Election 2020: Pinellas County Cities Results

MADEIRA BEACH, FL — Residents of Pinellas County beach towns headed to the polls Tuesday to elect new city leaders.

With 100 percent of the precincts reporting in, here are the unofficial results.

Madeira Beach

Mayor

John B. Hendricks 58.87 percent, 816 votes

Gary L. Hughes 41.13 percent, 570 votes

District 1 Commissioner

Deby Weinstein 41.48 percent, 579 votes

Helen "Happy" Price 58.52 percent, 817 votes

Treasure Island

District 4 City Commissioner

Richard D. Harris 38.74 percent, 184 votes

Maribeth L. Wetzel 61.26 percent, 291 votes

St. Pete Beach

District 1 Commissioner

Terri Finnerty 44.56 percent, 332 votes

Christopher Graus 55.44 percent, 413 votes

Pinellas Park

Seat 3 Council

Connie Bruce 46.76 percent, 4,025 votes

Rick Butler 53.24 percent, 4,582 votes

An Amendment to the Charter as to the Election and Taking Office of Elected Officials

Shall Sec. CC-301, Sec. CC-303 and Sec. CC-304 of the Charter of the City of Pinellas Park, Florida, pertaining to the election and terms of the Mayor and City Council Members be amended as provided in Ordinance No. 4095, to bring such provisions in accordance with the current provisions of the Florida Statutes?

Yes 86.48 percent, 6,884 votes

No 13.52 percent, 1,076 votes

Redington Shores

District 1 City Commissioner

Jennie Blackburn 51.28 percent, 100 votes

Thomas W. Kapper 48.72 percent, 95 votes

South Pasadena

South Pasadena residents votes on 10 charter amendments:

No. 1 Charter Amendment

Revising the Term of City Commissions From Three (3) Year to Four (4) Year Terms
Do you approve an amendment to Section 2.02 of the City Charter changing the term of office for City Commissioners from three (3) year terms to four (4) year terms?

Yes 50.75 percent, 843 votes

No 49.25 percent, 818 votes

No. 2 Charter Amendment

Term Limits for Mayor and Commissioners; Commissioners Eligible as Candidate for Mayor After Allowable Terms — Do you approve an amendment to Section 2.02 of the City Charter providing for separate term limits for the election of Mayor and Commissioners and allowing a Commissioner to be eligible for a candidate for Mayor after serving all allowable terms as Commissioner?

Yes 72.86 percent, 1,211 votes

No 27.14 percent, 451 votes

No. 3 Charter Amendment

Thirty Days for Commission to Appoint to Fill Vacancy; Appointment Cannot Be Longer Than Specified — Do you approve an amendment to Section 2.03 of the City Charter providing for thirty (30) calendar days to appoint an eligible person to fill a vacancy of the Commission and providing that the appointment cannot be longer than the next general election or fifteen (15) months?

Yes 87.31 percent, 1,431 votes

No 12.69 percent, 208 votes

No. 4 Charter Amendment

Mayor Shall Appoint the Vice Mayor During a Regular Commission Meeting — Do you approve an amendment to Section 2.06 of the City Charter providing that the Mayor shall appoint a Vice Mayor during a Regular Commission Meeting after each annual regular election instead of during a Special Commission Meeting after each annual regular election?

Yes 77.83 percent, 1,274 votes

No 22.17 percent, 363 votes

No. 5 Charter Amendment

Mayor and Commissioners Eligible to Receive Cost of Living Increases Consistent With City Employees — Do you approve of an amendment to Section 2.08 of the City Charter which would provide the Mayor and Commissioners to receive cost of living increases consistent with other City Employees?

Yes 63.40 percent, 1,029 votes

No 36.60 percent, 594 votes

No. 6 Charter Amendment

City Elections Will Be Held on the Second Tuesday in March Each Year as Needed — Do you approve of amendments to Section 3.01 which will provide that City elections will be held on the second Tuesday in March of each year, only if those elections are needed to fill expired and/or unexpired terms per the Charter?

Yes 90.51 percent, 1,468 votes

No 9.49 percent, 154 votes

No. 7 Charter Amendment

Creating the New Position City Administrator, As Needed, and Providing for Duties — Do you approve of the creation of Section 4.05, of the City Charter to provide for a City Administrator, as needed, who will serve as the head administrative officer of the City of South Pasadena, and to provide for the duties of the City Administrator?

Yes 58.86 percent, 943 votes

No 41.14 percent, 659 votes

No. 8 Charter Amendment

Revising Existing Charter Language to Describe the Process for Adoption of Ordinances By Citizen Initiative — Do you approve of the amendment to Section 6.01, Initiative which revises the existing language to clearly describe the process for adoption of ordinances by citizen initiative?

Yes 84.47 percent, 1,343 votes

No 15.53 percent, 247 votes

No. 9 Charter Amendment

Revising Existing Charter Language to Describe Process for Charter Review and Charter Review Committee Membership — Do you approve of the amendment to Section 7.01 of the City Charter which revises existing language to clearly describe the process to establish the time frame charter review and the creation of the Charter Review Committee?

Yes 81.69 percent, 1,289 votes

No 18.31 percent, 289 votes

No. 10 Charter Amendment

Require That Commission Place the Recommendations of the Charter Review Committee on First Available Agenda — Do you approve of the amendment to Section 7.04 of the City Charter which revises the Charter to require that the City Commission place an item with the recommendations from the Charter Review Committee on the first available City Commission agenda, instead of an ordinance?

Yes 82.16 percent, 1,294 votes

No 17.84 percent, 281 votes

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