Tampa city election, 2027

Election Day is March 2, 2027. Mayor and City Council.

Key dates

City Council appoints an interim District 7 memberNovember 17, 2026 source
Council's final vote on the charter amendments for the ballotNovember 19, 2026 source
Candidate filingJanuary 11, 2027 to January 15, 2027 source
Election DayMarch 2, 2027 source
Runoff (if needed)April 27, 2027 source

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The seats

SeatHeld byRunning again?Filed so far
MayorJane CastorNo (term limit)14
City Council, District 1 (At-Large)Alan ClendeninHasn't filed1
City Council, District 2 (At-Large)Guido ManiscalcoYes1
City Council, District 3 (At-Large)Lynn HurtakNo (running for Mayor)3
City Council, District 4Bill CarlsonNo (running for Mayor)3
City Council, District 5Naya YoungYes3
City Council, District 6Charlie MirandaHasn't filed3
City Council, District 7Vacant
City Council is scheduled to appoint someone to this seat on November 17, 2026 (sworn in November 19). We'll update this page after the appointment. Source		—3

From the candidate list published by the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections as of November 15, 2026. Candidates can still file until January 15, 2027, so this can change.

Candidate forums

  • January 27, 2027, 5:00–7:30 p.m. · Mayoral candidate forum on the arts · Tampa Arts Alliance · Blake High School auditorium. Free; open to all mayoral candidates source

Public forums open to all candidates for an office, from the hosts' own announcements. Party events and endorsement interviews aren't listed.

On the ballot

  • Mayor
  • City Council

How it works

  • Tampa's city elections are nonpartisan and held every four years.
  • The election is March 2, 2027, with a runoff on April 27, 2027 if no candidate wins a majority. Candidates qualify with the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections between noon January 11 and noon January 15, 2027, by paying a fee of 6% of the office's salary ($11,516.54 for mayor, $4,692.48 for council) or by petition, due by noon January 1, 2027.

Candidates so far

Registered a campaign committee: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections (campaign finance, VoterFocus)

RaceCandidates
Mayor
City Council, District 1 (At-Large)
City Council, District 2 (At-Large)
City Council, District 3 (At-Large)
City Council, District 4
City Council, District 5
City Council, District 6
City Council, District 7

As of November 15, 2026. "Reported" and "registered" names aren't on the ballot yet: the official list comes from Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, and we update each name as official records appear. How we list candidates before the official list.

More candidates

We'll list candidates here once they file with the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, with each one's record, funding and, where research allows, their place on the left–right spectrum. Filing opens January 11, 2027 and closes January 15, 2027.

Official sources

How to run for these offices: each seat's page has the official steps: who can run, where to file, fees and forms.

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