City elections in St. Petersburg, Florida (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 18, 2021 |
| Primary election: August 24, 2021 General election: November 2, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 5 (click here for mayoral elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, held general elections for mayor and city council on November 2, 2021. A primary was scheduled for August 24, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was June 18, 2021.
Click here to learn more about the city's mayoral election.
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Candidates and results
Note: The District 2 city council race appeared on the ballot but election officials did not tally votes since one of the two candidates withdrew from the race prior to the general election. Brandi Gabbard won the election by default.[1][2]
St. Petersburg City Council general election (November 2, 2021) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
 Copley Gerdes Bobbie Lee |
| District 2 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Brandi Gabbard (i)Did not make the ballot: |
| District 4 |
Lisset Hanewicz Tom Mullins |
| District 6 |
Gina Driscoll (i) Mhariel Summers |
| District 8 |
Jeffrey Danner Richmond Floyd  |
St. Petersburg City Council primary (August 24, 2021) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Edwin Carlson Copley Gerdes John Hornbeck Bobbie Lee |
| District 2 |
Brandi Gabbard* (i)Kyle Hall* |
| District 4 |
Jarib Figueredo Lisset Hanewicz Clifford Hobbs III Tom Mullins Douglas O’Dowd |
| District 6 |
Gina Driscoll* (i)Mhariel Summers* |
| District 8 |
Jeffrey Danner Richmond Floyd Dane Kuplicki Jamie Mayo |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2021
August 24, 2021
November 2, 2021
- City elections in St. Petersburg, Florida (2021)
- Mayoral election in St. Petersburg, Florida (2021)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Charter Amendment 1, Limit City Council General Elections to Voters in the Council District (November 2021)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Charter Amendment 2, Create New City Council Redistricting Process (November 2021)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Charter Amendment 3, Create Chief Equity Officer and Establish City-Wide Equity Action Plan (November 2021)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Charter Amendment 4, Charter-Protected Equity Funding to Address Racial and Ethnic Equity Gaps (November 2021)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Charter Amendment 5, Requirements for City Administrator, City Clerk, and City Council Administrative Officer (November 2021)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Charter Amendment 6, Change Charter Review Process and Resolve Scheduling Conflicts with City Redistricting Timeline (November 2021)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Charter Amendment 7, Governing Philosophy and Aspirations Addition to Charter Preamble (November 2021)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Referendum Question 1, Authorize City Council to Grant Tax Exemptions to Businesses Expected to Create New Full-Time Jobs (November 2021)
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About the city
- See also: St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida. As of 2020, its population was 258,308.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of St. Petersburg 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.[3]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for St. Petersburg, Florida | ||
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| St. Petersburg | Florida | |
| Population | 258,308 | 21,538,187 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 61 | 53,653 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 69% | 71.6% |
| Black/African American | 21.3% | 15.9% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 3.3% |
| Multiple | 4.6% | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 8.4% | 25.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.7% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 37.1% | 30.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $60,798 | $57,703 |
| Persons below poverty level | 11.6% | 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. | ||
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