Catch up on all the coverage of the 2019 Tampa city elections, including a historic mayoral race, from reporter Charlie Frago and the Times staff:
TAMPA MAYOR’S RACE: Jane Castor wins big over David Straz
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1: Joseph Citro scores easy win in Tampa City Council District 1 over Walter L. Smith II
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 3: Dingfelder heads back to Tampa City Council in big District 3 win
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 5: Orlando Gudes wins close Tampa City Council District 5 race
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ELECTION RESULTS: Runoff results for all races
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The Runoff: Jane Castor will face David Straz in April 23 runoff for Tampa mayor
● One more day until Tampa picks its next mayor (April 22)
● Final debate in Tampa mayor’s race canceled at last minute (April 19)
● New Straz proposal promises ethics reform (April 18)
● In Tampa mayor debate, Jane Castor scoffs as David Straz attacks crime stats (April 11)
● Second ex-Tampa cop accuses Jane Castor of manipulating crime stats, offers another anecdote (April 8)
● Castor endorses Castor: They’re not related, but they have more in common than a name (April 5)
● ‘Passing on the torch’: Former Tampa mayors endorse Jane Castor (April 3)
● Jane Castor could make history as Tampa Bay’s first openly gay mayor (March 28)
● Jane Castor and David Straz top $5 million mark in Tampa mayor’s race (March 30)
● Solo Act: Jane Castor is going to mayoral forums; David Straz isn’t (March 26)
● Jane Castor defends her record as Tampa police chief (March 22)
● Any given day, it might be our last day’ (March 22)
● David Straz: Fatal Tampa police shooting in 2014 may have prompted cover-up (March 19)
● From William March: After outcry, Straz campaign returns debate tickets to Bay News 9. (March 19)
● Jane Castor soaks up the love at Tiger Bay (March 15)
● Jane Castor, David Straz tangle over needs of Tampa’s black community (March 14)
● David Straz agrees to three debates. Jane Castor wants at least five more. (March 14)
● What’s the strategy in the Tampa mayoral race? Can David Straz win by avoiding debates? (March 11)
The race
● David Straz has yet to commit to any mayoral debates. The first one is Monday (March 8)
● Harry Cohen endorses Jane Castor in Tampa mayor’s race (March 8)
● Bob Buckhorn backs his former police chief Jane Castor in race for mayor (Mach 6)
● Jane Castor will face David Straz in April 23 runoff (March 5)
● City Council chairman Frank Reddick says he is not interested in being deputy mayor (Feb. 27)
● Could the Republican vote swing the Tampa mayor’s race? (Feb. 26)
● Bob Buckhorn irked at David Straz flyer that reads like a mayoral endorsement (Feb. 26)
● Latino vote up for grabs in Tampa mayor’s race (Feb. 23)
● How many Tampa mayoral forums are too many? Depends on whom you ask (Feb. 16)
The candidates
Jane Castor
1. Jane Castor kicks off mayoral run: ‘We are Tampa Strong’ (May 17, 2018)
2. Jane Castor gets police union nod in Tampa mayor’s race (Jan. 24,)
3. Tampa’s mayoral candidates go after Jane Castor, and each other (Jan. 19)
5. Jane Castor has big lead in Tampa’s mayor’s race, according to survey by St. Pete Polls (Feb. 5)
David Straz
1. Philanthropist David Straz joins growing field in Tampa mayor’s race (May 7, 2018)
2. Straz kicks off campaign saying he’ll shake up city government (Sept. 8, 2018)
3. Yes, Tampa mayoral candidate David Straz is very, very rich (Jan. 16)
5. Straz calls for investigation of Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik’s influence in Tampa (Feb. 11)
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