Tampa City Council

Unofficial results are in for Tuesday's Tampa City Council runoff. And the political career of the council's longest-serving member hung on by a thread.

The winners of the four council races should determine how well Mayor Jane Castor gets along with the new board members.

The outcome of the runoff could determine how many allies Mayor Jane Castor has on the council.

Only one of the Tampa City Council candidates endorsed by Jane Castor won, even as the mayor easily won reelection.

Anyone who has already received a mail-in ballot for next week's Tampa city elections has to have it received by the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections office by 5 p.m. March 7.

Early voting starts at the end of the month.

The political tug of war was on full display during Thursday's meeting, when council members overrode four of five amendments to the city charter.

The project, which would have repurposed up to 50 million gallons of wastewater per day, got strong pushback from residents and environmentalists.

Mayor Castor's proposal drew scorn from representatives of local groups who attended the meeting and wanted more money put towards housing.

Lynn Hurtak was selected Tuesday to replace John Dingfelder on the Tampa City Council. She will be sworn in on Thursday.

Gudes also told the council members that he has no intention of resigning.

They did not include sexual advances, but said Gudes made crude sexual statements and gestures, as well as inappropriate comments about multiple women, according to the investigation.