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Candidates Qualify for Pinellas County Offices

Candidates Qualify for Pinellas County Offices

Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections confirms:
47county candidates qualified this week

Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark said 47 candidates completed their qualifying requirements for county office during this week's qualifying period. Eleven candidates made ballot position by collecting petition signatures; all other candidates paid their designated qualifying fees.

The following candidates qualified this week:
Ken Burke (REP), Clerk of the Circuit Court
*Bob Gualtieri (REP), Sheriff
Greg Pound (WRI), Sheriff
*Everett Rice (REP), Sheriff
Scott Swope (DEM), Sheriff
Pam Dubov (REP), Property Appraiser
Diane Nelson (REP), Tax Collector
Deborah Clark (REP), Supervisor of Elections
Jack Killingsworth (NPA), Supervisor of Elections
Neil Brickfield (REP), County Commissioner
Janet C. Long (DEM), County Commissioner At Large District 1
Nancy Bostock (REP), County Commissioner At Lar
Charlie Justice (DEM), County Commissioner At Large District 3
Karen Seel (REP), County Commissioner District 5
*Maria L. Scruggs (DEM), County Commissioner District 7
*Buck Walz (REP), County Commissioner District 7
*Ken Welch (DEM), County Commissioner District 7
Janet R. Clark (NP), School Board At Large District 1
Jim Jackson (NP), School Board At Large District 1
Shelly Ladd-Gilbert (NP), School Board At Large District 1
Elliott Stern (NP), School Board At Large District 1
Robin L. Wikle (NP), School Board District 4
Carol J. Cook (NP), School Board District 5
Keisha Bell (NP), School Board District 7
Rene Flowers (NP), School Board District 7
Glenton "Glen" Gilzean (NP), School Board District 7
Corey Givens, Jr. (NP), School Board District 7
*Cassandra Jackson (NP), School Board District 7
*Tom McKone (NP), East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District, Seat 1
Sharon Hurst (NP), East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District, Seat 3
David J. Root (NP), East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District, Seat 3
Paul Ferreri (NP), East Lake Tarpon Special Fire Control District, Seat 5
Eric A. Blum (NP), Lealman Special Fire Control District, Seat 1
Linda L. Campbell (NP), Lealman Special Fire Control District, Seat 1
John G. Frank (NP), Lealman Special Fire Control District, Seat 1
*Jay D. Alexander (NP), Lealman Special Fire Control District, Seat 3
Vivian Diane Campbell (NP), Lealman Special Fire Control District, Seat 5
Norman Atherton (NP), Palm Harbor Special Fire Control & Rescue District, Seat 1
*Debbie Buschman (NP), Palm Harbor Special Fire Control & Rescue District, Seat 3
Bob Shatanoff (NP), Palm Harbor Special Fire Control & Rescue District, Seat 3
Joseph Petrillo (NP), Palm Harbor Special Fire Control & Rescue District, Seat 5
*Lawrence "Larry" G. Schear (NP), Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District, Seat 1
*Laura T. Martin (NP), Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District, Seat 2
James C. Terry (NP), Pinellas Suncoast Fire & Rescue District, Seat 5
J.R. "Nick" Yagnik (NP), Eastlake Oaks Community Development District, Seat 4
Joseph Dinelli (NP), Eastlake Oaks Community Development District, Seat 5
Chad D. Robinson (NP), Eastlake Oaks Community Development District, Seat 5

(* Indicates the candidate made ballot position by collecting petition signatures)

Statewide, the qualifying period for all federal, state, multicounty, county, special district and political party executive committee candidates began at noon Monday (June 4) and ended at
noon today (June 8). Candidates for federal, state and multicounty offices qualify with the Division of Elections.

During the week of April 16, eight candidates qualified for County Judge:
Scott Andringa, Group 2
Cathy Ann McKyton, Group 2
Donald E. Horrox, Group 5
Myra Scott McNary, Group 7
Walt Fullerton, Group 9
William H. Overton, Group 11
Lorraine M. Kelly, Group 16
Susan Bedinghaus, Group 17

The following races will be included in the August 14 Primary Election:
For nonpartisan races, if no candidate wins more than 50% of the votes in the race, the two candidates receiving the most votes will be in a runoff on the November 6 General Election ballot.

Unopposed candidates will not appear on the ballot and will become elected automatically on November 6.

For information on Pinellas County candidates, visit www.votepinellas.com. For information on multicounty, state and federal candidates, visit the Division of Elections Web site:
http://election.dos.state.fl.us/.