Kathy Castor
FL-14Last updated September 17th, 2026 at 11:16pm GMT.
FL-14 2026 GENERAL ELECTION TIMELINE:
ELECTION DAY – TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Polls are open from 7:00AM – 7:00PM local time.
- Anyone in line at 7:00PM is permitted to vote.
Voter Registration Deadline: 10/5/2026
VBM Drop Start
- Domestic: Ballots for domestic voters with requests already on file must be sent during the 9/24/2026 – 10/1/2026 window.
- Military/Overseas: Ballots for UOCAVA voters with requests already on file must be sent no later than 9/19/2026.
VBM Request Deadline: 10/22/2026 by 5:00PM. on.
VBM Return Deadline: ELECTION DAY BY 7:00PM local time.
EV Mandatory Start: 10/24/2026.
- EV Optional Start: 10/19/2026. Hillsborough County has chosen to begin early voting five days before the mandatory period.
EV Mandatory End: 10/31/2026.
- EV Optional End: 11/1/2026. Hillsborough County has chosen to offer this additional early-voting day.
NOTES:
- Same-Day Registration: Not allowed. Florida closes voter registration 29 days before an election; for the 2026 General Election, that deadline is October 5.
- Vote-by-Mail Eligibility: Florida does not require an excuse to vote by mail.
- VBM Return Methods: A completed ballot can be returned by mail or delivered in person.
- Secure Ballot Intake Stations: VBM ballots may be deposited at authorized secure ballot intake stations, including stations at designated early-voting sites during authorized hours.
- Overseas Exception: For the General Election, an overseas voter’s mailed ballot can be received up to 10 days after Election Day, provided it is postmarked or dated no later than Election Day.
- County Variation: Early-voting dates can differ by county. The statewide mandatory window is 10/24–10/31, while counties may add 10/19–10/23 and/or 11/1.
Qualified Candidates
Mike Beltran (R)
Kathy Castor (D)
Brian Lambert (L)
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Got Rich On The Taxpayers’ Dime
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Castor’s Reckless Spending Cost Families $28,000
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Castor’s Green New Deal
Castor – Immensely Proud of the IRA
Castor – “We Should Be Leader, Yet It’s CA, NV, MA”
Videos
Castor DNC 2008 B-Roll
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DownloadCastor - WFTC is "reckless and irresponsible"
DownloadCastor - "We Handed The Gavel To Pelosi"
Download2010: Tampa Bay 28 "Washington is Broken"
DownloadCastor - For Biden Plan
DownloadCastor - "We Handed The Gavel To Pelosi, Again"
DownloadAudio
Castor - Against Oil Leases
DownloadPhotos
Current Cycle
Castor - "Major Problem"
DownloadMike Beltran has a record of fighting for what’s right for us, not just what’s popular with the politicians in power, and has voted against both parties when they served their own interests instead of yours. In Congress he’ll keep putting us first, not politicians.
Mike Beltran refuses to sell out our communities to the highest bidder. That’s why Mike is committed to ensuring that no data center gets built in Hillsborough County without local approval and a guarantee that it won’t increase our local energy costs or damage our environment.
For working families and seniors who can’t easily get to a clinic, Mike Beltran delivered. He voted to expand telehealth access and lower barriers to affordable, high-quality care.
Mike Beltran fought to put patients ahead of hospital monopolies. He voted to repeal Florida’s outdated rules so new hospitals and healthcare facilities can open or expand where communities actually need them, not just when bureaucrats decide they can.
When Joe Biden’s historic inflation crushed household budgets, Mike Beltran delivered relief. He backed gas-tax and sales-tax holidays and the largest tax cut in Florida history to put money back in your family’s pocket.
Mike Beltran has a proven record of fighting to lower the cost of living for Tampa Bay families, voting for the largest tax cuts in state history, and cutting regulations to help businesses grow and increase competition to keep prices low for everyone.
KATHY CASTOR: