Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is running for mayor of St. Pete

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is running for St. Petersburg mayor. "Well, it's official. I'm now a candidate for mayor of St. Pete. God bless you all," he said in a video posted to X on Monday. His post includes the message, "I’m in! #stpete." RON DESANTIS UNVEILS NEW FLORIDA CONGRESSIONAL MAP THAT WOULD GIVE THE GOP AN EXTRA FOUR SEATS Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist speaks during a rally while Pinellas County residents cast their voting ballots a polling precinct on Nov. 8, 2022 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Octavio Jones/Getty Images) "I’ve fought for the City of St. Petersburg in the Legislature, as Education Commissioner, Attorney General, and Governor, and as a United States Representative. Now I’m taking that fight back home, to City Hall, where th