2001 St. Petersburg, Florida, mayoral election

2001 St. Petersburg 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 nonpartisan nonpartisan 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%   File:Omali Yeshitela (1).jpg Candidate Karl Nurse Omali Yeshitela Party nonpartisan nonpartisan 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

The 2001 St. Petersburg mayoral election took place on February 27 and March 27, 2001 to elect the mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. 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