Pensacola mayor's race set for Aug. 18 as qualifying week kicks off

On the first day of candidate qualifying week, one thing was decided for sure: With three mayoral candidates already qualified, Pensacola will have an Aug. 18 mayoral election.

Noon on June 8 marked the opening of the qualifying week in Florida, the period when political candidates file paperwork to officially qualify to appear on the ballot.

As of 3 p.m., 18 candidates had qualified through the Escambia County Supervisor of Elections Office for their names to appear on the ballot in local county and city races.

In Pensacola, three of the six declared candidates filed in the first hours of the qualification period. Former City Council member Ann Hill and community activist Jermaine Williams are two of the candidates who qualified to unseat current Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves, who also qualified on June 8.




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