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Municipal elections in Pinellas County, Florida (2022)
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| 2022 Pinellas County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 17, 2022 |
| Primary election: August 23, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: State attorney, county commission, fire control district board, circuit court judges, and county court judges |
| Total seats up: 29 |
| Election type: Partisan and nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Pinellas County, Florida, held general elections for state attorney, county commission, fire control district board, circuit court judges, and county court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 17, 2022.
Because only Republican candidates filed in the race for the District 4 seat on the Board of County Commissioners, the winners were decided in the primary.[1]
Unopposed candidates for the circuit and county courts did not appear on any ballot and were considered elected following the general election.[2]
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
State attorney
General election
Special general election for Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit State Attorney
Incumbent Bruce Bartlett defeated Allison Miller in the special general election for Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit State Attorney on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Bruce Bartlett (R) | 58.8 | 374,282 | |
 | Allison Miller (D)  | 41.2 | 261,895 | |
| Total votes: 636,177 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Allison Miller advanced from the special Democratic primary for Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit State Attorney.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bruce Bartlett advanced from the special Republican primary for Florida Sixth Judicial Circuit State Attorney.
County commission
General election
Pinellas County Commission general election, 2022 |
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| Office |  Democratic |
 Republican |
Other |
| District 2 |
Pat Gerard (i) |
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| District 4 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:  Dave Eggers (i) |
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| District 5 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Christopher Latvala |
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| District 6 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Kathleen Peters (i) |
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| District 7 |
The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: René Flowers (i) |
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Primary
Pinellas County Commission primary, 2022 |
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| Office | Democratic |
Republican |
Other |
| District 2 |
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| District 4 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
Did not make the ballot: |
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| District 5 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 6 |
The Democratic primary was canceled. |
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| District 7 |
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The Republican primary was canceled. |
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Special districts
Lealman Special Fire District general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Seat 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: James Banning (i) |
| Seat 2 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Kathleen Litton (i) |
| Seat 4 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Rebecca Harriman (i) |
| Seat 5 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Jorge Mercado |
Judicial offices
County court
General election
Pinellas County Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
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Della Cope Megan Roach |
| Group 4 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Holly Grissinger (i) |
| Group 6 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Elizabeth Zuroweste |
| Group 8 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Dora Komninos (i) |
| Group 9 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Brett Jacob Szematowicz (i) |
| Group 11 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Joseph Lawhorne (i) |
| Group 12 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Dorothy Vaccaro (i) |
| Group 13 | This general election was canceled. |
Primary
Pinellas County Court primary, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Group 1 |
Della Cope David Moran Megan Roach |
| Group 4 |
Holly Grissinger* (i) |
| Group 6 |
Elizabeth Zuroweste* |
| Group 8 |
Dora Komninos* (i) |
| Group 9 |
Brett Jacob Szematowicz* (i) Did not make the ballot: |
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Joseph Lawhorne* (i) |
| Group 12 |
Dorothy Vaccaro* (i) |
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Kathleen T. Hessinger (i) Kenneth Afienko |
6th Circuit Court
General election
6th Circuit Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Group 3 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Julie Sercus (i) |
| Group 5 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Sherwood S. Coleman (i) |
| Group 12 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Joshua Riba (i) |
| Group 18 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Patricia Muscarella (i) |
| Group 19 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Jack Helinger (i) |
| Group 20 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Patrice Moore (i) |
| Group 22 | This general election was canceled. |
| Group 27 | This general election was canceled. |
| Group 29 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Michael F. Andrews (i) |
| Group 30 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Kimberly Phillips Todd (i) |
| Group 40 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Steve Berlin (i) |
Primary
6th Circuit Court primary, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Group 3 |
Julie Sercus* (i) |
| Group 5 |
Sherwood S. Coleman* (i) |
| Group 12 |
Joshua Riba* (i) |
| Group 18 |
Patricia Muscarella* (i) |
| Group 19 |
Jack Helinger* (i) |
| Group 20 |
Patrice Moore* (i) |
| Group 22 |
Cynthia J. Newton (i) Nick Fiorentino |
| Group 27 |
Keith Meyer (i) Scott Finelli |
| Group 29 |
Michael F. Andrews* (i) |
| Group 30 |
Kimberly Phillips Todd* (i) |
| Group 40 |
Steve Berlin* (i) |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2022
March 15, 2022
August 23, 2022
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
- Florida's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 14th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Florida Attorney General election, 2022
- Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
- Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Florida State Senate elections, 2022
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Pinellas County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Pasco County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Pinellas County, Florida (2022)
- Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2022)
- Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida, Ad Valorem Tax Measure (August 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
- Florida's 12th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 13th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 14th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Florida Attorney General election, 2022
- Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
- Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Florida State Senate elections, 2022
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Florida Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Florida Amendment 1, Disregard Flood Resistance Improvements in Property Value Assessments Measure (2022)
- Florida Amendment 2, Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission Measure (2022)
- Florida Amendment 3, Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Certain Public Service Workers Measure (2022)
- Florida Sports Betting Initiative (2022)
- Florida Trust Funds for Housing Programs Initiative (2022)
- Pinellas County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Pasco County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Pinellas County, Florida (2022)
- Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2022)
- Hillsborough County, Florida, 1% Sales Tax Increase to Fund Transportation Projects Measure (November 2022)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Charter Amendment 1, Move Odd-Year Municipal Elections to Coincide With Even-Year State and National Elections Measure (November 2022)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Charter Amendment 2, City Council Residency Requirements After Redistricting Measure (November 2022)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Referendum Question 1, Dalí Museum Expansion Construction Measure (November 2022)
- St. Petersburg, Florida, Referendum Question 2, Property Tax Exemptions for New and Expanding Businesses Creating New Full-Time Jobs Measure (November 2022)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Pinellas County, Florida | ||
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| Pinellas County | Florida | |
| Population | 959,107 | 21,538,187 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 273 | 53,653 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 80% | 71.6% |
| Black/African American | 10.3% | 15.9% |
| Asian | 3.5% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 1.6% | 3.3% |
| Multiple | 4.3% | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.9% | 25.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 91.6% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 32.5% | 30.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $56,419 | $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
| Pinellas County, Florida | Florida | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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