HOLMES BEACH – Mayor Judy Titsworth will stay in office for two more years by the thinnest of margins. Only 13 votes separated her from challenger Mike Roth.
Titsworth eeked out a victory against Roth in the Nov. 4 election with 963 votes to 950. This will be the Holmes Beach native’s third term in office as mayor.
Joining Titsworth in celebrating a victory on election night are former Manatee County commissioner Carol Whitmore, who brought in 1,087 votes in the race for city commissioner, and incumbent Commissioner Dan Diggins, who received 822 votes. Diggins was re-elected to a second term in office with Whitmore being re-elected to the city commission after serving as a city commissioner, mayor and county commissioner.
Titsworth, Diggins and Whitmore will all be sworn in on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 2 p.m. at Holmes Beach City Hall, 5801 Marina Drive.
At 9:07 p.m. on election night, the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections website said there are 3,040 ballots uncounted county-wide.
Per Holmes Beach city charter, an election result within a half a percentage point or less is subject to a recount unless the challenging candidate requests that a recount not be made in writing to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections office.
With only 13 votes separating the two, Titsworth’s win comes in at 0.0068% with a total of 1,913 votes submitted in the mayoral race.
