Politics & Government
Beach Election Results In
St. Pete Beach and Treasure Island will both have a new commissioner coming in.

Election day results are in and there'll be some new faces for Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach, according to an article from Bay News 9.
In the St. Pete Beach vote, Lorraine Huhn beat out current District 1 commissioner.
In the Treasure Island vote, Gail Caldwell lost the District 2 commissioner seat to Irving S. Ellsworth, Jr.
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In his first time running opposed, Indian Shores Mayor Jim Lawrence beat out his competitor John Ruscin.
Out of 62,000 registered voters, 19 percent of voters turned out for the elections Pinellas wide.
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Here's the full rundown of how the elections panned out:
Indian Shores
Mayor
- Jim Lawrence 54.60%
- John “Teo” Ruscin 45.40%
Madeira Beach
Commissioner District 1
- John Anthony 37.29%
- Terry Lister 62.71%
Treasure Island
Commissioner District 2
- Gail Caldwell 45.82%
- Irving S. “Butch” Ellsworth, Jr. 54.18%
Commissioner District 4
- Alan Bildz 55.96%
- Fred G. Kelsey 11.24%
- Bob Weber 32.81%
St. Pete Beach
Commissioner District 1
- Al Halpern 47.42%
- Lorraine Huhn 52.58%
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