Mayor
St. Petersburg city, Florida
My vote power
High
Election date
August 18, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 70 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 262,732 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(22,416,077 ÷ 262,732) ÷ ln(50,000) = 70.55, measured against a statewide vote in FL (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Proposing the city budget, in many cities
- Picking who leads city departments, such as the police chief, in many cities
- Signing or vetoing council bills, in many cities
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · lost
Brandi Gabbard is a nonpartisan candidate for Mayor in the November 2026 general election.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for, Social Programs and Welfare 1 for
Charlie Crist
In runoffNonpartisan · runoff
Charlie Crist is a nonpartisan candidate for Mayor in the November 2026 general election.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, Public Infrastructure 1 for,
Nonpartisan · lost
Jim Large is a nonpartisan candidate for Mayor in the November 2026 general election.
Ken Welch
In runoffNonpartisan · runoff
Ken Welch is a nonpartisan candidate for Mayor in the November 2026 general election.
Nonpartisan · lost
Kevin Batdorf is a nonpartisan candidate for Mayor in the November 2026 general election.
Nonpartisan · lost
Maria Scruggs is a nonpartisan candidate for Mayor in the November 2026 general election.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for
Nonpartisan · lost
Paul Congemi is a nonpartisan candidate for Mayor in the November 2026 general election.
Records: Civil Rights 1 against
Results
Runoff · Certified
Winners: Charlie Crist (Nonpartisan), Ken Welch (Nonpartisan)
Source: votepinellas.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Source: ballotpedia.org