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St. Petersburg election results: Mayor, city council and amendments
Richie Floyd and Jeff Danner’s race for city council is within recount range late Tuesday evening.
Ken Welch is victorious in St. Petersburg mayoral race
Ken Welch speaks to supporters Tuesday in St. Petersburg.
The Tampa Bay Times declares Ken Welch winner in St. Pete’s mayoral race, defeating Robert Blackmon to become the city’s first Black mayor.
Tight District 8 race, historic mayoral win: St. Petersburg election updates
Ken Welch is seen during a watch party Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021 in St. Petersburg. Welch was declared the projected winner for St. Petersburg mayor.
Voters cast ballots for mayor and several City Council races, and weighed in on proposed changes to the city charter.
Here’s how St. Petersburg voted on 7 City Charter amendments
St. Petersburg City Hall. [DIRK SHADD | Times]
After months of debate, the St. Petersburg City Charter will remain largely unchanged.

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    Yesterday• Education
    As a candidate for the District 1 seat on the Pasco County School Board, Al Hernandez is facing questions from opponents about his residency.
  2. Democrats question eligibility of Republican seeking Florida congressional seat
    Jun. 29• Elections
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  3. Tampa-based state House race could showcase new style of campaigning
    Jun. 25• Elections
    One candidate in the race is leaning on online infuencers, such as “DC Drain," whose real name, Rogan O’Handley, seen here speaking at a rally in St. Petersburg last year.
  5. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion
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  6. Why Florida isn’t losing the right to an abortion … yet
    Jun. 24• Health
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holds up a 15-week abortion ban law after signing it, Thursday, April 14, 2022, in Kissimmee.
  7. Democrat Cohn makes last minute entry into District 15 congressional race
    Jun. 24• Elections
    Democrat Alan Cohn has filed to run for the District 15 congressional seat.
  8. Suit seeks Hillsborough election records on 2020 voter education spending
    Jun. 22• Politics
    Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer.
  9. After DeSantis weighs in, Shawn Harrison withdraws from Tampa Senate race
    Jun. 22• Politics
    Republican Shawn Harrison is a former Tampa City Council and state House member.
  10. Ex-Florida governor candidate Andrew Gillum indicted on fraud charges, arrested by FBI
    Jun. 22• Politics
    Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum leaves federal court in Tallahassee on June 22, 2022, after being indicted on wire fraud and other counts.
  11. DeSantis makes Florida Senate power play with endorsement in Tampa race, others
    Jun. 21• Politics
    Ron DeSantis speaks before he signs the state budget at The Villages, Florida, on June 2, 2022.
  12. Can Democrats flip the Florida Legislature in 2022? Realistically, no.
    Jun. 17• Politics
    Members of the Florida House of Representatives work during a legislative session at the Florida State Capitol, March 8, 2022, in Tallahassee.
  13. Tampa Bay school board races are set amid high political interest
    Jun. 17• Education
    Voters will select school board members in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties in the August and November elections.
  14. Pinellas County commission races take shape as qualifying period ends
    Jun. 17• Pinellas
    State Rep. Chris Latvala will be term-limited out of the Florida House in November and become a Pinellas County commissioner unopposed.
  15. In Jan. 6 hearing, former AG Barr discredits ‘2,000 Mules’ voter fraud film
    Jun. 16• Nation & World
    In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, then-U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks during a roundtable discussion in St. Louis.
  16. Most Republicans think the 2020 election was stolen. Why?
    Jun. 16• Nation & World
    A video of former President Donald Trump is displayed on a screen during a House Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on Monday, June 13, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
  17. DeSantis on Elon Musk 2024 support: ‘I welcome support from African Americans’
    Jun. 15• Politics
    Elon Musk tweeted that he is leaning toward supporting a 2024 presidential bid by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Musk has a history of donating to both Republican and Democratic candidates.
  18. Florida congressional hopeful touts support from DeSantis — Sr.
    Jun. 15• Elections
    Republican congressional hopeful Kevin Hayslett is touting support from the father of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
  19. Charlie Crist has a new fiance as he seeks a new office
    Jun. 14• Elections
    Democratic U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist confirms he's newly engaged to Chelsea Grimes, a mother of six children and a medical sonographer from Minneapolis. Here they are pictured on vacation at Lake Superior.
  20. US Rep. Lawson set to challenge Dunn as qualifying begins in Florida
    Jun. 13• Politics
    This year’s qualifying period will end at noon Friday.
  21. Arguments over Florida election law set for September
    Jun. 13• Politics
    Carlos Amado, left, with the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, guides Isabel Lui to the slot to drop off her ballot, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in North Miami.
  22. Annette Taddeo backs Charlie Crist in Democrats’ gubernatorial bid
    Jun. 13• Politics
    Annette Taddeo speaks during a Democratic Party fundraiser dinner, Saturday, March 12, 2022, at the Signature Grand.
  23. In Jan. 6 cases, 1 judge stands out as the toughest punisher
    Jun. 12• Nation & World
    A view of the E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse in Washington, Oct. 11, 2019. As the number of people sentenced for crimes in the Capitol insurrection nears 200, an Associated Press analysis of sentencing data shows that some judges are divided over how to punish the rioters, particularly for the low-level misdemeanors arising from the attack.
  24. After abortion ruling, Hillsborough County judge faces challenger
    Jun. 10• Elections
    Hillsborough County Circuit Court Judge Jared Smith.
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