Maria Scruggs
Maria Scruggs (independent) ran for election to the Pinellas County Commission to represent District 7 in Florida. Scruggs lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Scruggs was a candidate for District 6 representative on the St. Petersburg City Council in Florida. Scruggs was defeated in the primary election on August 29, 2017.
Elections
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Pinellas County, Florida (2020)
General election
General election for Pinellas County Commission District 7
René Flowers defeated Maria Scruggs in the general election for Pinellas County Commission District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | René Flowers (D) | 67.3 | 83,091 |
 | Maria Scruggs (Independent) | 32.7 | 40,285 | |
| Total votes: 123,376 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Anthony Hart (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Pinellas County Commission District 7
René Flowers defeated Wengay Newton and Frank Peterman Jr. in the Democratic primary for Pinellas County Commission District 7 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | René Flowers | 51.6 | 16,911 |
 | Wengay Newton | 32.8 | 10,744 | |
| Frank Peterman Jr. | 15.5 | 5,087 | ||
| Total votes: 32,742 | |||
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Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chico Cromartie (R)
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
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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