Voting is today in Fort Pierce special election | St. Lucie County

FORT PIERCE — It’s Election Day in Fort Pierce for registered voters in the city’s District 2.

Ballots can be cast at one of seven voting locations today from 7 a.m to 7 p.m.

Only registered voters in District 2 may participate because they are deciding who will be representing them on the Fort Pierce City Commission for the next three years.

The vacancy was created in July after former Commissioner James Taylor III resigned his seat, following being charged with multiple counts of online exploitation of an Illinois minor. He has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.

On the ballot are Donna Benton, 67, of 1365 Bayshore Dr., a real estate broker and company owner; Chris Dzadovsky, 64, of 1002 Jamaica Ave., a semi-retired realtor; and Jaimebeth Galinis, 48, of 1710 Plover Ave., an operational efficiency senior director at Becton Dickinson, Stuart.

If a single candidate garners a simple majority of today’s votes, they will be declared the next District 2 commissioner. However, if no one gets at least 50 percent plus one vote, the top two finishers will advance to a Jan. 13, winner-take-all election.

Here’s where voters in these precinct can cast in-person ballots today:

• Precinct 8.1, Midway Road Church, 3040 W Midway Rd.

• Precincts 10.0 and 13.1, Havert L. Fenn Center, 2000 Virginia Ave.

• Precinct 12.1, Fort Pierce Masonic Lodge, 4590 Oleander Ave.

• Precinct 16.1, Westside Church, 1717 Gulfstream Ave.

• Precinct 25.1, Days Inn Midtown, 3224 S. US Hwy 1.

• Precinct 40.1, All Generations Church, 3212 Oleander Ave.

• Precinct 60.2, St. Lucie School, 2501 N. Old Dixie Hwy.

For more information about the City of Fort Pierce Special Election, go online to www.slcelections.com or call (772) 462-1500.