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Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Politics
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Last chance to vote in Bay County municipal runoff elections
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – Tuesday marks the last day to vote in the 2025 Bay County municipal runoff elections. Robbie Hughes and Daniel Schultz are running for the Panama City Commission Ward One position. The winner will be replacing Jenna Haligas. She did not seek reelection after eight years on the city commission. Lynn Haven voters will choose between Judy Tinder and Jeff Snyder for the Seat Four race. The winner will be replacing Judy Vandergrift, who was appointed to the position in 2023. Vandergrift replaced Tinder after she announced her candidacy for mayor. Tinder lost the mayoral election to incumbent and current Lynn Haven Mayor Jesse Nelson. Last month, Tinder missed winning back the commission seat outright by just 1% of votes. But, officials said it's hard to know what to expect in a runoff. 'Typically, municipal turnout is lower. You know, in 2023, I think was the last time we had a runoff. And we actually saw higher turnout in the runoff than the, you know, regular election for municipals. Hopefully, we'll see that today,' Bay County Supervisor of Elections Nina Ward said. In 2023's Super Tuesday Election, Panama City incumbent mayor Greg Brudnicki got 47% of the vote in a three-way race. Michael Rohan's got into the run-off with 40%. But Rohan beat Brudnicki in the run-off. Ward said anything can happen and encourages all eligible voters to hit the polls. 'These positions are really the closest to home and have, you know, have an effect on our daily lives. So I can't stress enough how important it is to just get up and get out and vote. You know, this is your opportunity to make your voice heard. I know we say it over and over and over, but it is frustrating for people when we hold elections and then we see these low turnout numbers,' Ward added. 'I hope that everybody that's eligible, you know, exercises their right and gets out and votes today.' Polls at Panama City City Hall and the Lynn Haven Senior Center close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Mail-in ballots can be turned in at the Bay County Supervisor of Elections Office until 7 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Don't forget! Early voting for Bay County runoff elections ends May 16; Election Day is May 20
PANAMA CITY — The deadline is quickly approaching for residents to vote early in two local runoff elections. According to the Bay County Supervisor of Elections Office website, early voting in Bay County ends May 16 for two runoff elections associated with the 2025 municipal elections on April 22. They are for Ward 1 commissioner of Panama City and Seat 4 commissioner of Lynn Haven. Since no candidate in either race received at least 50% plus one of the votes, runoff elections are required. Robbie Hughes and Daniel Schultz are competing in the runoff race for Ward 1 commissioner of Panama City. In the April 22 elections, Hughes secured 1,130 votes, or almost 46%, while Schultz secured 689 votes, or about 28%. Judy Tinder and Jeff Snyder are competing in the runoff race for Seat 4 commissioner of Lynn Haven. In the April 22 election, Tinder secured 1,413 votes, or about 49%, while Snyder secured 796 votes, or almost 28%. As of about 11:30 a.m. May 15, the Bay County Supervisor of Elections Office' website noted that 1,735 people already had participated in early voting for the runoff races. Of those, 1,230 voted early in person, and 504 voted early by mail. The early votes by that point were cast by 1,156 Republicans, 375 Democrats, 173 voters not affiliated with a party and 31 voters categorized as "other." Two early voting sites will be open in Bay County from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through May 16. They are Panama City City Hall, 501 Harrison Ave., and the Lynn Haven Senior Center, 905 Pennsylvania Ave. Looking back: Who won? Which races are headed to runoffs? Municipal election results in Bay County Runoff Election Day is May 20. The voting sites will remain the same, but they will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information, visit This article originally appeared on The News Herald: Early voting for Bay County runoff elections ends May 16
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Politics
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Who won? Which races are headed to runoffs? Municipal election results in Bay County
PANAMA CITY — Local voters took to the polls on April 22 for the 2025 municipal elections in Bay County. As of about 7:30 p.m., the unofficial results for the elections were listed on the Bay County Supervisor of Elections Office website. Here's what we know: Mayor − Allan Branch defeated incumbent Michael Rohan. Branch secured 4,150 votes, or about 69%, while Rohan secured 1,851 votes, or almost 31%. Ward 1 commissioner − Since no candidate received at least 51% of votes, a runoff race is required to decide this election. Robbie Hughes secured 1,130 votes, or almost 46%, while Daniel Schultz secured 689 votes, or about 28%, and Ed Young secured 638 votes, or almost 26%. Ward 4 commissioner − Incumbent Josh Street defeated Demetrius Rease. Street secured 842 votes, or almost 70%, while Rease secured 366 votes, or about 30%. Beach Drive non-binding referendum − Almost 53%, or 3,151 residents, voted in favor of the referendum, while about 47%, or 2,820 residents, voted against the referendum. Seat 3 commissioner − Incumbent Jamie Warrick defeated Johnnie Beshearse. Warrick secured 1,786 votes, or about 62%, while Beshearse secured 1,088 votes, or almost 38%. Seat 4 commissioner − Since no candidate received at least 51% of votes, a runoff race is required to decide this election. Judy Tinder secured 1,413 votes, or about 49%, while Jeff Snyder secured 796 votes, or almost 28%, and Jamie Marler secured 659 votes, or almost 23%. Non-binding referendum regarding re-establishment of city library − Almost 20%, or 570 residents, voted in favor of the referendum, while about 80%, or 2,304 residents voted against the referendum. Non-binding referendum regarding a regional library partnership − Almost 66%, or 1,893 residents, voted in favor of the referendum, while about 34%, or 985 residents, voted against the referendum. Non-binding referendum regarding creation of city zoning map − About 45%, or 1,289 residents, voted in favor of the referendum, while almost 55%, or 1,556 residents, voted against the referendum. Group 2 City Council member − Erik Fosshage defeated Gary Cox. Fosshage secured 178 votes, or almost 60%, while Cox secured 120 votes, or about 40%. According to the unofficial voter turnout listed on the Bay County Supervisor of Elections Office website, 9,242 residents cast ballots in the 2025 municipal elections in Bay County. There also were six provisional ballots cast. About 23% of the 40,037 eligible voters participated in the elections. Of those, 1,714 residents voted by mail, 3,611 residents voted early, and 3,911 residents voted on Elections Day. Votes were divided between 5,780 registered Republicans, 2,267 Democrats 1,009 non-affiliated voters and 186 voters categorized as "other." Local development: Panama City working to establish grocery store in Glenwood, Millville areas For more information on the election, visit This article originally appeared on The News Herald: Unofficial results of the 2025 municipal elections in Bay County
