5-minute voting guide: Hillsborough's primary election

How it works: Your address and party affiliation determine which races appear on your ballot. You can find your sample ballot here.

• Early voting runs from Aug. 3 to 16.

Board of County Commissioners, District 3: Democrats will pick between two candidates for District 3, which includes East Tampa and Ybor City: incumbent Gwen Myers and Twanda Bradley.

• Myers, who's served on the board since 2020, told the Tampa Bay Times her priorities are public safety, housing and transportation. She also supports building a light rail in the county and widening roads.
• Bradley, a nonprofit founder, is a lifelong District 3 resident. Her focus is housing affordability and infrastructure. She supports equity-weighted sidewalk repairs to prioritize underserved neighborhoods.
• The winner of the primary will face Republican Luiz Garcia in the general.

Board of County Commissioners, District 5: Republicans will choose between two candidates for the countywide seat: incumbent Donna Cameron Cepeda and Stacy Hahn.

• Cameron Cepeda, a pastor who has served on the board since 2022, voted to dismantle the county's affordable housing trust and voted against committing public funds to a new Rays stadium.
• Hahn, a member of the Hillsborough County School Board, told the Tampa Bay Times she wants to "eliminate waste" in the county's budget, support law enforcement and improve transportation infrastructure.

• The winner will face Democrat Neil Manimala, who has outpaced them in fundraising, having raked in more than $51,000.

Board of County Commissioners, District 7: Democrats will choose between two candidates vying to challenge Republican Joshua Wostal, who is seeking re-election to the countywide seat.

• Cindy Stuart, a former Hillsborough County School Board member and former clerk of court and comptroller, told the Times she wants to improve transportation and expand access to mental health services.
• Aileen Rodriguez, a public affairs executive, wants to explore ways the county can help lower the cost of living, with an eye on housing and transportation. She also wants to invest in the county's infrastructure.

School Board Member District 2: Voters in this district, which spans South Tampa and Riverview, will choose among longtime educator Daniela Simic, private equity executive Chris Taylor, and attorney Brittany Lyssy.

School Board Member District 6: Incumbent Karen Perez will compete against Kenneth Gay, a retired educator and administrator, and Sally Harris Williamson, a former school board member.

13th Circuit Judge, Group 7: Hillsborough County voters will pick between two candidates for circuit judge, whose duties include overseeing felony criminal cases, divorces and civil lawsuits involving over $50,000.

• Luis "Louie" Aguila, who has for eight years served as an assistant statewide prosecutor, and Sara Peacock, an attorney who started her career at the Hillsborough County Public Defender's Office

13th Circuit Judge, Group 13: This race has drawn two candidates:

• Nina McGucken Alvarez, an attorney endorsed by the Tampa Firefighters Political Action Committee and Sheriff Chad Chronister, and Jim Wimsatt, a family law attorney with over 20 years of experience.

State Senator District 16: Republicans and Democrats will vote in this universal primary because only Democrats qualified for the ballot. With no other candidates running, the winner will be elected.

• The seat, which includes parts of Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, has drawn two candidates: House Minority Leader Rep. Fentrice Driskell and state Rep. Michele Rayner.
• Driskell told the Times her priorities include expanding Medicaid and reproductive rights, investing in public schools and teachers, and lowering the cost of insurance.
• Rayner's priorities are affordability, housing and infrastructure. She also supports expanding Medicaid. She told the Times that she knows the district's needs intimately because she grew up there.

State Senator District 20: Democrats will choose between Gerald Baldi, who has a background in advertising and real estate, and John Houman, a former Republican and retired electrician and real estate broker.

• Baldi's priorities include affordable energy and quality education. Specifically, Baldi wants to increase energy independence and safeguard the state's coastlines, wetlands and wildlife.
• Houman told the Times he wants to address algae blooms and beach erosion, curb investors from buying up property across the state and increase regulation of AI.

State Representative, District 62: This race is also a universal primary, in which voters will decide between two Democrats: Kyandra Darling and Wengay "Newt" Newton.

• Darling, who is endorsed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor (D-Tampa), wants to provide insurance relief, increase funding for affordable housing and invest in small businesses.
• Newton, who has served two terms on the St. Pete City Council and two terms in the Legislature, wants to invest more in education, including expanding dual-enrollment scholarships for high school students.

State Representative, District 63: Democrats Jacqueline Coffie-Leeks, Robin Lockett and Conrad Schupay are competing in this universal primary.

• Coffie-Leeks, executive director of the Sulphur Springs Neighborhood of Promise Initiative, lists strengthening support systems for seniors and their caregivers among her top priorities.
• Lockett, regional director of voting rights group Florida Rising, wants to expand affordable housing, invest in early learning, expand trade and technical education and expand access to mental health and crisis care.
• Schupay, a former City of Tampa analyst and retired Army lieutenant colonel, wants to reform home insurance legislation to reduce costs, expand reproductive rights and maintain marriage equality.

State Representative, District 64: Republicans will choose between Amaro Lionheart, Angel Ramos and Dan Weldon. Democrats will choose between John Rodriguez, Luis Salazar and Mike Suarez.

Representative in Congress, District 12: Darren McAuley and Kimberly Overman will compete for the Democratic nomination to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis (R) in November.

Representative in Congress, District 14: Eight Republican candidates are vying for the chance to challenge U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor in November. They include former state Reps. Mike Beltran and Kevin M. Steele.

Representative in Congress, District 15: Democrats will pick between two candidates, Christopher Irizarry and Robert People, to face incumbent U.S. Rep. Laurel Lee (R) in the general

Zoom out: Republicans and Democrats will also vote in their parties' primaries for governor, commissioner of agriculture, chief financial officer and U.S. senator.