2001 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election

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2001 St. Petersburg mayoral election
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← 1997 February 27, 2001 (first-round)[1]
March 27, 2001 (runoff)[2]
2005 →
Turnout25.59% (first round)[1]
34.09% (runoff)[2]
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Candidate Rick Baker Kathleen S. Ford Larry J. Williams
Party nonpartisan nonpartisan nonpartisan
First-round vote 9,306 7,883 7,664
First-round percentage 25.06% 21.23% 20.64%
Second-round vote 27,841 21,390
Second-round percentage 56.04% 43.06%

 
Candidate Karl Nurse Omali Yeshitela
Party nonpartisan nonpartisan
First-round vote 5,498 3,905
First-round percentage 14.81% 10.52%

Mayor before election


Elected Mayor

Rick Baker
Republican

The 2001 St. Petersburg mayoral election took place on February 27 and March 27, 2001 to elect the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. A non-partisan primary election was first held on February 27. No candidate won a majority of the vote, so the top two finisher advanced to a runoff.

Results[]

Primary[]

First-round results[1]
Candidate Votes %
Rick Baker 9,306 25.06
Kathleen S. Ford 7,883 21.23
Larry J. Williams 7,664 20.64
Karl Nurse 5,498 14.81
Omali Yeshitela 3,905 10.52
Maria Scruggs-Weston 1,372 3.70
Ronnie Beck 789 2.13
Patrick Bailey 292 0.79
Louis "Lou" Miceli 133 0.36
Total votes 37,129

Runoff[]

Runoff results[2]
Candidate Votes %
Rick Baker 27,841 56.04
Kathleen S. Ford 21,390 43.06
Total votes 49,680

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "St. Petersburg Mayor Statement of Vote Pinellas County, Florida 2001 February 27 Municipal Primary 2/27/2001". Pinellas County. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "St. Petersburg Mayor Statement of Vote Pinellas County, Florida 2001 March 27 St. Petersburg General 3/27/2001". Pinellas County. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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