It's election day

By Times Staff
Published November 8, 2005

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Whether you're pleased with the city's direction or ready for a change, today's the day to make your mark on city government.

WHEN, WHERE TO VOTE

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. To find your polling place, go to www.votepinellas.com

WHAT'S AT STAKE

Four City Council seats and the mayor's position. Winners will serve four-year terms. Council members receive an annual salary of $27,316, while the mayor gets $113,644.

WHO'S RUNNING

MAYOR: Rick Baker, Ed Helm

DISTRICT 2: John Bryan, Eve Joy

DISTRICT 4: Virginia Littrell,

Leslie Curran

DISTRICT 6: Earnest Williams,

Darden Rice

DISTRICT 8: Jeff Danner, Jamie Mayo

TURNOUT

Difficult to predict but likely to be dismal. Despite good weather and two hotly contested races, just 13 percent of District 6 voters and 8 percent of District 4 voters participated in the Sept. 27 primary. In 2001, Baker's first mayoral campaign, turnout was 34 percent.

ON THE WEB

Visit sptimes.com tonight for live election results.