General Election, Nov 3, 2026
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners, District 5
2 candidates are on the ballot.
What this office does
Duties under Florida law
… (e) COMMISSIONERS. Except when otherwise provided by county charter, the governing body of each county shall be a board of county commissioners composed of five or seven members serving staggered terms of four years. …
(1) The legislative and governing body of a county shall have the power to carry on county government. To the extent not inconsistent with general or special law, this power includes, but is not restricted to, the power to: (a) Adopt its own rules of procedure, select its officers, and set the time and place of its official meetings. (b) Provide for the prosecution and defense of legal causes in behalf of the county or state and retain counsel and set their compensation. (c) Provide and maintain county buildings. …
How they got here
Each candidate's share of the vote in their own primary, from official results. Party primaries are separate contests with different voters, so these shares are not a head-to-head comparison.
Not on the primary ballot
Money raised
Monetary receipts reported to the filing officer this cycle, including any loans. In-kind gifts are listed separately. See Who gave for the breakdown.
Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Money from inside Hillsborough County
Share of itemized contributions from addresses with a Hillsborough County ZIP code.
Who gave
- Individuals79%
- Businesses2%
- Political party committees0%
- Political committees (PACs)3%
- Other organizations1%
- Other14%
- Individuals56%
- Businesses37%
- Candidate self-funding1%
- Political party committees1%
- Political committees (PACs)4%
- Other1%
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- Manimala Family Trust (Valrico)$3,000
- Charles Sand (Tampa)$2,935
- Brandon Faza (Tampa)$2,500
- Nevin Manimala (Valrico)$2,049
- George Kokkat (Chatham)$2,000
- Elizabeth Graham$2,000
- David Laxer (Tampa)$2,000
- Chad Chronister$2,000
- SMD Services LLC (Tampa)$2,000
- Mark Sakalosky (Tampa)$2,000
Full profile
Also filed for this seat
- Donna Cameron Cepeda (Defeated, 45.1% in primary)
- Susan L. Valdes (Withdrawn)