TAMPA, Fla. — While Mayor Jane Castor simply gained re-election, simplest two Tampa City Council seats have been made up our minds Tuesday night time by way of the citizens, with the opposite 4 headed to runoff elections.
Bill Carlson additionally gained the City Council District 4 races over his opponent, Blake Casper. Carlson gained just about 60 p.c of the vote within the district.
Councilman Orlando Gudes seemed to lose his District 5 seat to Gwendolyn Henderson. She captured 50.31% of the vote to Gudes’ 48.86% of the vote. Henderson’s lead within the overall vote was once 75. Gudes informed ABC Action News Tuesday night time he might problem the effects.
All of the opposite Tampa City Council races are headed to runoffs, with the highest two finishers advancing. In District 1, Alan Clendenin will face off towards Sonja Brookins, whilst in District 2, Guido Maniscalo will face Robin Lockett in a runoff.
District 3’s runoff will characteristic Janet Cruz towards Lynn Hurtak. Finally, District 6’s runoff will see Charlie Miranda, who simply neglected hitting the 50% threshold, pass up towards Hoyt Prindle.
The town mentioned the runoff election dates are as follows:
- Deadline to sign in to vote (if now not already registered): March 27
- Early balloting: April 17-23
- Election Day: April 25
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