2020 Clearwater, Florida, municipal elections

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2020 Clearwater, Florida, municipal elections
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Clearwater, Florida, held a general election on March 17, 2020, to elect a mayor and two members of the city council (seat 2 and 3). These elections coincided with the Democratic and Republican presidential preference primaries. [1]

Contents

Background

The Clearwater City Council consists of a mayor and four council members, who each serve four-year terms. [2] Incumbent mayor George Cretekos, who was first elected in 2012 and re-elected unopposed in 2016, was ineligible to run for re-election to a third consecutive term. [3]

City council elections were held for seat 2 (held by Jay Polglaze) and seat 3 (held by Bob Cundiff). [4] [5] [a]

Issues raised throughout these elections included the proposal of a new amphitheater downtown, [9] diversity in city government, [10] rights of nature, [11] [12] and Scientology. [13] [14] The COVID-19 pandemic in Florida began two weeks before the elections, which raised concerns for the safety of in-person voters and poll workers. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Mayor

2020 Clearwater mayoral election
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Nominee Frank HibbardElizabeth Drayer
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 13,1945,727
Percentage 55.17%23.95%
 
NomineeBill JonsonMorton Myers
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote3,8621,133
Percentage16.15%4.74%
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Precinct results
Hibbard:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Drayer:     30–40%     40–50%
     No votes
Mayor of Clearwater before election

George Cretekos
Republican

Elected Mayor of Clearwater

Frank Hibbard
Republican

Candidates

Endorsements

Elizabeth "Sea Turtle" Drayer

Organizations

Individuals

  • Bill Bucolo, founder of Florida Democratic Environmental Caucus [37]
  • Karl Deigert, civic leader and co-owner (Anglers Inn) [37]
  • Cathy Harrelson, co-founder of St. Petersburg Sustainability Council [37]
  • Neil Taylor, business owner (Strike Three Kayak Fishing) [37]
  • Grant Wilson, executive director for Earth Law Center [38] [39] [37]
Frank Hibbard

Organizations

  • ClearPAC, political action committee representing AMPLIFY Clearwater [40] [41] [10]
  • Clearwater Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 10 [42] [43]
  • Pinellas REALTOR Organization [44]

Newspapers

Individuals

  • Al Capogna, business owner (Capogna's Dugout) [46] [47] [48]
  • Haley Crum, executive vice president of Frank Crum [46]
  • Matt Crum, president of Frank Winston Crum Insurance [46]
  • John Doran, former Clearwater city councilmember [49]
  • Jerry Figurski, Countryside resident [46] [47]
  • Melody Figurski, Countryside resident [46] [47]
  • Nicholas Fritsch, former Community Development Board chairman [46] [50]
  • Brett Miller, Citizens for Social Reform [51] [52]
  • Carlen Petersen, former Clearwater city councilmember [46] [47] [48]
  • Trisha Rodriguez, small business owner [48]
  • Joanie Sigal, Citizens for Social Reform [51] [52]
  • Steve Sigal, Citizens for Social Reform [51] [52]
  • John Walser, retired Clearwater Police Department detective [46] [49]
Bill Jonson

Individuals

  • Nino Accetta, resident and community activist [53]
  • Douglas Booher, Spring Branch [53]
  • Desmond Buzzell, resident and community activist [53]
  • Beth Davis, resident and community activist [53]
  • Anne Garris, Clearwater Beach [53]
  • Isay Gulley, president of Clearwater Neighborhood Housing Services [53]
  • Johanna Guzik, resident and community activist [53]
  • Edward Hopwood, DMD, Countryside [53]
  • Margaret Hyde, Shady Oaks Farms [53]
  • Sally Keith, Countryside [53]
  • Gerry Lee, Wynwoods Landing [53]
  • Jill Melkonian, resident and community activist [53]
  • Brenda Harris Nixon, local photographer [53]
  • Patrick Raftery, Countryside [53]
  • Charlie Rutz, Countryside [53]
  • Howard Warshauer, former president of Clearwater Neighborhoods Coalition [53]
  • Ronnie White, North Greenwood [53]
Morton Myers

Organizations

  • Dairy Kurl (business owned by Myers) [54] [55]
  • Tampa Bay Pawn (business owned by Myers) [56] [57]

Fundraising

Upon the launch of her campaign, Drayer pledged not to accept any money contributions, saying, "The sea turtle cannot be bought." [19] She led the first campaign fundraising numbers between September 19 to September 30, with a $20,000 personal check from herself; Hibbard raised $19,950 (including $1,000 of his own money); Jonson raised $6,370.20, including a $5,000 personal loan and a $20.20 cash contribution; and Myers did not report any fundraising numbers, as he filed to run after the first fundraising report deadline. [58] It was subsequently reported that Myers had raised $2,100 (all from himself via a personal loan) before November. [59]

