Anthony Cates

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Anthony Cates III

Nonpartisan

Anthony Cates III ran for election to the St. Petersburg City Council to represent District 5 in Florida. Cates was disqualified from the primary scheduled on August 27, 2019.

Cates did not appear on the primary ballot.

Cates was a candidate for mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. Cates was defeated in the primary election on August 29, 2017.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in St. Petersburg, Florida (2019)

General election

General election for St. Petersburg City Council District 5

Deborah Figgs-Sanders defeated Trenia Cox in the general election for St. Petersburg City Council District 5 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Deborah Figgs-Sanders (Nonpartisan)	50.9	16,965
	Submit photo	Trenia Cox (Nonpartisan)	49.1	16,363

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,328
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for St. Petersburg City Council District 5

Trenia Cox and Deborah Figgs-Sanders defeated Beth Connor, Philip Garrett, and Anne Lenholt Hirsch in the primary for St. Petersburg City Council District 5 on August 27, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Trenia Cox (Nonpartisan)	34.9	1,520
✔	Submit photo	Deborah Figgs-Sanders (Nonpartisan)	29.7	1,290
	Submit photo	Beth Connor (Nonpartisan)	21.1	920
		Philip Garrett (Nonpartisan)	8.5	368
	Submit photo	Anne Lenholt Hirsch (Nonpartisan)	5.8	252

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,350
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Anthony Cates III (Nonpartisan)

2017

See also: Mayoral election in St. Petersburg, Florida (2017)

The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, held elections for mayor and city council on November 7, 2017. A primary took place on August 29, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 23, 2017. Four of eight council seats were up for election.

Mayor of St. Petersburg, Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rick Kriseman Incumbent	48.36%	27,325
Rick Baker	48.23%	27,255
Jesse Nevel	1.67%	945
Theresa Lassiter	0.72%	408
Anthony Cates	0.69%	388
Paul Congemi	0.33%	188
Ernisa Barnwell	0.00%	0
Total Votes		56,509
Source: Deborah Clark, Supervisor of Elections, Pinellas County, Florida Twitter account, "St. Petersburg Primary Election, Final Official Results image," accessed September 1, 2017

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2019

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