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Florida elections, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 19
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Offices on the ballot
Below is a list of 2020 Florida elections covered by Ballotpedia. Follow the links to learn more about each type.
| President of the United States | ✓ |
| U.S. Senate | — |
| U.S. House | ✓ |
| Congress special election | — |
| Governor | — |
| Other state executive | — |
| State Senate | ✓ |
| State House | ✓ |
| Special state legislative | ✓ |
| State Supreme Court | ✓ |
| Intermediate appellate courts | ✓ |
| Local judges | ✓ |
| School boards | ✓ |
| Municipal government | ✓ |
| Recalls | ✓ |
| Ballot measures | ✓ |
| Local ballot measures | ✓ |
Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
Subject to Ballotpedia's scope
Featured elections
The following Florida elections were identified as featured elections based on electoral history, competitive polling, campaign finance data, or significant involvement from noteworthy individuals or organizations. The list also includes primary elections that featured conflict between different factions within the political party.
Federal elections
Primary elections
- Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
- Florida's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
- Florida's 13th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
- Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
- Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
- Florida's 26th Congressional District election, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
General elections
There were no featured U.S. Senate general elections in Florida in 2020.
State elections
Primary elections
There were no featured state-level primary elections in Florida in 2020.
General elections
There were no featured state-level general elections in Florida in 2020.
Local elections
There were no featured local elections in Florida in 2020.
Election dates
Statewide election dates in Florida are listed below. For more dates, please see the elections calendar.
Statewide election dates
March 17, 2020: Presidential Primary
August 18, 2020: Primary
November 3, 2020: General election
Polling hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Local election dates
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive ballot coverage of municipal elections in the nation's 100 largest cities by population, including races for trial court judgeships and county offices that overlap them. Ballotpedia also covers the nation's 200 largest public school districts by student enrollment and all school districts overlapping the top 100 cities by population.
Historical Florida elections
Click a link below to view election information about that year.
- Florida elections, 2019
- Florida elections, 2018
- Florida elections, 2017
- Florida elections, 2016
- Florida elections, 2015
- Florida elections, 2014
- Florida elections, 2013
- Florida elections, 2012
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