Mike Suarez
Mike Suarez (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 64. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Suarez was an at-large member of the Tampa City Council in Florida. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on May 1, 2019.
Elections
2026
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 64
Mike Suarez is running in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 64 on November 3, 2026.
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2023
See also: City elections in Tampa, Florida (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Tampa City Council District 2 At-Large
Incumbent Guido Maniscalco defeated Robin Lockett in the general runoff election for Tampa City Council District 2 At-Large on April 25, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Guido Maniscalco (Nonpartisan) | 61.9 | 15,764 |
| Robin Lockett (Nonpartisan) | 38.1 | 9,685 | ||
| Total votes: 25,449 | |||
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General election
General election for Tampa City Council District 2 At-Large
Incumbent Guido Maniscalco and Robin Lockett advanced to a runoff. They defeated Mike Suarez and Michael Derewenko in the general election for Tampa City Council District 2 At-Large on March 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Guido Maniscalco (Nonpartisan) | 47.0 | 14,458 |
| ✔ | Robin Lockett (Nonpartisan) | 24.8 | 7,624 | |
| Mike Suarez (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 6,631 | |
| Michael Derewenko (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 2,066 | ||
| Total votes: 30,779 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Hughes (Nonpartisan)
- Gary Pruitt (Nonpartisan)
2019
See also: Mayoral election in Tampa, Florida (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Tampa
Jane Castor defeated David Straz in the general runoff election for Mayor of Tampa on April 23, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jane Castor (Nonpartisan) | 73.1 | 38,859 |
 | David Straz (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 14,300 | |
| Total votes: 53,159 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Tampa
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Tampa on March 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jane Castor (Nonpartisan) | 48.0 | 23,324 |
| ✔ | | David Straz (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 7,522 |
 | Harry Cohen (Nonpartisan) | 12.2 | 5,907 | |
 | Ed Turanchik (Nonpartisan) | 8.9 | 4,320 | |
 | Dick Greco Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 4,158 | |
| Mike Suarez (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 2,462 | |
 | Topher Morrison (Nonpartisan) | 1.7 | 839 | |
| Reginald Howard (Nonpartisan) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 80 | ||
| Total votes: 48,612 | |||
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2015
- See also: Tampa, Florida municipal elections, 2015
The city of Tampa, Florida, held elections for mayor and city council on March 3, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was January 16, 2015. All seven city council seats were up for election.[1]
In District 1, incumbent Mike Suarez defeated Susan Long.[2]
| Tampa City Council, District 1, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Mike Suarez Incumbent |
62.1% | 15,474 | |
| Susan Long | 37.9% | 9,432 | |
| Total Votes | 24,906 | ||
| Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "Official general election results," accessed May 28, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2023
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2019
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Tampa City Council District 1 At-Large 2011-2019 |
Succeeded by Joseph Citro |