Hibbard and Jonson, the two former officeholders in the race, were the only candidates who raised money in November, earning $8,926 and $6,785 respectively; this raised Hibbard's total to $100,419 and Jonson's total to $20,475.40. [59] As of a January article from Tampa Bay Times, Hibbard had reportedly raised $110,469 total, while Jonson had raised $25,340 total. [60] Drayer and Myers, the two non-politicians in the race, continued to self-fund their campaigns, with earned totals of $20,000 and $3,100 respectively (the former's total remaining the same since September). [60] As of January, Hibbard had earned 25% of his donations from businesses, compared to Jonson's 9%; however, Jonson led Hibbard in individual donations from Clearwater residents. [60] Hibbard received donations from powerful political and wealthy figures such as Florida State Senator Ed Hooper, DEX Imaging CEO Daniel Doyle Jr., and political action committees associated with Jack and Chris Latvala. [60]

Results

2020 Clearwater mayoral election [61]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Frank Hibbard 13,194 55.17
Nonpartisan Elizabeth "Sea Turtle" Drayer5,72723.95
Nonpartisan Bill Jonson3,86216.15
Nonpartisan Morton Myers1,1334.74
Total votes23,916 100

City council elections

Seat 2

Incumbent councilmember Jay Polglaze declined to run for a new term.

Candidates

Endorsements

Mark Bunker

Individuals

Michael "Mike" Mannino

Organizations

  • Clearwater Fire Fighters Association [43] [10]
  • Clearwater Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 10 (co-endorsement with Bruce Rector) [43]
  • Sierra Club Suncoast Chapter [35]
Bruce Rector

Organizations

  • ClearPAC, political action committee representing AMPLIFY Clearwater [41] [10]
  • Clearwater Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 10 (co-endorsement with Michael "Mike" Mannino) [43]
Eliseo Santana Jr.

Organizations

  • Florida NOW PAC [33]
  • Pinellas County Democratic Hispanic Caucus [34]
  • United for Progress [64]

Individuals

Lina Teixeira

Organizations

  • Pinellas REALTOR Organization [65]

Individuals

Results

2020 Clearwater city council election - Seat 2 [71]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Mark Bunker 6,170 27.10
Nonpartisan Michael "Mike" Mannino5,90925.96
Nonpartisan Lina Teixeira4,52219.86
Nonpartisan Eliseo Santana Jr.3,36914.80
Nonpartisan Bruce Rector2,79512.28
Total votes22,765 100

Seat 3

Candidates

  • Kathleen Beckman, retired teacher [62]
  • Robert "Dr. Bob" Cundiff, incumbent Clearwater city councilmember (since 2016) [62]
  • Bud Elias, small business owner [62]
  • Scott R. Thomas, former two-term Pottsville, Pennsylvania school board member and human resources director [62]

Endorsements

Kathleen Beckman

Organizations

Individuals

  • Muhammad Abdur-Rahim, community activist [72]
  • Gary Baker, attorney [72]
  • Kate Baker, president and owner of Assure Title, LLC [72]
  • Brad Barnes, non-profit director [72]
  • Nicole Carr, Pinellas County School Board member [72]
  • Christine Clifford, small business owner [72]
  • Leslie Coley, small business owner [72]
  • Donna Dennis, Clearwater Library Advisory Board member [72]
  • Jim Dyson, founder of Ridgecrest Elementary Panther Pals Reading [72]
  • Camile Hebting, manager for Clearwater Ferry [72]
  • Manos Kranias, small business owner [72]
  • Janet Long, Pinellas County Commissioner [72]
  • Brett Miller, Citizens for Social Reform [51] [52]
  • Martin O'Malley, former governor of Maryland (2007–2015); former mayor of Baltimore (1999–2007); candidate for President in 2016 [73]
  • Joanie Sigal, Citizens for Social Reform [51] [52]
  • Steve Sigal, Citizens for Social Reform [51] [52]
  • John Thomas, vice chair for the Environmental Advisory Board and president of Florida Botanical Gardens Foundation [72]
  • Marilyn Turman, local business owner [72]
Robert "Dr. Bob" Cundiff

Individuals

Bud Elias

Organizations

  • Clearwater Fire Fighters Association [80] [43] [10]
  • Clearwater Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 10 (co-endorsement with Scott R. Thomas) [81] [43]
  • Pinellas REALTOR Organization [82]

Individuals

Scott R. Thomas

Organizations

  • ClearPAC, political action committee representing AMPLIFY Clearwater [41] [10]
  • Clearwater Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 10 (co-endorsement with Bud Elias) [86] [43]

Individuals

  • Elder Christopher Ervin, minister of Bible Church of God in North Greenwood [87]
  • Linda Kubilius, vice president of the Clearwater Beach Association [87]
  • Patrick Raftery, Countryside resident [87]

Results

2020 Clearwater city council election - Seat 3 [88]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Kathleen Beckman 11,228 48.90
Nonpartisan Bud Elias4,97121.65
Nonpartisan Robert "Dr. Bob" Cundiff3,92917.11
Nonpartisan Scott R. Thomas2,83512.35
Total votes22,963 100

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