Sarasota will choose new commissioner today

Voters in the city’s northern-most district will determine who will take the final City Commission seat.

District 1 candidates Willie Shaw and Linda Holland were the top to vote getters in the March election, but because neither one received 50% of the vote, they had to square off again in today’s runoff election.

Shaw received the most votes, 414, in the initial election. Holland got 218.

The polls close today at 7 p.m. at all nine of the precincts in District 1.

The winner will be sworn into office Friday, May 13, along with two other new commissioners, Paul Caragiulo and Shannon Snyder.

Contact Robin Roy at [email protected].