2001 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election

2001 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election

February 27, 2001 (first-round) March 27, 2001 (runoff)
Turnout	25.59% (first round) 34.09% (runoff)
Candidate Rick Baker Kathleen S. Ford Larry J. Williams Party nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate First-round vote 9,306 7,883 7,664 First-round percentage 25.06% 21.23% 20.64% Second-round vote 27,841 21,390 Second-round percentage 56.04% 43.06%   Candidate Karl Nurse Omali Yeshitela Party nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate First-round vote 5,498 3,905 First-round percentage 14.81% 10.52%
Mayor before election David J. Fischer Elected Mayor Rick Baker Republican

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.

Results

Primary

First-round results

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

Runoff results

Candidate		Votes	%
Rick Baker		27,841	56.04
Kathleen S. Ford		21,390	43.06
Total votes		49,680