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Holmes Beach mayor, commission race results

Written by SUN contributor on . Posted in Community News, Featured, Holmes Beach.

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.

The results are in for Holmes Beach

Holmes Beach elects two commissioners

Written by SUN contributor on . Posted in Community News, Featured, Holmes Beach.

Updated Nov. 8, 2020 – HOLMES BEACH – The city has two commissioners to swear in on Monday, Nov. 16.

With four candidates – Commissioner Pat Morton, Commissioner Kim Rash, candidate Jayne Christenson and former commissioner Rick Hurst – and two seats on the dais available, the top two vote-getters took home the win – Christenson and Rash.

Rash was the top pick of voters, bringing in 991 votes, or 28.73% of the total votes. Christenson came in second with 874 votes at 25.34%, with Hurst coming in third with 856 votes and Morton coming in last with 728 votes, ending Morton’s more than a decade on the city commission dais.

Commission candidate Jayne Christenson and Commissioner Kim Rash wave to voters as they enter and leave the polls Nov. 3 with some of their supporters. – Kristin Swain | Sun

This will be Rash’s second term on the city commission.

Christenson will be serving her first term as a city commissioner, having previously served the city on the planning commission and the parking/congestion committee.

The city of Holmes Beach had one polling place for both of the city’s precincts, St. Bernard Catholic Church. The tallies for voters showed that out of the 2,823 registered voters in Holmes Beach, 1,183 voted by mail, 420 took advantage of early voting and 756 came to the polls on election day. The total voter turnout for the city was 2,359, or 83.75% of eligible voters casting their ballots.

Early in the day on Nov. 3, there were lines outside St. Bernard’s to vote. Much of the wait time was attributed to COVID-19 precautions but the lines didn’t dissuade voters from casting their ballots in person.

Outside of the polling location, candidates Christenson, Morton and Rash were camped out with signs, supporters and snacks for voters.

Commissioner Pat Morton greets voters as they enter the parking lot at St. Bernard Catholic Church. – Kristin Swain | Sun

Also up for re-election this year was Mayor Judy Titsworth. Once the candidate qualifying period ended, Titsworth was the only candidate who emerged, earning her another two years on the dais as mayor.

Pending the certification of the election results, the city of Holmes Beach has an organizational meeting and swearing-in ceremony planned for Monday, Nov. 16 at 9 a.m. at city hall. The public is welcome to attend but everyone is required to wear a mask when inside city hall and practice social distancing.

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