Politics & Government
Clearwater Election Results 2012
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Election Coverage:
- Clarwater Voters Approve Referendums
- Pinellas County Vote Goes to Barack Obama in 2012
- Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri Defeats Scott Swope
- Scott Swope Concedes to Bob Gualtieri in Pinellas Sheriff Race
- Clearwater Mayor Involved in Dispute Over Precinct Campaign Space
- The Mom Who Votes and the Daughter Who Doesn't
- Pinellas Power Outages Impact Some Polling Locations
- Thousands of Mail Ballots Continue to Pour In
- Voters Experience Zero Wait at Countryside Library
- Election Day Rain Should Clear Out Later Today
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Results:
Clearwater Referendum Question 1 Votes Percent of Vote Yes 21,973 51% No 20,479 48% Total Votes Cast 42,452 Clearwater Referendum Question 2 Yes 24,256 56% No 18,827 43% Total Votes Cast 43,083 Pinellas' Vote in the Presidential RaceBarack Obama, Democrat 233,438 52% Mitt Romney, Republican 209,007 46% Total Votes Cast 448,897 Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, Republican 254,918 59% Scott Swope, Democrat 174,088 40% Greg Pound, write-in 1,328 0.3% Total Votes Cast 430,334 Pinellas Supervisor of Elections Deborah Clark, Republican 312,182 75% Jack Killingsworth, no party affiliation 99,215 24% Total Votes Cast 411,397 County Commissioner, District 1 (at large) Neil Brickfield, Republican 184,844 44% Janet C. Long, Democrat 228,398 55% Total Votes Cast 413,242 County Commissioner, District 3 (at large) Nancy Bostock, Republican 197,377 47% Charlie Justice, Democrat 216,852 54% Total Votes Cast 414,229 County Commissioner, District 7 Buck Walz, Republican 30,124 30% Ken Welch, Democrat 68,481 69% Total Votes Cast 98,605 School Board, District 1 (at large) Janet R. Clark, nonpartisan 241,919 65% Elliott Stern, nonpartisan 126,752 34% Total Votes Cast 368,671 School Board, District 7 Rene Flowers, nonpartisan 70,163 77% Glenton "Glen" Gilzean, nonpartisan 20,483 22% Total Votes Cast 90,646 School Board Referendum Question Yes 253,215 63% No 148,022 36% Total Votes Cast 401,237
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