Naya Young
Naya Young is a member of the Tampa City Council in Florida, representing District 5. She assumed office on October 31, 2025. Her current term ends on May 1, 2027.
Young ran in a special election to the Tampa City Council to represent District 5 in Florida. She won in the special general runoff election on October 28, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Tampa, Florida (2025)
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Tampa City Council District 5
Naya Young defeated Thomas Scott in the special general runoff election for Tampa City Council District 5 on October 28, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Naya Young (Nonpartisan) | 61.0 | 3,116 | |
| Thomas Scott (Nonpartisan) | 39.0 | 1,995 | ||
| Total votes: 5,111 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Tampa City Council District 5
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Tampa City Council District 5 on September 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Scott (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 1,459 | |
| ✔ | Naya Young (Nonpartisan) | 13.3 | 715 | |
| Fran Tate (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 545 | ||
| Ariel Amirah Danley (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 523 | ||
| Thomas DeGeorge Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 522 | ||
| Juawana Colbert (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 440 | ||
| Alison Hewitt (Nonpartisan) | 7.5 | 405 | ||
| Elvis Piggott (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 266 | ||
| Melony Williams (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 178 | ||
| Audette Bruce (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 115 | ||
| Carroll West (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 105 | ||
| Albert Cooke (Nonpartisan) | 1.0 | 55 | ||
| Darrell Ashley Dudney (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 45 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 5,388 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Young in this election.
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gwendolyn Henderson |
Tampa City Council District 5 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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