2001 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election

2001 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election
Turnout	25.59% (first round); 34.09% (runoff)
Mayor before election; David J. Fischer;	Elected Mayor ; Rick Baker; Republican

St. Petersburg, Florida, held an election for mayor on February 27 and March 27, 2001. A non-partisan primary election was first held on February 27. No candidate won a majority of the vote, so the top two finisher advanced to a runoff.

Results

Primary

First-round results^[1]
Candidate	Votes	%
Rick Baker	9,306	25.06
Kathleen S. Ford	7,883	21.23
Larry J. Williams	7,664	20.64
Karl Nurse	5,498	14.81
Omali Yeshitela	3,905	10.52
Maria Scruggs-Weston	1,372	3.70
Ronnie Beck	789	2.13
Patrick Bailey	292	0.79
Louis "Lou" Miceli	133	0.36
Total votes	37,129

Runoff

Runoff results^[2]
Candidate	Votes	%
Rick Baker	27,841	56.04
Kathleen S. Ford	21,390	43.06
Total votes	49,680

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "St. Petersburg Mayor Statement of Vote Pinellas County, Florida 2001 February 27 Municipal Primary 2/27/2001". Pinellas County. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "St. Petersburg Mayor Statement of Vote Pinellas County, Florida 2001 March 27 St. Petersburg General 3/27/2001". Pinellas County. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

[results1-1] "St. Petersburg Mayor Statement of Vote Pinellas County, Florida 2001 February 27 Municipal Primary 2/27/2001". Pinellas County. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

[results2-2] "St. Petersburg Mayor Statement of Vote Pinellas County, Florida 2001 March 27 St. Petersburg General 3/27/2001". Pinellas County. Retrieved October 14, 2019.

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