What Leon County Voters Will Decide on Tuesday: A Mayor, a U.S. Senator and the Shape of City and County Hall
With early voting ending Sunday, the November 3 ballot facing Tallahassee voters runs from Washington to City Hall: a U.S. Senate race, an open U.S. House seat, a new mayor, and three seats each on the city and county commissions - and the elections office warns no single ballot carries every race.
Leon County voters who have not yet cast a ballot have two chances left: the final day of early voting on Sunday, or Election Day itself on Tuesday, November 3, when polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and voters must vote at their assigned polling place. The Supervisor of Elections also cautions, on its generic sample ballot, that an individual voter's ballot will not contain every race listed in the guide - district races appear only for the voters who live in them.
At the top of the ballot, U.S. Senator Ashley Moody, a Republican, faces Democrat Angie Nixon and Neil J. Gillespie, who has no party affiliation, according to the elections office's sample ballot. Voters in the open U.S. House seat left by Neal Dunn's retirement choose between Republican Austin Rogers and Democrat Amanda Marie Green, and State Representative District 9 pairs Republican Tracy Robinson against Democrat Allison Tant, the Democrat's voter guide records.
Closer to home, Tallahassee chooses a new mayor: City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Loranne Ausley are competing for City Commission Seat 4, the mayor's seat, with Mayor John Dailey not running again. City Commission Seat 3 pairs Tom Derzypolski and PJ Perez, and Seat 5 pairs Dot Inman-Johnson against incumbent Dianne Williams-Cox. On the county side, District 3 voters choose between C.B. Lorch and Rick Minor, and District 5 between David T. Hawkins and David O'Keefe. Voters voting in person should bring a valid photo ID from the elections office's accepted list; those without one can still cast a provisional ballot, the Democrat's voter guide notes.
