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Hillsborough County, Florida

Hillsborough County Commissioner District 1

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2 candidates are tracked for Hillsborough County Commissioner District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Harry Cohen and Jackie Toledo. Candidate information follows official Hillsborough County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

This race was not on the August 18 primary ballot: with one Democrat and one Republican there was no primary, and Harry Cohen and Jackie Toledo meet on the November 3 general ballot.

Harry Cohen

Democratic · Incumbent

Harry Cohen is a lawyer who served as chief deputy clerk of the Hillsborough Circuit Court and eight years on the Tampa City Council, and has been the District 1 commissioner since 2020, per his official county bio.

Reported fundraising: $104,841 (county campaign-finance filings).

Jackie Toledo

Republican

Jackie Toledo is a licensed professional civil engineer and owner of an engineering consulting firm who served in the Florida House from 2016 to 2022, per the Tampa Bay Beacon's qualifying report.

2026 priorities

Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.

Reported fundraising: $40,110 (county campaign-finance filings).

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Candidate roster from official Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-08-19. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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