Florida elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of Florida held elections in 2015. In Florida, municipal elections were held for five cities in the top 100 U.S. cities by population. This was a lighter year for Florida as 2014 saw elections for U.S. House, state executives, state senate, state house, statewide ballot measures, local ballot measures, school boards and state courts. Below are the dates of note: 2015 elections and events in Florida Candidate filing deadline for Jacksonville, Florida municipal elections and Tampa, Florida municipal elections January 16, 2015 Candidate filing deadline for St. Petersburg, Florida municipal elections February 10, 2015 Tampa, Florida general election March 3, 2015 St. Petersburg, Florida general election March 11, 2015 Jacksonville, Florida primary election March 24, 2015 Jacksonville, Florida general election May 19, 2015 Candidate filing deadline for Hialeah, Florida municipal elections July 27, 2015 Candidate filing deadline for Miami, Florida municipal elections September 19, 2015 Hialeah, Florida primary election Miami Florida general election November 3, 2015 Hialeah, Florida general election November 17, 2015 Races to watch Municipal elections More information available here: United States municipal elections, 2015#Florida Elections by type Ballot measures See also List of Florida ballot measures Municipal government See also United States municipal elections, 2015#Florida Hialeah, Florida municipal elections, 2015 Jacksonville, Florida municipal elections, 2015 Miami, Florida municipal elections, 2015 Tampa, Florida municipal elections, 2015 St. Petersburg, Florida municipal elections, 2015 Voting information Links related to voting in Florida: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in Florida. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in Florida. All voters are eligible to vote absentee in Florida. Florida provides early voting with specific requirements as to who can vote early. Early voting begins 10 days before an election and ends three days prior to election day. There is no online voter registration in Florida. Primary information A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Florida utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, Florida saw 43.3 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, Florida saw 63.3 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election and 12.8 percent in the primary election. See also Elections portal Elections and events calendar Voter guides State Blue Books State Poll Opening and Closing Times State Election Result Canvassing State voter ID laws Voting in Florida Absentee voting Early voting Online voter registration Election terms and definitions Recent news This section links to a Google news search for the term "Florida + elections + 2015" All stories may not be relevant to this page due to the nature of the search engine. 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