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The 2021 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election was held on August 24, 2021, with a runoff on November 2 because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round. It elected the mayorofSt. Petersburg, Florida.[1] Incumbent Democratic mayor Rick Kriseman was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office.[2] Municipal elections in St. Petersburg are officially nonpartisan. Former Pinellas County commissioner Ken Welch easily defeated city councilor Robert Blackmon in the runoff. Candidates eliminated in the first round included city councilor Darden Rice, former state representative Wengay Newton, and restaurateur Pete Boland. Welch took office in January 2022, becoming the first black mayor of St. Petersburg.[3]
Campaign finance reports as of May 28, 2021 | ||
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Candidate (party) | Total raised | |
Robert Blackmon (R) | did not file | |
Pete Boland (R) | did not file | |
Michael Ingram (D) | $1,611 | |
Michael Levinson (I) | $3,319 | |
Torry Nelson (I) | did not file | |
Wengay Newton (D) | $16,959 | |
Marcile Powers (D) | $533 | |
Darden Rice (D) | $556,053 | |
Ken Welch (D) | $282,469 | |
Vincent Nowicki (I) | $22,117 | |
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Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
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Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Pete Boland |
Robert Blackmon |
Wengay Newton |
Darden Rice |
Ken Welch |
Other | Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 21, 2021 | 542 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 5% | 27% | 6% | 17% | 37% | 3%[b] | 5% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 5, 2021 | 749 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 4% | 25% | 10% | 16% | 31% | 3%[c] | 10% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | July 22, 2021 | 644 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 4% | 22% | 8% | 17% | 23% | 6%[d] | 21% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | June 21, 2021 | 386 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 2% | 12% | 13% | 12% | 20% | 7%[e] | 34% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | May 13, 2021 | 527 (LV) | ± 4.3% | – | – | 12% | 16% | 16% | 16%[f] | 40% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | March 2, 2021 | 581 (LV) | ± 4.1% | – | – | 14% | 15% | 14% | 14%[g] | 43% |
InsiderAdvantage/Fox 13 | January 31, 2021 | 400 (RV) | ± 4.2% | – | 6% | 8% | 7% | 12% | 0%[h] | 67% |
2021 St. Petersburg mayoral election debates | |||||||||||||||
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No. | Date & time | Host(s) | Moderator(s) | Link | Participants | ||||||||||
Key: P Participant N Non-invitee I Invitee |
Blackmon | Boland | Ingram | Nelson | Newton | Powers | Rice | Welch | |||||||
1[44][45] | June 22, 2021 7:00 p.m. EDT |
Tampa Bay Times Bay News 9 |
Steve Contorno Holly Gregory |
Video | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Ken Welch | 21,812 | 39.48 | |
Nonpartisan | Robert Blackmon | 15,638 | 28.30 | |
Nonpartisan | Darden Rice | 9,180 | 16.62 | |
Nonpartisan | Wengay Newton | 4,123 | 7.46 | |
Nonpartisan | Pete Boland | 3,421 | 6.19 | |
Nonpartisan | Michael Ingram | 460 | 0.83 | |
Nonpartisan | Marcile Powers | 404 | 0.73 | |
Nonpartisan | Torry Nelson | 211 | 0.38 | |
Total votes | 55,249 | 100.00 |
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
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Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Robert Blackmon |
Ken Welch |
Undecided |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | October 26, 2021 | 524 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 39% | 55% | 6% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | September 22, 2021 | 484 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 36% | 53% | 11% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 21, 2021 | 542 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 29% | 53% | 18% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 5, 2021 | 749 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 28% | 44% | 28% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | July 22, 2021 | 644 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 24% | 32% | 44% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | June 21, 2021 | 386 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 17% | 30% | 53% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Robert Blackmon |
Darden Rice |
Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 21, 2021 | 542 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 30% | 44% | 26% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 5, 2021 | 749 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 28% | 39% | 31% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | July 22, 2021 | 644 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 23% | 32% | 45% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | June 21, 2021 | 386 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 18% | 28% | 54% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Darden Rice |
Ken Welch |
Undecided |
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St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 21, 2021 | 542 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 23% | 55% | 23% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | August 5, 2021 | 749 (LV) | ± 3.6% | 25% | 47% | 27% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | July 22, 2021 | 644 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 25% | 36% | 39% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | June 21, 2021 | 386 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 21% | 36% | 44% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | May 13, 2021 | 527 (LV) | ± 4.3% | 24% | 31% | 45% |
St. Pete Polls/Florida Politics | March 2, 2021 | 581 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 24% | 31% | 46% |
Endorsements in bold were made after the general election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Ken Welch | 38,037 | 59.7% | |
Nonpartisan | Robert Blackmon | 25,712 | 40.3% | |
Total votes | 63,749 | 100.00 |
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