264,647 Pinellas County voters, 43.1% of the active rolls, voted early or by mail before Tuesday. Where St. Pete voted early, the busiest day and what's left.
More than four in 10 Pinellas County voters had already cast a ballot by Monday evening, the night before the general election.
The county’s turnout data shows 264,647 ballots cast by mail or at early voting sites. That is 43.1% of the county’s 613,601 active eligible voters. The figures come from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections and are published on the state’s Turnout Quick View for Pinellas County. They were last updated at 7 p.m. ET Monday and are unofficial.
These are ballots cast, not results. No votes are counted or reported until polls close.
Mail ballots did most of the work
Two of every three ballots so far came by mail:
| How they voted | Ballots | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mail ballot | 174,999 | 66.1% |
| Early voting in person | 89,648 | 33.9% |
| Total | 264,647 | 100% |
Another 4,817 mail ballots were logged Monday alone, after early voting had closed.
Where St. Pete voted early
Early voting ran Oct. 19 to Nov. 1 at seven sites. Two of them are in St. Petersburg. Together they took 25,050 ballots, about 28% of all early votes in the county:
- Supervisor of Elections office, 501 First Ave. N.: 14,173 ballots, the third busiest site in the county
- J.W. Cate Recreation Center, 5801 22nd Ave. N.: 10,877 ballots
The Election Service Center at 13001 Starkey Road in Largo was the busiest site, with 20,794. The Gulfport Neighborhood Center, just west of the city line in Gulfport, took 7,377.
The last weekend was the busiest
In-person early voting picked up sharply at the end. The busiest day was Friday, Oct. 30, with 10,565 ballots. The final Saturday and Sunday each drew more than 9,600:
- Oct. 30: 10,565
- Oct. 31: 9,630
- Nov. 1: 9,839
The quietest day was Sunday, Oct. 25, with 3,209.
By party registration
The county data breaks ballots down by the voter’s party registration. It does not show how anyone voted.
- Democrats: 103,583 ballots
- Republicans: 99,639
- No party affiliation: 54,439
- Minor parties: 6,986
What it means for you
- If you have not voted, polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday. You must vote at your own precinct’s polling place, not at an early voting site. Our voting guide has the lookup and the sample ballot links.
- If you still hold a mail ballot, it must reach the Supervisor of Elections by 7 p.m. Tuesday. The county advises allowing a week for mail, so do not mail it now. Drop it at an elections office or take it to your polling place, where poll workers will cancel it and you can vote a regular ballot.
- St. Pete voters also decide five city questions, including up to $600 million in bonds for stormwater, wastewater and drinking water work.
- The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay forecasts a mostly sunny Tuesday with a high near 83 degrees. It gives a 50% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1 and 4 p.m., so a morning or early evening trip may stay drier.
Results will be unofficial until the county canvassing board certifies them. We will report them from the Supervisor of Elections’ own results.
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