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Yahoo
12-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Broadway, Sanford candidates begin filing for election
Several people filed to run for open seats on the Broadway and Sanford councils as of noon Friday, July 11. Candidate filing began Monday, July 7 and runs through Friday, July 18. Broadway has three opens seats and Sanford has four, including mayor. Incumbent Sanford Mayor Rebecca Wyhof Salmon (D) and at-large Councilwoman Linda Rhodes (D) previously announced intention to run again. Both women filed this week. Others who filed in Sanford include Ward 1 Councilman Mark Akinosho (D) and Ward 3 Councilman J.D. Williams (D). Christopher Petty (I), a local realtor, filed to run for Williams' seat. In Broadway, incumbents Thomas H. Beal (I), April Smith Collins (I) and James W. 'Jim' Paschal (D) filed, along with Wendy Bryan (I), executive director of the Sanford Tourism Development Authority. Rhodes, Williams, Beal and Paschal indicated that they are retired on their filing forms. Smith Collins is an office manager. Salmon is president of Blue Roof Strategies, a marketing and communications firm. Akinosho is a pastor and bus owner. A primary, if necessary, will be held Sept. 9. The general election is Nov. 4.
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Filing period for Sanford, Broadway elections opens Monday
The filing period for the November municipal elections scheduled in Sanford and Broadway begins at 8 a.m. Monday, according to the Lee County Board of Elections. The seats up for re-election in Sanford include the mayor, now held by Rebecca Wyhof Salmon, a Sanford City Council member at-large seat now held by Linda Rhodes, and City Council seats in Ward 1, now held by Mayor Pro Tem Mark Akinosho, and Ward 3, held by James Williams. If a primary election is needed, it will be held on Sep. 9. In Broadway's non-partisan election, three seats on the Board of Town Commissioners will be on the ballot. The seats are held by Mayor Pro-Tem Thomas Beal and commissioners Jim Paschal and April Smith Collins. Those terms end in December. The general election will be Nov. 4. Prospective candidates can register through noon on July 18 at the Lee County Board of Elections Office, 1503 Elm St., Sanford. The deadline to withdraw from a race is July 15. For more information, go to
