hillsborough County, just over 43 percent of eligible voters (nearly 356,000) voted early, with 60.9 percent (nearly …” patch.com
- “Turning to local politics, Byron Donalds spoke at the Cuban Civic Club and urged supporters to turn out on Tuesday. It w…” — grounded in “Byron Donalds told a packed crowd at the Cuban Civic Club on Sunday that he will keep Florida free, protect school choic…” flvoicenews.com
- “And if you're voting today, polls open from seven in the morning to seven in the evening. The Hillsborough ballot lists …” — grounded in “Election Day is Tuesday in Tampa Bay.” tampabayobserver.com
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