Municipal elections in Tampa, Florida (2016)

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The city of Tampa, Florida, held a special election for District 7 of the city council on November 8, 2016. Six candidates ran in the general election, but no one received a majority of votes, which would have been necessary to win the seat outright. A runoff took place on December 6, 2016, between the top two vote-getters, Jim Davison and Luis Viera. Viera narrowly defeated Davison in the runoff election. Although city council elections in Tampa are nonpartisan, Davison is a registered Republican and Viera is a registered Democrat.[1] The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was September 9, 2016.[2] This special election was scheduled to fill the seat of Councilwoman Lisa J. Montelione, who resigned in order to run for the Florida House of Representatives.[3]

Elections

Runoff

District 7 candidates

☑ Luis Viera
☐ Jim Davison

Results

Tampa City Council District 7, Runoff Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Luis Viera 50.62% 2,591
Jim Davison 49.38% 2,526
Total Votes 5,117
Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Runoff Election Official Results," accessed December 7, 2016

General

District 7 candidates

☐ Gene Siudut
☐ Orlando Gudes
☐ Cyril Spiro
RunoffArrow.jpg Luis Viera
☐ Avis Harrison
RunoffArrow.jpg Jim Davison

Results

Tampa City Council District 7, General Election, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jim Davison 30.64% 9,159
Green check mark transparent.png Luis Viera 22.38% 6,690
Avis Harrison 16.00% 4,781
Orlando Gudes 14.12% 4,220
Cyril Spiro 12.44% 3,719
Gene Siudut 4.41% 1,319
Total Votes 29,888
Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed November 28, 2016

Campaign finance

Shown in the graph below are the total contributions and expenditures of the two runoff candidates, Luis Viera and Jim Davison. The numbers are current as of December 1, 2016. Viera raised over four times more than Davison. He spent almost five times more than Davison.[4]

City council campaign finance amounts as of November 21, 2016[4]
Candidate Contributions Expenditures
Luis Viera $113,819 $97,377
Jim Davison $27,447 $19,688

Endorsements

Following the general election on November 8, 2016, Luis Viera and Jim Davison, who advanced to the runoff election, both announced several endorsements from former and current politicians and candidates in the area. The Tampa Bay Times also announced an endorsement for the runoff race. These endorsements are shown in the table below.

To see more endorsements for Davison, click here.
To see more endorsements for Viera, click here.
Candidate endorsements announced after general election
Endorsement Luis Viera Jim Davison
Bob Buckhorn
Mayor of Tampa[5]
{{{1}}}
Lisa J. Montelione (D)
Former District 7 representative[6]
{{{1}}}
Shawn Harrison (R)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives, District 63; former member of the Tampa City Council[7]
{{{1}}}
Avis Harrison
Former candidate for District 7[8]
{{{1}}}
Cyril Spiro
Former candidate for District 7[9]
{{{1}}}
Les Miller (D)
Member of Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners[1]
{{{1}}}
Gwen Miller (D)
Former member of the Tampa City Council[1]
{{{1}}}
Sean Shaw (D)
Member of the Florida House of Representatives, District 59[1]
{{{1}}}
Ed Narain (D)
Former member of the Florida House of Representatives, District 59[1]
{{{1}}}
Thomas Scott (D)
Former member of the Tampa City Council and Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners[1]
{{{1}}}
Tampa Bay Times[10]
{{{1}}}

Issues

Both Viera and Davison outlined the main issues of their platform on their campaign websites.[11]

Viera

Luis Viera

Viera wrote that he was committed to the following issues:

“
  • To fight for our fair share of services, respect and recognition from the city.
  • To encourage community policing and citizen involvement to promote public safety.
  • To listen closer, work harder, and serve District 7 with respect and resolve.
  • To lead for real stormwater solutions for Busch, Fletcher and Forest Hills.
  • To advocate for innovative answers to our transportation challenges.[12]
 ”
—Luis Viera[11]

Davison

Davison outlined the following five topics as his key issues:[13]

Jim Davison

Transportation

  • Excerpt: "Finishing road projects throughout District 7"

Taxes

  • Excerpt: "Committed to not raising taxes and making city budget more efficient"

Community

  • Excerpt: "Innovating and partnering with both public and private entities to provide parks and playing fields for the District"

School

  • Excerpt: "Better and Continuous Lines of communication between the School Board and City Council"

Development

  • Excerpt: "Partnering with local businesses to further economic development in District 7"

District map

The map below shows the districts of the Tampa City Council. The District 1-3 representatives are elected at-large. District 7, which encompasses New and North Tampa, is highlighted yellow.[14]

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About the city

See also: Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida. As of 2010, its population was 335,709.

City government

See also: Mayor-council government

The city of Tampa uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.

Demographics

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Demographic Data for Tampa, Florida
Tampa Florida
Population 335,709 18,801,310
Land area (sq mi) 114 53,651
Race and ethnicity**
White 65.4% 75.1%
Black/African American 23.6% 16.1%
Asian 4.3% 2.7%
Native American 0.3% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more 3.9% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 26.4% 25.6%
Education
High school graduation rate 87.9% 88.2%
College graduation rate 38.6% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $53,833 $55,660
Persons below poverty level 18.6% 14%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Recent news

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See also

Tampa, Florida Florida Municipal government Other local coverage
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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 SaintPetersBlog, "Luis Viera announces new slate of Democrats backing his candidacy in Tampa City Council District 7 race," November 17, 2016
  2. ↑ Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "Supervisor of Election Calls for Special Election in City of Tampa," June 20, 2016
  3. ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Special election for Tampa City Council heating up," July 28, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "Campaign Finance Search," accessed November 21, 2016
  5. ↑ SaintPetersBlog, "Bob Buckhorn endorses Luis Viera in for Tampa City Council," December 1, 2016
  6. ↑ SaintPetersBlog, "Lisa Montelione backs Luis Viera in runoff for Tampa City Council," November 15, 2016
  7. ↑ SaintPetersBlog, "Shawn Harrison is backing Jim Davison in Tampa City Council runoff," November 16, 2016
  8. ↑ SaintPetersBlog, "Avis Harrison endorses Jim Davison in Tampa City Council District 7 contest," November 17, 2016
  9. ↑ SaintPetersBlog, "Cyril Spiro endorses Jim Davison in Tampa City Council District 7 race," November 14, 2016
  10. ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Times recommends: Luis Viera for Tampa City Council," November 18, 2016
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Luis Viera campaign website, Issues," accessed November 21, 2016
  12. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  13. ↑ Jim Davison campaign website, "On the Issues," accessed November 21, 2016
  14. ↑ City of Tampa, "Meet Your Council Member," accessed November 21, 2016
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