who won the mayor race in st petersburg florida
Incumbent Rick Kriseman
title: 2017 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election text: 2017 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election The 2017 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017, to elect the next mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, in a general election, with a primary election which took place on August 29, 2017. Incumbent mayor Rick Kriseman, a Democrat, opted to seek re-election. His opponent in the runoff was Republican former mayor Rick Baker (2001–2010). The election was officially non-partisan. Incumbent Rick Kriseman won the re-election. In the 2013 election, then incumbent mayor Bill Foster opted to seek re-election for that year's mayoral election. With no candidates having a majority title: 2017 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election text: in the primary election, Foster and former Florida House of Representatives member Rick Kriseman faced off in the general election, where Kriseman was elected on November 5, 2013, by a 10 point margin. He assumed office on January 2, 2014. In December 2016, advocate and singer-songwriter Paul Congemi announced his bid for mayor. In January 2017, current incumbent mayor Rick Kriseman filed for re-election. In March 2017, African People's Socialist Party activist Jesse Nevel filed for election, as well as Anthony Cates II, a salesman. In May 2017, former St. Petersburg mayor Rick Baker filed for re-election, and Ernisa Barnwell. title: Rick Kriseman text: re-election in the 2017 St. Petersburg mayoral election. In August 2017, Barack Obama endorsed Kriseman for re-election as mayor of St. Petersburg. On November 7, 2017, Kriseman was re-elected for a second term, winning the general election with 51.62% of the vote. He defeated former Republican Mayor Rick Baker, who had 48.38% of the vote in a nonpartisan election. Rick Kriseman Rick Kriseman (born August 2, 1962) is an American politician who currently serves as the Mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing title: 2017 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election text: In June 2017, activist Theresa Lassiter announced her bid for mayoral office. Seven candidates ended up filing for the mayoral office before the cut-off date on June 23. The front-runners include the incumbent mayor Kriseman and former mayor Baker, with minor candidates including Nevel, Lassiter, Cates, Congemi, and Barnwell. At the start of each campaign, Kriseman focused on the continuation of progress which included financing and construction of a new police headquarters and St. Petersburg Pier, poverty, and keeping the Tampa Bay Rays in the city. Baker aimed to win voters with his past management reputation, rebuilding the Sundial, and title: 2017 St. Petersburg, Florida mayoral election text: "Tampa Bay Times", various pastors in St. Petersburg, as well as realtors. In August, Kriseman was endorsed by Barack Obama. Kriseman and Baker obtained the most votes of any the candidates during the August 29 primary and both will advance a second election on November 7 as neither got the majority vote needed to avoid a runoff election. The day after the primary took place, it was reported Kriseman took 48.36 percent of the vote, or 27,322 votes with all 92 precincts reporting. Baker, a former two-term mayor, won 27,253 or 48.23 percent. Kriseman's win in the actual primary vote