Government Digest

Election results
GULF COAST — Bill Foster won the St. Petersburg mayor's race defeating Kathleen Ford with 53% of the vote. Incumbents Jim Kennedy (56%), Leslie Curran (72%), Karl Nurse (74%) and Jeff Danner (72%) won back their council seats in districts 2, 4, 6 and 8, respectively, and the open district 5 seat was won by Steve Kornell (59%).

In Bradenton, all three incumbents — Marianne Barnebey (70%), Patrick Roff (52%) and Bemis Smith (57%) — retained their ward seats.

In Venice, Emilio Carlesimo won Seat 3 with 61% support, and James Bennett took Seat 4 with 51% of the vote.