Early voting for the primary election has begun for Citrus County and state voters, and ends on Saturday, Aug. 21.

Voting locations and hours in Citrus County are listed below.

* Beverly Hills - From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Central Ridge Library, 425 W. Roosevelt Blvd.
* Crystal River: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Crystal River Elections Office, 801 S.E. Highway 19.
* Homosassa: From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Homosassa Public Library, 4100 Grandmarch Ave.
* Inverness: From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at City Hall, 212 W. Main St.
* Floral City: From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Floral City Public Library, 8360 E. Orange Ave.

In this election, the Democratic ballot will be populated with these choices:

* U.S. Senator: Glennn A. Burkett; Maurice A. Ferre: Jeff Greene and Kendrick B. Meek
* Governor & Lt. Governor: Brian P. Moore and Alex Sink
* Attorney General: Dave Aronberg and Dan Gelber
* State Representative, District 43: Ron Schultz and Jimmie T. Smith (Universal Primary Contest)
* Circuit Judge, Circuit 5, Group 1: Denise Lyn and Robert W. Hodges
* School Board, Member District 1: Thomas Kennedy and Lou Miele

The Republican ballot will be populated with these choices:

* U.S. Senator: William Escoffery III; William Billy Krogut and Marco Rubio
* U.S. Representative, District 5: Richard B. “Rich” Nugent and Jason Sager
* Governor & Lt. Governor: Mike McCalister; Bill McCollum and Rick Scott
* Attorney General: Holly Benson; Pam Bondi and Jeff Kottkamp
* State Representative, District 43: Ron Schultz and Jimmie T. Smith (Universal Primary Contest)
* County Commissioner District 2: Gary Bartell and John J “JJ” Kenney
* County Commissioner District 4: Rebecca Bays, Donald P. Sterling and John Thrumston
* Circuit Judge, Circuit 5, Group 1: Denise A. Dymond Lynn and Robert W. Hodges
* School Board member, District 1: Thomas Kennedy and Lou Miele

The non-partisan ballot

* State Representative, District 43: Ron Schultz and Jimmie T. Smith (Universal Primary Contest)
* Circuit Judge, Circuit 5, Group 1: Denise A. Dymond Lyn and Robert W. Hodges
* School Board Member, District 1: Thomas Kennedy and Lou Miele

Note that the race for State Representative, District 43 is on all three ballots because all candidates have the same party affiliation, and the winner will have no opposition in the General Election, an election in which all qualified electors may vote, regardless of party affiliation.

The regular primary election is set for the hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 24, in the locations listed at the top of this story.