St. Petersburg Mayoral Race: Welch, Crist Head to Runoff

The Scoop: Wed. Aug. 19, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF

Florida’s primary election results are in Progressive State Representative Angie Nixon defeated retired US Army Colonel Alexander Vindman. David Jolly handily won the Democratic nomination for the Florida governor’s race. Jolly is running alongside former Democratic Congress member Gwen. Charlie Crist won a large plurality of votes and will face incumbent St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch in November’s runoff. State Representative James Buchanan de…

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