2001 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election Turnout 25.59% (first round)[ 1] 34.09% (runoff)[ 2]
St. Petersburg, Florida , held an election for mayor on February 27 and March 27, 2001. A non-partisan primary election was first held on February 27. No candidate won a majority of the vote, so the top two finisher advanced to a runoff.
First-round results[ 1] Candidate Votes % Rick Baker 9,306 25.06 Kathleen S. Ford 7,883 21.23 Larry J. Williams 7,664 20.64 Karl Nurse 5,498 14.81 Omali Yeshitela 3,905 10.52 Maria Scruggs-Weston 1,372 3.70 Ronnie Beck 789 2.13 Patrick Bailey 292 0.79 Louis "Lou" Miceli 133 0.36 Total votes 37,129
Runoff results[ 2] Candidate Votes % Rick Baker 27,841 56.04 Kathleen S. Ford 21,390 43.06 Total votes 49,680
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