2026 St. Petersburg mayoral race

Charlie CristDemocratic33%

Ken WelchDemocratic18.3%

vsCrist +14.72 polls

IJR Line — pollster average adjusted by community Influence

Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Welch	Gabbard	Crist	Large
Housing costs	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Tough on crime	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Taxes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Health care	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Energy production	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Regulation & permitting	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Enforce the law	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Parents' rights in education	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
School choice	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gun policy	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Pro Abortion	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Fentanyl & drug enforcement	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Marijuana legalization	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Race Driven - Pro DEI	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Medical gender transition for minors	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Women's sports	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
	Supports LGBT Causes	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Sanctuary jurisdictions	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Election integrity: voter ID	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Election integrity: mail ballots	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
EV mandates	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Social Security & Medicare	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Federal spending & debt	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Student loan forgiveness	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Free speech & tech censorship	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional term limits	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional stock trading	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Israel	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Ukraine aid	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
China & trade	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

[1] Welch files for reelection with police, fire union support - St Pete Catalyst
[2] In debate, Mayor Ken Welch says St. Pete Police agreement with ICE is mandatory. It’s not - Creative Loafing Tampa
[3] Ken Welch will not be swayed by lawmakers' ‘threats and attempts to intimidate’ on abortion issue
[4] St. Petersburg mayor at forefront of opposing anti-DEI bills | WUSF
[5] St. Pete mayor Ken Welch calls on legislature to drop proposed DEI rollbacks | WFLA
[6] St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch files for reelection, vows to protect LGBTQ+ community - Watermark Out News

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