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Associated Press - November 3, 2009 9:44 PM ET
MIAMI, Fla. (AP) - Bill Foster defeated Kathleen Ford in St. Petersburg to become the next mayor.
With all precincts reporting Tuesday, unofficial results showed Foster with 52.74 percent of the votes and Ford with 47.26 percent.
Both are lawyers and former city commissioners. They were vying to replace Mayor Rick Baker.
Results were still being tallied in Miami, where two city commissioners were running to replace outgoing Mayor Manny Diaz. Joe Sanchez wants to jump-start the economy by investing tax money in job-creating projects, while Tomas Regalado says major city-financed proposals should be put before voters.
With 61 of 128 precincts reporting, unofficial results showed Regalado had 71.67 percent and Sanchez had 28.33 percent.
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