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Corey Givens
Corey Givens is a member of the St. Petersburg City Council in Florida, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 2, 2025. His current term ends on January 4, 2029.
Givens ran for election to the St. Petersburg City Council to represent District 7 in Florida. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: City elections in St. Petersburg, Florida (2024)
General election
General election for St. Petersburg City Council District 7
Corey Givens defeated Wengay Newton in the general election for St. Petersburg City Council District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Corey Givens (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 60,256 | |
 | Wengay Newton (Nonpartisan) | 47.5 | 54,550 | |
| Total votes: 114,806 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Petersburg City Council District 7
The following candidates ran in the primary for St. Petersburg City Council District 7 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wengay Newton (Nonpartisan) | 35.2 | 1,486 |
| ✔ | Corey Givens (Nonpartisan) | 22.7 | 960 | |
| Treva Davis (Nonpartisan) | 18.0 | 762 | ||
| Donald Bowens (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 422 | ||
| Daniel Soronen (Nonpartisan) | 9.2 | 388 | ||
| Eritha Brandis Cainion (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 207 | ||
| Total votes: 4,225 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Givens in this election.
2020
See also: Pinellas County Schools, Florida, elections (2020)
General election
Special general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 7
Caprice Johnson Edmond defeated Karl Nurse in the special general election for Pinellas County Schools school board District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Caprice Johnson Edmond (Nonpartisan) | 56.7 | 64,828 | |
 | Karl Nurse (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 49,489 | |
| Total votes: 114,317 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Pinellas County Schools school board District 7
Karl Nurse and Caprice Johnson Edmond defeated Sharon Jackson and Corey Givens in the special primary for Pinellas County Schools school board District 7 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karl Nurse (Nonpartisan) | 33.7 | 17,889 |
| ✔ | Caprice Johnson Edmond (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 13,440 | |
| Sharon Jackson (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 11,686 | ||
| Corey Givens (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 10,020 | ||
| Total votes: 53,035 | |||
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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.
| St. Petersburg City Council, District 6 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Justin Bean |
21.12% | 1,442 |
| Gina Driscoll |
17.81% | 1,216 |
| Robert Blackmon | 17.78% | 1,214 |
| Maria Scruggs | 15.80% | 1,079 |
| Corey Givens | 9.94% | 679 |
| Eritha Cainion | 7.32% | 500 |
| James Scott | 6.43% | 439 |
| James Jackson | 3.81% | 260 |
| Total Votes | 6,829 | |
| Source: Deborah Clark, Supervisor of Elections, Pinellas County, Florida Twitter account, "St. Petersburg Primary Election, Final Official Results image," accessed September 1, 2017 | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Corey Givens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Corey Givens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate St. Petersburg City Council District 7 |
Officeholder St. Petersburg City Council District 7 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by John Muhammad |
St. Petersburg City Council District 7 2025-Present |
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