Election 2020: Clearwater Mayor, City Council Results

CLEARWATER, FL — Clearwater voters headed to the polls Tuesday to elect a new mayor and city council members.

With 100 percent of the precincts reporting in, Frank Hibbard is the unofficial new mayor of Clearwater while Mark Bunker and Kathleen Beckman are the unofficial winners of the the council seats.

Seat 1 Mayor

Elizabeth "Sea Turtle" Drayer, 23.94 percent, 5,720 votes

Frank Hibbard 55.18 percent, 13,184 votes

Bill Jonson 16.14 percent, 3,856 votes

Morton Myers 4.74 percent, 1,133 votes

Seat 2 Council

Mark Bunker 27.10 percent, 6,163 votes

Michael "Mike" Mannino 25.95 percent, 5,903 votes

Bruce Rector 12.28 percent, 2,794 votes

Eliseo Santana Jr. 14.80 percent, 3,366 votes

Lina Teixeira 19.87 percent, 4,519 votes

Seat 3 Council

Bob Cundiff 17.12 percent, 3,927 votes

Kathleen Beckman 48.87 percent, 11,212 votes

Bud Elias 21.66 percent, 4,969 votes

Scott R. Thomas 12.35 percent, 2,834 votes

Referendum Questions

No. 1 Referendum Question

Donation or Sale for Less Than Market Value of Property for Workforce Housing
Shall Section 2.01(d)(5)(i) of the City Charter relating to limitations on the conveyance of real property be amended as provided in Ordinance No. 9353-19 to allow the city to donate or sell for less than market value real property which does not exceed five acres for workforce or affordable housing which means housing affordable to people and families whose total annual income does not exceed 120% of the Area Median Income?

Yes 63.42 percent

No 36.58 percent

No. 2 Referendum Question

Donation or Sale of Uneconomic Remainder to Adjacent Property Owner
Shall Section 2.01(d)(5)(i) of the City Charter relating to limitations on the conveyance of real property be amended as provided in Ordinance No. 9353-19 to allow the city to donate or sell for less than market value real property which has been determined to be an uneconomic remainder to an adjacent property owner, after a public hearing has been held?

Yes 63.71 percent

No 36.29 percent

No. 3 Referendum Question

Repealing Section 2.01(D)(8) Relating to Leasing City Property to Clearwater Marine Aquarium
Shall the City Charter be amended by repealing Section 2.01(d)(8) relating to leasing certain city property to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, which provision has expired?

Yes 70.29 percent

No 29.71 percent

No. 4 Referendum Question

Amendment to Conform with State Law — Shall the City Charter Section 2.06(c) be amended to prohibit present or former councilmembers from holding any compensated appointive city office or employment until two years after the expiration of their elected term to conform with state law?

Yes 85.98 percent

No 14.02 percent

No. 5 Referendum Question

Administrative Amendment — Shall the City Charter Section 3.03(f) be amended to change the City Manager’s report from September to November?

Yes 67.37 percent

No 32.63 percent

No. 6 Referendum Question

Appointment of Charter Review Advisory Committee — Shall Section 7.02 of the City Charter be amended as provided in Ordinance No. 9355-19 to require the appointment of a Charter Review Advisory Committee at least every eight years instead of every five years?

Yes 34.92 percent

No 65.08 percent

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