City Of St. Petersburg Election Results 2019

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- With four St. Petersburg City Council seats up for grabs, the unofficial results of Tuesday's election have been posted.

District 1 City Council

• Robert G. Blackmon 20,505 votes (63.80 percent)
• John Hornbeck 11,636 votes (36.20 percent)

District 3 City Council

• Ed Montanari 17,897 votes (53.81 percent)
• Orlando A. Acosta 15,360 votes (46.19 percent)

District 5 City Council

• Deborah Figgs-Sanders 16,438 votes (50.80 percent)
• Trenia L. Cox 15,921 votes (49.20 percent)

District 7 City Council

• Lisa Wheeler-Bowman 26,522 (82.12 percent)
• Eritha "Akile" Cainion 5,774 votes (17.88 percent)

St. Petersburg voters also voted on two charter amendments and a referendum question:

Charter Amendment 1

This amendment would create an exception to the referendum requirement for accepting conservation and preservation grants. The city's charter currently provides three exceptions to the referendum requirement for the disposition of park property, utility easements and airports. The amendment would create a fourth exemption allow the city council to accept grant funds from a government agency for environmental conservation or preservation of park property when those grants restrict park uses.

• Yes 23,974
• No 6,534

Charter Amendment 2

Currently the terms for city council members and the mayor begin on the second day of January. The amendment would change it so the terms would start on the first or second Thursday of January to align with the regular meeting schedule of the city council.

• Yes 27,619
• No 5,250

Referendum Question

This question asks voters whether they approve of authorizing an agreement for the city to operate the St. Petersburg Sailing Center through Dec. 31, 2040. As part of the agreement, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club must fund $800,000 in construction, reconstruction or improvements to sailing center.

• Yes 27,557
• No 5,230

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