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2011 Tampa elections, March 1

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A crowded field of candidates is running to become Tampa's next mayor. In addition, there are seven City Council seats to be decided.

The mayoral candidates are: former City Council member Bob Buckhorn, 52; former Hillsborough County commissioner Rose Ferlita, 65; former mayor Dick Greco, 77; City Council chairman and former county commissioner Thomas Scott, 57; and former county commissioner and West Tampa home builder Ed Turanchik, 55.

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The mayor's race

City Council races

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Know Your Candidates: Tampa City Council District 1
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Know Your Candidates: Tampa City Council District 2
District 2: Tampa council candidates tout finance acumen
Know Your Candidates: Tampa City Council District 3
District 3: Similar goals, divergent ideas mark City Council race
District 3 candidate steered grant money to self, friends
Know Your Candidates: Tampa City Council District 4
District 4: No incumbent, so five look to step up
Know Your Candidates: Tampa City Council District 5
District 5: In East Tampa's City Council race, it's all about jobs
Know Your Candidates: Tampa City Council District 6
District 6: In West Tampa race, council candidates' differences are stark
Know Your Candidates: Tampa City Council District 7
District 7: Three challengers take on incumbent in diverse geographic area

Profiles of the mayoral candidates:

Rose Ferlita: 65-year-old community activist turned elected official, seeks her biggest political prize yet
Bob Buckhorn: The next level — former City Council member's goal for Tampa and himself
Ed Turanchik: County commissioner reaches for yet another brass ring
Thomas Scott: 'This is my path,' the City Council chairman says of his run for mayor
Dick Greco: Master salesman Dick Greco seeks a fifth term as mayor, but has his product passed its use-by date?

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