Tag: 2016 Oldsmar Municipal Election
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Jerry Beverland voted back on to Oldsmar City Council
Former Oldsmar mayor and council member Jerry Beverland narrowly defeated challenger Becky Afonso in the race for City Council Seat 4 on Tuesday, returning to office one year after his retirement. A year ago, Oldsmar political icon Jerry Beverland said goodbye to public office following a 25-year career that spanned four decades, ostensibly to retire…
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Oldsmar council candidates remain low-key on election eve
On the eve of what has been called one of the quietest elections in recent memory, Oldsmar City Council Seat 2 candidates Becky Afonso and Jerry Beverland urge residents to get out and vote tomorrow. Soon after the number of candidates for Oldsmar City Council was cut in half back in January, and with no…
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Forum helps set two Oldsmar City Council candidates apart
Following the surprising news on Tuesday that Daniel Belcher suddenly decided to drop out of the race for Oldsmar City Council Seat 2, and with Mayor Doug Bevis being automatically reelected after running unopposed, the city’s 2016 municipal election on March 15 is now down to two candidates vying for one seat: Becky Afonso and…
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Oldsmar’s 2016 City Council race now down to two candidates
And then there were two. The race between four candidates vying for two open Oldsmar City Council seats in March became a race between two candidates vying for one seat on Tuesday, after word came down late yesterday afternoon that Seat 2 challenger Daniel Belcher had decided to drop out of the race, effective immediately. Belcher’s…
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Oldsmar’s 2016 municipal election candidates set
The 2016 Oldsmar municipal election is right around the corner, with the polls set to open on Tuesday, March 15. While one race is already over before the campaign season even began—Mayor Doug Bevis automatically earned a second term when no one qualified to run against him—there are two council seats up for grabs in…