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City elections in Tampa, Florida (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: August 15, 2025 |
| General election: September 9, 2025 Runoff election: October 28, 2025 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 1 |
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The city of Tampa, Florida, held a special general election for city council District 5 on September 9, 2025. A runoff election is scheduled for October 28, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was August 15, 2025.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Tampa City Council District 5
Thomas Scott and Naya Young are running in the special general runoff election for Tampa City Council District 5 on October 28, 2025.
Candidate | ||
| Thomas Scott (Nonpartisan) | ||
| Naya Young (Nonpartisan) | ||
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General election
Special general election for Tampa City Council District 5
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Tampa City Council District 5 on September 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Scott (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 1,457 | |
| ✔ | Naya Young (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 715 | |
| Fran Tate (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 545 | ||
| Ariel Amirah Danley (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 523 | ||
| Thomas DeGeorge Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 522 | ||
| Juawana Colbert (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 440 | ||
| Alison Hewitt (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 405 | ||
| Elvis Piggott (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 266 | ||
| Melony Williams (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 178 | ||
| Audette Bruce (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 115 | ||
| Carroll West (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 105 | ||
| Albert Cooke (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 55 | ||
| Darrell Ashley Dudney (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 45 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 5,383 | |||
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About the city
- See also: Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida. As of 2020, its population was 384,959.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Tampa uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Tampa, Florida | ||
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| Tampa | Florida | |
| Population | 384,959 | 21,538,187 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 114 | 53,653 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 61.6% | 71.6% |
| Black/African American | 23.3% | 15.9% |
| Asian | 4.5% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 3.3% |
| Multiple | 7.3% | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 26.2% | 25.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.4% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 39.9% | 30.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $55,634 | $57,703 |
| Persons below poverty level | 17.5% | 13.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Tampa, Florida | Florida | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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