District 14 Votes on Senate Seat Vacated by Lt. Gov. Jay Collins

Democrat Brian Nathan projected to win the State Senate District 14 seat in Hillsborough County

UNOFFICIAL RESULTS: The district has been without representation since August, when former State Senator Jay Collins was appointed lieutenant governor.

Hillsborough residents cast their vote for state Senate seat

On Tuesday, voters in Hillsborough County cast their ballots in the special election to fill a state Senate seat made vacant by now-Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins.  People trickled into the South Tampa Fellowship Davis Islands Campus to cast their vote.  Jeff Starkman has lived in the area since 1970.  “I try to make every election, special or not, since it’s part of our citizenship duty to vote when we are given the opportunity,”  Starkman sai…

District 14 votes on Senate seat vacated by Lt. Gov. Jay Collins

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— A Special Election is happening today in Hillsborough County to fill the now Lt. Gov. Jay Collins' seat. The seat has been vacant since Jay Collins became Lieutenant Governor in August 2025. Only voters living in State Senate District 14 are allowed to vote in this election, the Supervisor of Elections office [...]

5 things to know about today’s special election to replace Jay Collins

Republicans outnumbered Democrats among early voters in this competitive state Senate election covering western Hillsborough.

Democrat Brian Nathan wins special election for Hillsborough Senate seat

Brian Nathan at WMNF in Tampa, Florida on March 20, 2026. It’s been 224 days since Jay Collins resigned to become Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Lieutenant Governor,