Politics & Government

St. Pete August Primary Ballot Set

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The ballot is officially set for the St. Petersburg Aug. 27 primary. 

Last Thursday, the St. Petersburg City Council voted unanimously on ballot language regarding the "Lens" pier design for the August referendum.

At 5 p.m. Monday, the rest of the ballot was set for qualifying candidates for mayor and four council districts. 

In the race for mayor, four candidates including former city council members Rick Kriseman and Kathleen Ford will challenge incumbent Bill Foster    

Mayoral Candidates

  • Anthony Cates
  • Paul Congemi 
  • Kathleen Ford
  • Bill Foster
  • Rick Kriseman
District 2 incumbent Jim Kennedy was set to run unopposed in the August election until Stop the Lens champion Lorraine Margeson filed to run last week. They are the only two candidates in District 2. 

District 2 Candidates
  • Jim Kennedy
  • Lorraine Margeson
Redistricting issues have plagued the race for District 4, which does not have an incumbent running. Council member Leslie Curran is not running again because of term limits. 

District 4 Candidates
  • Richard Eldridge
  • Carolyn Fries
  • Dr. David McKalip
  • Darden Rice
In District 6, council chair Karl Nurse will be challenged by two other candidates including local activist Sharon Russ. 

District 6 Candidates
  • Trevor Mallory
  • Karl Nurse
  • Sharon Russ
Due to term limits, District 8's incumbent council member Jeff Danner can no longer run. Looking to replace Danner are four candidates. 

District 8 Candidates
  • Robert Davis
  • Alex Duensing
  • Amy Foster
  • Steve Galvin
St. Pete's Aug. 27 primary does not have early voting but residents can still request a mail/absentee ballot. For more information about mail voting, you can visit the Pinellas County Supervisor of Election's website by clicking here. 

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