City elections in St. Petersburg, Florida (2024)
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| 2024 St. Petersburg elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 18, 2024 |
| Primary election: August 20, 2024 General election: November 5, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 4 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, held general elections for city council on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 18, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
St. Petersburg City Council general election (November 5, 2024) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:  Copley Gerdes (i) |
| District 3 |
Peter Boland  Michael Harting |
| District 5 |
Deborah Figgs-Sanders (i) Torrie Jasuwan |
| District 7 |
Corey Givens Wengay Newton |
Primary
St. Petersburg City Council primary (August 20, 2024) | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 |
Copley Gerdes* (i) |
| District 3 |
Peter Boland Nicholas Carey Michael Harting Juan Lopez Barry Rubin Did not make the ballot: |
| District 5 |
Deborah Figgs-Sanders* (i)Torrie Jasuwan* |
| District 7 |
Donald Bowens Eritha Brandis Cainion Treva Davis Corey Givens Wengay Newton Daniel Soronen |
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- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 1, Term Limits for County Commissioners Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 2, Initiative Process Changes Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 3, Reduce Signature Requirement for Charter Amendment Initiative Petitions Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 4, Appointment and Removal of County Attorney by County Attorney Oversight Committee Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 5, Requiring Ballot Questions to be Voted on During Even-Year General Elections Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 6, Charter Amendment Publication Requirements Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 7, Remove Obsolete Language and Gender References from County Charter Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Pinellas County School District Millage Increase Measure (November 2024)
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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.[1]
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. | ||
See also
| St. Petersburg, Florida | Florida | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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