Overview
- With early votes counted and all but two precincts reporting, Young held nearly 61% of the vote, a lead described as too large to overcome.
- She will be sworn in Friday at 3 p.m. to complete Gwen Henderson’s term representing District 5, which includes downtown Tampa, East Tampa, Ybor City and parts of West Tampa.
- Turnout hovered just over 11% shortly before polls closed, with a little more than 5,000 ballots cast.
- Fundraising reports through Oct. 23 showed Scott with nearly $95,000 raised versus Young’s just over $41,000.
- Young is a longtime grassroots activist and former Tampa Heights Junior Civic Association executive; Scott is a former county commissioner, ex-city council member and senior pastor.