2001 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election

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| <- 1997 | February 27, 2001 (first-round)[1]
March 27, 2001 (runoff)[2] | 2005 ->

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Turnout| 25.59% (first round)[1]
34.09% (runoff)[2]
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Candidate  | Rick Baker | Kathleen S. Ford  | Larry J. Williams
Party  | nonpartisan candidate | nonpartisan candidate | nonpartisan candidate
First-round vote  | 9,306 | 7,883 | 7,664
First-round percentage  | 25.06% | 21.23% | 20.64%
Second-round vote  | 27,841 | 21,390  |
Second-round percentage  | 56.04% | 43.06%  |

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|  |
Candidate  | Karl Nurse  | Omali Yeshitela
Party  | nonpartisan candidate | nonpartisan candidate
First-round vote  | 5,498  | 3,905
First-round percentage  | 14.81%  | 10.52%

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| Mayor before election

David J. Fischer

| Elected Mayor

Rick Baker
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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

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### Primary

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First-round results[1] Candidate  | Votes  | %

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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

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Runoff results[2] Candidate  | Votes  | %

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Rick Baker | 27,841  | 56.04
Kathleen S. Ford  | 21,390  | 43.06
Total votes  | 49,680  |

## References

[edit]

1. ^ 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.
2. ^ 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.

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