The Ballot Brief
Florida
Candidate profile

We use AI to research and write election information. Errors are possible. Verify important details with official sources.

Ocean Fitts

Democratic · Florida · 2026

On the November 3 ballot for Florida House District 71, Florida

Was Ocean Fitts elected? The official answer comes November 17.

Florida makes results final in three steps.
✓
Done · Nov 3
Votes were cast and counted
Election night totals are a first count, not the final one.
2
Happening now · by Nov 16
Counties double-check their counts
The county reviews mail ballots, provisional ballots and any recount, then sends official totals to the state.
3
Next · Nov 17
Florida makes it official
The Elections Canvassing Commission certifies the result. The winner appears on this page that day.

What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 5, 2026

This report is cited to the outlet that published it. We do not call races. Official running count: Florida official results.

Florida House District 71
No report found yet

Reports are checked daily until Florida certifies on November 17; a certified winner replaces the report on that day.

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Improving affordability for Manatee County residents, per The Bradenton Times
  • Strengthening government accountability, per The Bradenton Times
Biography

Ocean Fitts is a candidate for Florida House District 71 in Manatee County, per the campaign site. Fitts was raised by great-grandparents in St. Petersburg after moving from Chicago at age five, and is studying Public Policy and Administration at St. Petersburg College, per the campaign site. Fitts paused college during the pandemic to help care for a great-grandmother living with dementia before returning to finish the degree, per the campaign site.

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

On the ballot

Florida House District 71Florida · 2026Manatee County sample ballot

See your full ballot

Your address is only used to match your districts.

Voting info and more

Voting info and more
How we source this

Profile facts follow official election office filings and the sources cited in each biography. Roster last verified October 15, 2026. Official sources are the final word on who appears on your ballot.

Verify with the official filingSee everything that was on your ballotFlorida 2026 ballotThe Ballot Brief home