Tampa City Council Race Headed For Runoff As Unofficial Results Show No Clear Winner

With no candidate reaching the 50% threshold, the special election for City Council District 5 appears poised for a second round of voting.

TAMPA, Fla. – Unofficial election results released by the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections indicate that no candidate in the City of Tampa’s special municipal election for City Council District 5 secured the more than 50% of the vote required to win outright. The race is now widely expected to proceed to a runoff election.

According to the unofficial results posted by Supervisor of Elections Craig Latimer on Tuesday evening, Alison A. Hewitt led the field with 405 votes, accounting for 7.53% of the total. A close second was Thomas Scott , who garnered 1,457 votes, or 27.07% . Thomas DeGeorge Jr and Ariel Amirah Danley we