TAMPA, Fla. — As Election Day 2024 draws closer each day, early voting is set to begin the week of Oct. 21 for most counties in the Tampa Bay area.
The 2024 General election is set for Tuesday, Nov. 5, but early voting will run up to Nov. 3 in some counties and Nov. 2 in others.
Here's a list of early voting dates, county-by-county, in the Tampa Bay area.
- Pinellas County
- Oct. 21 - Nov. 3
- 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Hillsborough County
- Oct. 21 - Nov. 3
- 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Pasco County
- Oct. 21 - Nov. 3
- 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Polk County
- Oct. 21 - Nov. 3
- 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Hernando County
- Oct. 21 - Nov. 2
- 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Citrus County
- Oct. 21 - Nov. 2
- 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- Manatee County
- Oct. 21 - Nov. 2
- 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Sarasota County
- Oct. 21 - Nov. 3
- 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
- Hardee County
- Oct. 24 - Nov. 2
- 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- Highlands County
- Oct. 24 - Nov. 2
- 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
To find your precinct within your county, click here.

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