OKEECHOBEE – Early voting for the Aug. 18 primary election in Okeechobee County opens Aug. 8 and continues through Aug. 15. Early voting will be 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Supervisor of Elections Office, 307 N.W. Fifth Avenue.

On Aug. 18, Election Day voting will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at designated polling locations.

There are no local city or county races on the primary ballot.

On the Republican primary ballot:

• United States Senator candidates are Chris Gleason, Ashley Moody, Neelan Taneja Perry and Ernest “Ernie” Rivera.
• Congressional Representative District 9 candidates are: Ben Butler, Marcus Carter, Thomas E. Chalifoux Jr., Dan Green, Jorge Martinez, Steve Rance and Justin Story.
• Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates are: Jay Collins, Byron Donalds, James Fishback, Jim Holcomb, Arthur Joseph McCaffrey, Daniel Nokovich, Paul Renner, Rachel Rodriguez, James W. Shaw, Caneste Succe and Bobby Williams.
• Chief Financial Officer candidates are: Frank William Collige and Blaise Ingoglia.
• Commission of Agriculture candidates are Wilton Simpson and Matt Taylor (aka Matt the Welder).

On the Democratic primary ballot:

• United States Senator candidates are Angie Nixon and Alex Vindman.
• Governor and Lieutenant Governor candidates are: Evelyn Castillio-Bach, Thomas Eloy Fernandez, Dayna Marie Foster, David Jolly (with Gwen Graham as Lt. Governor), Dotie Joseph and Stephann Norman.
• Chief Financial Officer candidates are: Earle Ford and Annette Taddeo.
• Commissioner of Agriculture candidates are: Joey Mendoza Atkins and Donald A. “Don” Prichard.