TAMPA, Fla. — It’s election night! Voters across the Tampa Bay area headed to the polls, taking part in several municipal elections.

The biggest races were in Lakeland and Seminole, where voters decided who their next mayor will be. Results are being tallied and will begin to come in throughout the night.

Here’s a look at the Lakeland mayoral race:

Here’s a look at the Seminole mayoral race:

Outside of the mayoral races, here are some of the other races going on in Polk County:

Lakeland voters are also deciding on 3 charter amendments:

AMENDMENT 1: Proposed charter amendment modifying Commission district boundaries to be as equal in population as practicable.
Shall the Lakeland City Charter be amended to modify City Commission district boundaries to be as equal in population as practicable consistent with State law?

AMENDMENT 2: Proposed Charter amendment modifying term limits applicable to City Commissioners and Mayor.
Shall the Lakeland City Charter be amended to modify term limits applicable to City Commissioners and Mayor, other than members in office on January 1, 2020, from the current term limits of no more than 3 complete terms in any combination of the positions of Mayor and Commissioner to new term limits of no more than 3 complete terms as a Commissioner and 2 complete terms as Mayor?

 

AMENDMENT 3: Proposed Charter amendment eliminating obsolete provisions; renumbering sections; amending other miscellaneous provisions.
Shall the Lakeland City Charter be amended to eliminate obsolete provisions; specify that mayor or commissioner elected to fill vacancy shall take office upon receiving election certificate; authorize any commissioner to call special commission meeting; require neighborhood posting of special assessment notices rather than newspaper ad; provide that ordinances subject to referendum petition shall not be suspended pending referendum and petitions shall be voted on at regular elections; conforming civil service provisions to current practices?

 

In Manatee County, voters in the city of Holmes Beach will decide on a City Commission seat:

We’ve got you covered all night long when it comes to monitoring the latest returns and who won what races. You can find the complete results from across the Bay area here as well.