Scott Powers
Political newcomer Todd Weaver edged out incumbent Winter Park City Commissioner Pete Weldon for the most votes Tuesday but could not win outright, forcing the two into a runoff from the three-way election in that city.
Weaver, an engineer with a fairly extensive record of civic involvement, and Weldon, a businessman seeking his second term, will head to a runoff election on April 9 for the Winter Park District 4 seat on the city commission.
Unofficial results from Tuesday’s municipal election had Weaver draw 2,555 votes, Weldon 2,362 votes, and Barbara Chandler 424 votes in the only contested race in the city. Earlier Carolyn Cooper had won the Winter Park district 3 seat because she was unopposed.
In another contested Central Florida election Tuesday, Belle Isle elected a new mayor, with Nick Fouraker taking 56 percent of the vote in a three-way contest, in unofficial results. The results show Fouraker drew 776 votes, Holly Bobrowski 423, or 31 percent, and Rick Miller 174, or 13 percent. Fouraker succeeds Lydia Pisano as mayor.
Karl Shuck was elected to the District 3 city council seat in Belle Isle, unofficially defeating Ben Bateman by 55 percent to 44 percent. Earlier, Anthony Carugno and Mike Simms won re-elections in the District 2 and 4 seats respectively, as they were unopposed.
