Updated: 7:45 p.m., Tuesday
Charlie Crist took an early lead in St. Petersburg's mayoral race with 77.91 percent of precincts reporting, according to the unofficial results from the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections as of 7:40 p.m.
Crist has earned about 35.56 percent of the vote, the unofficial results show.
Incumbent Ken Welch is behind him with 20.69 percent of the vote, while other candidates in the race have earned the following percentage of the vote, accoridng to unofficial results:
In the St. Pete City Council District 6 race, as of 7:45 p.m., Linsey Grove has an early lead with 28.04 percent of the vote, the unofficial results show.
Her opponents have earned the following percentages of the vote so far:
In both the District 6 and mayoral elections, if there is no clear winner, the top two vote-getters will head to a Nov. 3 run-off.
PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Voters in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and across Pinellas County are awaiting the results in the 2026 primary elections after local polls closed at 7 p.m. ET.
Patch will publish the live results as they are reported by the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections office. Check back to this story for up-to-date results.
Though the polls closed at 7 p.m., those already in line at the time will be allowed to vote. Those who arrive at their polling place after 7 p.m. will be turned away.
Pinellas County voters had a say in a number of races, including Democratic and Republican nominees for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, and state legislative races in Tuesday's primary election.
They also made decisions in local contests, including county commission and school board races.
While some races might be decided Tuesday, many candidates will move on to the Nov. 3 general election.
The following candidates were on the ballot Tuesday:
U.S. Senator
Representative in Congress - District 13
Representative in Congress - District 16
Governor
Chief Financial Officer
Commissioner of Agriculture
State Senator - District 18
U.S. Senator
Representative in Congress - District 16
Governor
Chief Financial Officer
Commissioner of Agriculture
State Senator - District 16
State Representative - District 62
Pinellas County Commission - District 4
6th Judicial Circuit - Group 39
6th Judicial Circuit - Group 44
County Judge - Group 10
School Board - District 2 At-Large
School Board - District 3 At-Large
School Board - District 6
Clearwater - Council Seat 4
Clearwater - Council Seat 5
Oldsmar - Council Seat 3
St. Petersburg - Mayor
St. Petersburg - Council District 6
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