Wengay Newton
Wengay Newton (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 62. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]
Newton (Democratic Party) (also known as Newt) was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 70. He assumed office on November 8, 2016. He left office on November 3, 2020.
Newton is a former member of the St. Petersburg City Council in Florida, representing District 7. He was elected to the council in 2007.[1]
Biography
Wengay Newton was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. As of January 2020, he still lived in St. Petersburg. He received his associate degree from I.T.T. Technical Institute and his Microsoft Solutions Certification from St. Petersburg College. His career experience includes working as a professional photographer. He has served on the St. Petersburg City Council.[2]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Newton was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Florida committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Government Accountability |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 62
Kyandra Darling, Upton J. Fisher, and Wengay Newton are running in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 62 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Kyandra Darling (D) | ||
| Upton J. Fisher (D) | ||
 | Wengay Newton (D) | |
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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
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2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Michele Rayner-Goolsby defeated Jeremy Brown in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 62 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michele Rayner-Goolsby (D) | 69.6 | 34,040 |
 | Jeremy Brown (R) | 30.4 | 14,839 | |
| Total votes: 48,879 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 62
Incumbent Michele Rayner-Goolsby defeated Wengay Newton and Jesse Philippe in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 62 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Rayner-Goolsby | 53.3 | 9,533 |
| Wengay Newton | 37.8 | 6,759 | |
 | Jesse Philippe | 8.9 | 1,586 | |
| Total votes: 17,878 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Trevor Mallory (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Jeremy Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 62.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angel Urbina (R)
2021
See also: Mayoral election in St. Petersburg, Florida (2021)
General election
General election for Mayor of St. Petersburg
Kenneth Welch defeated Robert G. Blackmon in the general election for Mayor of St. Petersburg on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kenneth Welch (Nonpartisan) | 60.5 | 40,579 |
 | Robert G. Blackmon (Nonpartisan) | 39.5 | 26,509 | |
| Total votes: 67,088 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of St. Petersburg
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of St. Petersburg on August 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Welch (Nonpartisan) | 39.4 | 21,827 |
| ✔ | | Robert G. Blackmon (Nonpartisan) | 28.3 | 15,659 |
 | Darden Rice (Nonpartisan) | 16.6 | 9,189 | |
| Wengay Newton (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 4,128 | |
 | Peter Boland (Nonpartisan) | 6.2 | 3,424 | |
| Michael Ingram (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 460 | ||
| Marcile Powers (Nonpartisan) | 0.7 | 404 | ||
| Torry Nelson (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 212 | ||
| Michael Levinson (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 9 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 88 | ||
| Total votes: 55,400 | |||
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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)
2018
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Wengay Newton won election in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 70.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 70
Incumbent Wengay Newton defeated Keisha Bell and Vito Sheeley in the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 70 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Wengay Newton | 49.3 | 11,347 |
| Keisha Bell | 35.9 | 8,268 | ||
| Vito Sheeley | 14.7 | 3,389 | ||
| Total votes: 23,004 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Wengay M. "Newt" Newton Sr. defeated Cori Fournier in the Florida House of Representatives District 70 general election.[3][4]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 70 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Wengay M. "Newt" Newton Sr. |
76.30% | 46,118 | |
| Republican | Cori Fournier | 23.70% | 14,327 | |
| Total Votes | 60,445 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Wengay M. "Newt" Newton Sr. defeated Christopher John Czaia and Dan Fiorini in the Florida House of Representatives District 70 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 70 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Wengay M. "Newt" Newton Sr. |
61.86% | 8,589 | |
| Democratic | Christopher John Czaia | 17.16% | 2,383 | |
| Democratic | Dan Fiorini | 20.97% | 2,912 | |
| Total Votes | 13,884 | |||
Cori Fournier ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 70 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 70 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Cori Fournier (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 5 through May 3.
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2018
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In 2018, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 11.
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2017
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In 2017, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 through May 8. There was also a special session from June 7 to June 9.
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2016
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In 2016, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 11.
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida House of Representatives District 62 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ City of St. Petersburg, "District 7," accessed December 22, 2014
- ↑ Florida House of Representatives "Representative Wengay Newton", accessed February 22, 2020
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Darryl Rouson (D) |
Florida House of Representatives District 70 2016-2020 |
Succeeded by Michele Rayner (D) |
| Preceded by - |
St. Petersburg City Council, District 7 2008 – 2016 |
Succeeded by Lisa Wheeler-Brown |
