PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — The race for Port St. Lucie mayor is headed to a November runoff between incumbent Mayor Shannon Martin and challenger Steven Giordano.

Neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote Tuesday, preventing either from winning the nonpartisan race outright.

Martin and Giordano received the most votes in the three-candidate race and will advance to November. Eric Strazzeri was eliminated from the race.

The campaign has centered heavily on Port St. Lucie’s rapid growth, traffic congestion, infrastructure and future development.

Giordano has called for slowing development until the city’s infrastructure can catch up.

“I want to slow down the growth and make sure that our infrastructure can handle what we already have,” Giordano told CBS12 News before the election.

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Martin has said much of the development occurring now received approval years ago. She has also pointed to road projects already underway throughout Port St. Lucie.

“If you drive around the city, you can see all the different road projects that are happening in the community,” Martin said.

Traffic is another major divide between the two candidates.

Giordano has called for a new traffic study and criticized congestion in St. Lucie West.

“St. Lucie West is a nightmare,” Giordano said. “It takes almost 30 minutes to get from one end to the other. That’s totally unacceptable.”

Martin said the city is installing roundabouts to move vehicles more efficiently and extending turn lanes wherever possible.

The candidates have also taken different positions on the planned minor-league soccer stadium and surrounding downtown-like development.

Martin supports the project as a potential anchor for retail, hotels and other investment on the city’s east side.

Giordano said he would attempt to stop the stadium if elected.

“If I can stop the soccer stadium, I will stop it,” Giordano said. “However, if I cannot stop it, then I will definitely make sure that we can make it as profitable as possible.”

Martin has campaigned on her experience and record leading the city. Giordano, a local business owner who grew up in Port St. Lucie, has presented himself as a political outsider who would bring a different leadership style to City Hall.

Port St. Lucie voters will choose between Martin and Giordano in the November runoff.