Voter Guide 2024: General Election

The general election is on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Stay tuned to OCN for the full voter guide, which will include candidate profiles, a Q&A based on your priorities, articles on the amendments, recordings of candidate forums and more. 

On this page, you’ll find a list of all of the possible candidates that could appear on your ballot, depending on where you live in Greater Oviedo and Winter Springs, important basic election information, such as when early voting starts, and upcoming election-related events, such as candidate forums.

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Candidates

If a name is not linked, that means we could not find a suitable website for that candidate. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order for fairness.

• United States President: Claudia De la Cruz, Kamala Harris, Chase Oliver, Peter Sonski, Jill Stein, Randall Terry, Donald Trump
• U.S. Senator: Feena Bonoan, Ben Everidge, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Tuan TQ Nguyen, Rick Scott
• Congressional representative, Dist. 7: Jennifer Adams, Cory Mills
• State representative, Dist. 36: Kelley Diona Miller, Rachel Plakon
• State representative, Dist. 37: Nate Douglas, Susan Plasencia
• State representative, Dist. 38: Sarah Henry, David Smith
• State representative, Dist. 39: Doug Bankson, Marsha Summersill
• Seminole County Supervisor of Elections: Amy Pennock, Deborah Poulalion
• Seminole County Commissioner, Dist. 5: Gary Carney, Andria Herr
• School board member Dist. 3: Stephanie Arguello, Abby Sanchez
• Oviedo City Council: Darrell Lopez, Alan Ott
• Winter Springs City Commission, Dist. 5: Mark Caruso, Robert Elliott, Brandon Morrisey
• Winter Springs City Commission, Dist. 1: Matt Benton, Paul Diaz
• Winter Springs City Commission, Dist. 3: Sarah Baker, Karen Meyer
• You’ll be asked if the following Justice of the Supreme Court judges should be retained in office: Renatha Francis and Meredith Sasso. 
• You’ll be asked if the following 5th District Court of Appeal Judges should be retained in office:  Joe Boatwright, Eric Eisnaugle, Harvey Jay, Paige Kilbane, John MacIver, Jordan Pratt and Adrian G. Soud. 

Here’s everything you need to get ready to vote

Register

• The deadline to register to vote for the general election is Monday, Oct. 7. 
• Register for the general election here.
• Check your voter registration status and record here.
• Fill out the Voter Registration Application here to update your signature, change your name, or if the online form provided by the state is not working.  

Mail-in voting

• The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Tuesday, Oct. 24. The ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections Office by Election Day.
• Mail-in ballots will be mailed out the first week in October.  
• Drop off mail-in ballots in person at Seminole County Supervisor of Elections, 1500 E. Airport Blvd. in Sanford. Alternatively, drop off mail-in ballots at any early voting location (find below). 
• Have questions about your mail-in ballot? Find answers here. 
• Did you know that you can track your ballot? Do that here. 

Early voting 

• Early voting is planned for 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 through Sunday, Nov. 3. 
• Vote at any of the seven early voting locations in the county. The local ones are the Oviedo Library, 310 Division St. and the Oviedo Aquatic Center, 148 Oviedo Blvd. On Election Day, you must vote at your designated polling location. 

Election Day

• Election Day voting is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5. Find your polling location here. 
• Find information for military or overseas voters here.
• Interested in becoming an election worker? Click here.

Election-related events

-Get educated on election mis- and disinformation

The League of Women Voters Seminole County will give a presentation, teaching people how to spot mis- and disinformation, as well as navigate changes and intricacies of voting rules, from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1 at The Wedding Barn, 346 E. Franklin St. in Oviedo.

-Oviedo police station referendum forum

The City of Oviedo will host a Police Department Building Referendum Public Forum at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Oviedo City Hall, 400 Alexandria Blvd. Police Department tours are available by filling out an interest form. Learn more.

-Amendments education session

The League of Women Voters Seminole County will give a presentation on the six constitutional amendments, the two Seminole County charter amendments and the Penny Sales Tax referendum that will appear on the November ballot from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Monday. Oct. 14 at the Oviedo Public Library, 310 Division St. Learn more.

-Seminole County Board of Commissioners District 5 debate

Listen to the Seminole County Board of Commissioners District 5 debate between candidates Gary Carney and Andria Herr with the League of Women Voters of Seminole County from 6-8:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 at Decision Tactical, 430 Towne Center Blvd. in Sanford. Food will be served from 5-6 p.m. and a viewing of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Atlanta Falcons football game will be held at 8:15 p.m. The event is free to all but registration is required. Learn more.

-Oviedo City Council Candidate Forum

Hear the two candidates vying for the open Oviedo City Council Group 3 seat talk about issues voters said matter to them at a virtual event happening from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17. Oviedo Community News reporter Eric Orvieto will moderate. OCN, Oviedo Citizens in Action and the League of Women Voters partnered to host this event. Register here.

Past election-related events

Winter Springs City Commission candidate forum

The Winter Springs City Commission candidate forum, hosted by the Tuscawilla Homeowners Association took place on Sept. 19. Here’s the recording:

Did we miss something? Let us know if there’s any additional information about voting in the election that you need by emailing the OCN team or using the contact form.