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Municipal elections in Pinellas County, Florida (2018)

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2018 Pinellas County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 22, 2018
Primary election: August 28, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County commissioner, Local judgeships
Total seats up: 27
Election type: Partisan
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U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Pinellas County, Florida, held general elections for county commissioner and local judgeships on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on August 28, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was June 22, 2018.

Elections

County commission

General election

Pinellas County Commission General Election 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 2

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngPat Gerard (i)
District 4

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDave Eggers (i)
District 6

Amy Kedron 
Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Peters 

Republican primary

Pinellas County Commission Primary Election 2018

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Office Candidates
District 6

Larry Ahern 
Barb Haselden 
Green check mark transparent.pngKathleen Peters 

Judicial

6th Circuit Court

Group 4

General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Dave Ellis defeated Roxanne Fixsen in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Dave Ellis (Nonpartisan)
 
59.4
 
317,941
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Roxanne Fixsen (Nonpartisan)
 
40.6
 
216,991

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 534,932
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Dave Ellis and Roxanne Fixsen defeated Dustin Anderson in the primary for Florida 6th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.

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Dave Ellis (Nonpartisan)
 
45.0
 
79,695
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Roxanne Fixsen (Nonpartisan)
 
31.6
 
56,055
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Dustin Anderson (Nonpartisan)
 
23.4
 
41,423

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 177,173
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Chris Helinger won election outright against Claudia Elizabeth Blackwell in the primary for Florida 6th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.

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Chris Helinger (Nonpartisan)
 
66.9
 
117,581
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Claudia Elizabeth Blackwell (Nonpartisan)
 
33.1
 
58,112

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Total votes: 175,693
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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Philip J. Federico won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Philip J. Federico (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Thomas M. Ramsberger won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Thomas M. Ramsberger (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Dee Anna Farnell won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Dee Anna Farnell (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Kemba Lewis won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Kemba Lewis (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Declan Mansfield won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Declan Mansfield (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Bill Burgess won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Bill Burgess (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Amy M. Williams won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Amy M. Williams (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Joseph A. Bulone won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Joseph A. Bulone (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Kim Campbell won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Kim Campbell (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Pat Siracusa won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Pat Siracusa (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Nancy Moate Ley won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Nancy Moate Ley (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Lauralee Westine won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Lauralee Westine (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Doneene Loar won election outright against Donald McBath in the primary for Florida 6th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.

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Doneene Loar (Nonpartisan)
 
67.3
 
118,000
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Donald McBath (Nonpartisan)
 
32.7
 
57,438

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Total votes: 175,438
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Thomas H. Minkoff won election outright against Mike Trentalange in the primary for Florida 6th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.

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71.0
 
123,772
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Mike Trentalange (Nonpartisan)
 
29.0
 
50,509

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Total votes: 174,281
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General election

General election for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Incumbent Gregory Groger won election in the general election for Florida 6th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

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Gregory Groger (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Florida 6th Circuit Court

Rebecca Hamilton won election outright against Evan Frayman in the primary for Florida 6th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.

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Rebecca Hamilton (Nonpartisan)
 
52.1
 
91,098
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Evan Frayman (Nonpartisan)
 
47.9
 
83,678

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 174,776
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County court

Note: Unopposed candidates for the circuit and county courts do not appear on any ballot and are considered elected following the general election.

Pinellas County Court General Election 2018

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Office Candidates
Group 2

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngCathy Ann McKyton (i)
Group 5

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngDonald E. Horrox (i)
Group 7

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngMyra Scott McNary (i)
Group 11

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Riba 
Group 16

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngLorraine Kelly (i)
Group 17

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Pottinger Bedinghaus (i)


Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Florida elections, 2018

About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Pinellas County, Florida
Pinellas County Florida
Population 916,542 18,801,310
Land area (sq mi) 273 53,651
Race and ethnicity**
White 81.5% 75.1%
Black/African American 10.3% 16.1%
Asian 3.4% 2.7%
Native American 0.3% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Other (single race) 1.4% 3%
Multiple 3.1% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 9.7% 25.6%
Education
High school graduation rate 91.3% 88.2%
College graduation rate 31.7% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $54,090 $55,660
Persons below poverty level 12.2% 14%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 67 Florida counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Florida 5.06% 1.75% 3.66%
Monroe County, Florida 6.82% 0.44% 4.90%
Pinellas County, Florida 1.11% 5.65% 8.25%
St. Lucie County, Florida 2.40% 7.86% 12.12%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Florida with 49 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.8 percent. Florida was considered a key battleground state in the 2016 general election. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Florida voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. Florida went to the Republicans in 2000, 2004, and 2016, and it went to the Democrats in 2008 and 2012.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Florida. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 55 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 29.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 54 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 30.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 65 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 17.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 21.1 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

Pinellas County, Florida Florida Municipal government Other local coverage
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  2. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
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