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Coverage dated November 3, 2026 to November 5, 2026

Florida live midterm election results: St. Pete Mayor

Headline from FOX 13 Tampa

St. Petersburg voters are deciding who will lead the city for the next four years, with incumbent Mayor Ken Welch facing former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in a closely watched mayoral race. The election is nonpartisan, and both candidates are registered Democrats.

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  1. FOX 13 Tampa

    St. Petersburg mayoral race: Ken Welch, Charlie Crist make final pitches to voters (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    St. Petersburg voters are deciding who will lead the city for the next four years, with incumbent Mayor Ken Welch facing former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in a closely watched mayoral race. St. Petersburg mayoral race The election is nonpartisan, and both candidates are registered Democrats.

  2. WFLA

    Welch, Crist face off in St. Pete mayor race (opens WFLA)

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    Former congressman Charlie Crist will attempt to unseat incumbent St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch on Tuesday.

  3. FOX 13 Tampa

    Florida live midterm election results: St. Pete Mayor (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    St. Petersburg voters are deciding who will lead the city for the next four years, with incumbent Mayor Ken Welch facing former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in a closely watched mayoral race. The election is nonpartisan, and both candidates are registered Democrats.

  4. Tampa Bay Times

    Pinellas election results: St. Pete mayor, commission and more (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Here are the latest results for the 2026 Florida midterm election races in Pinellas County. St. Petersburg will pick its next mayor — deciding whether to keep Kenneth Welch or give his office to former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. U.S. Rep.

  5. Tampa Bay Times

    Crist leads St. Pete mayor’s race (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Former Florida Gov. and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist holds a commanding early lead in the St. Petersburg mayor’s race as he hopes to unseat the incumbent and reinvigorate his own political legacy. In the first batch of results reported Tuesday evening, Crist is in the lead with 62% of votes as of 7:07 p.

  6. Tampa Bay Times

    Six ways Charlie Crist can get off to a good start as St. Pete’s next mayor | Column (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Charlie Crist will be St. Petersburg’s next mayor , ousting an incumbent who too often seemed disengaged and out of step. Crist won 62% of the vote, by far the best showing by a challenger against a sitting mayor since the city adopted a strong-mayor system in the 1990s.

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