Thomas Scott and Naya Young projected in the runoff election for the Tampa District 5 City Council seat.

14 candidates were vying to become the next Tampa City Council representative for District 5. The seat was left open after the untimely and unexpected death of City Councilwoman Gwen Henderson.

Scott is projected to have 27% of the votes, while Young has 13%, with all ballots counted except for provisional ballots or Vote By Mail ballots that may still be cured, according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections.

Since neither candidate is projected to reach the 50 percent threshold, a runoff will be held on Oct 28.

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