Several seats to be decided Tuesday during Pasco elections

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Pasco County is holding its municipal elections Tuesday.

Elections are taking place in the cities of Dade City, New Port Richey, Port Richey, San Antonio, Zephyrhills and the town of St. Leo. 

Municipal elections are only for voters who reside within the city limits.

If you requested a mail-in ballot- today is your last day to pick it up. Those ballots are available for pickup until five this evening- at the county’s elections offices.

In Dade City, Jim Shive faces Lucinda “Lucy” Uribe for the commission Group 3 seat. Kristin Church and Steven Van Gorden face off for Group 4 commission seat.

In Zephyrhills, Sam R. Turgeon and Jodi Wilkeson face off for Council Seat 3 and Manny Funes and Charles Edward Proctor will compete for Seat 5.

Voters in San Antonio will vote for a new commissioner from the following candidates: Caitlin Bolender, Blaze A. Drinkwine, David H. Rios, Jorge A. Varino II and John T. Vogel II.

In Port Richey, voters will choose between Cherokee A. Sampson and Sheri A. Sharer as a councilperson for a year-long term and also pick two councilpersons for a three-year terms.

Robert Hubbard, Thomas E. Kinsella and David Mueller are in the running for those two seats.

In New Port Richey, five candidates are vying for two city council seats: Bertell Butler IV, Lewis Curtwright, Dell deChant, Matt Murphy and Tom O’Neill.

And for St. Leo town commissioner, William Hamilton, the incumbent in Seat 5, will face Tory England.

Polls will be open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.