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A post made on X claims Florida’s Hillsborough County closed an Election Day voting site. Verdict: Misleading The post shows an Early Voting site. A representative from the Hillsborough County ...
The 2023 Tampa mayoral election was held on March 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Tampa, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan. Incumbent Democratic mayor Jane Castor ran for re-election to a second term in office. Castor was the only candidate on the ballot, as the only other person who qualified for the race was a write-in candidate.
Valdes started her political career in 2016 when she won a seat on the Hillsborough County school board. [1] Valdes was elected unopposed on 6 November 2018 from the platform of the Democratic Party. [2] In 2020 and 2022, her Democratic Party primary was canceled and she advanced to the general election without contest.
If the two challengers win, Democrats will have a 3-2 majority on the Township Committee and will have the power to select the mayor for 2025.
Hillsborough was considered a bellwether county, voting for the statewide winner in every presidential election from 1964–2012. It has also voted for the winner of the presidency in every election since 1928 except twice, voting for the loser only in 1992 and 2016.
On Election Day, Miller won 74% of the vote in Hillsborough County, Jamerson won 86% of the vote in Pinellas County, and the two came to a draw in Manatee County. However, because the Hillsborough portions of the district were more sizable than the other two counties combined, Miller was able to prevail over Jamerson, 54–46%. [29]
Bob Henriquez (born September 23, 1964) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser. Prior to his election as Property Appraiser, he served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 58th District from 1998 to 2006.
The City of Tampa Charter was revised during the 2019 municipal elections via amendments, which will govern the newly elected Council. [ 2 ] The Tampa City Council is the legislative body of the municipal government of the U.S. city of Tampa , in Hillsborough County , Florida .