Here are all the candidates on the ballot in Manatee County’s 2022 midterm elections
Voters in Manatee County are headed to the polls Nov. 8 to cast their votes in the 2022 midterm election.
Several important government offices are up for grabs this year, including Florida’s governor and U.S. senator, as well as seats on local boards, such as the Manatee County Commission and Bradenton City Council.
Early voting began Monday, Oct. 24, and runs until Sunday, Nov. 6 from 8:30 a.m to 6 p.m. every day.
No matter where you live in Manatee County, you can participate in early voting at any of the following locations:
Supervisor of Elections Office, 600 301 Blvd. W., Bradenton
Palmetto Library, 923 Sixth St. W., Palmetto
Rocky Bluff Library, 6750 U.S. 301, Ellenton
Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch
Manatee County Utilities Administrative Offices, 4410 66th St. W., Bradenton
Voters can visit www.VoteManatee.com to learn about their polling place and view a personalized sample ballot.
As of Monday afternoon, the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections Office says more than 34,000 residents have cast ballots via vote-by-mail or early voting.
Here’s a list of the candidates on the 2022 Election Day ballot.
U.S. Senator
Marco Rubio, Republican (Incumbent)
Val Demings, Democrat
Dennis Misigoy, Libertarian
Steven B. Grant, Independent
Tuan TQ Nguyen, Independent
U.S. House of Representatives - District 16
Vern Buchanan, Republican (Incumbent)
Jan Schneider, Democrat
Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Ron DeSantis & Jeannette Nuñez, Republican (Incumbent)
Charlie Crist & Karla Hernandez, Democrat
Hector Roos & Jerry “Tub” Rorabaugh, Libertarian
Carmen Jackie Gimenez & Kyle “KC” Gibson, Independent
Attorney General
Ashley Moody, Republican (Incumbent)
Aramis Ayala, Democrat
Chief Financial Officer
Jimmy Patronis, Republican (Incumbent)
Adam Hattersley, Democrat
Commissioner of Agriculture
Wilton Simpson, Republican
Naomi Esther Blemur, Democrat
Florida State House — District 70
Mike Beltran, Republican (Incumbent)
Eleuterio “Junior” Salazar Jr., Democrat
Florida State House — District 72
Tommy Gregory, Republican (Incumbent)
Roberts Guy Dameus, Democrat
Manatee County Commission
District 2
Reggie Bellamy, Democrat (Incumbent)
Amanda Ballard, Republican
District 4
Michael C. Rahn, Republican
Daniel Hansen, Write-In
Timothy Norwood, Write-In
District 6
Jason Bearden, Republican
Robert Lesher, Write-In
Manuel Antonio Llamas, Write-In
Manatee County School Board — District 2
Harold E. Byrd Jr.
Cindy Spray
Bradenton City Council
Ward 2
Marianne Barnebey (Incumbent)
David Levin
Ward 4
Bill Sanders (Incumbent)
Kurt Landefeld
Lisa Gonzalez Moore
Palmetto City Commission — Ward 2
Sunshine Matthews
Kurt Mattingly
Holmes Beach City Commission
Jayne Christenson (Incumbent)
Dan Diggins
Greg Kerchner
This story was originally published October 25, 2022 at 9:43 AM.
