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Sarasota News Leader May 17, 2013 Page 46 ATWELL, CHAPMAN WIN CITY COMMISSION SEATS Suzanne Atwell won re-election and attorney Susan Chapman won the second at-large City Commission seat up for grabs in the runoff on May 14, according to official votes tabulated by the Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections (SOE) Office. During the March 2011 city election, when candidates were running in districts, the turnout was 5,693 voters, or 17.78 percent of the 32,019 who were registered. The runoff in May that year pitted current Vice Mayor Willie Shaw against Linda Holland, with Shaw winBoth women were elected to four-year terms. ning 735 votes and Holland taking 499. Atwell received 4,575 votes; Chapman, 3,880; Atwell and Chapman will be sworn into office and candidate Richard Dorfman, 3,433, ac- during a City Commission meeting at noon on cording to the tallies. Friday, May 17, in the Commission Chambers The SOE website says that 7,102 people, or at City Hall, 1565 First St. 19.94 percent of the city's 35,681 registered The ceremony will follow the presentation of voters, cast ballots in the runoff. the State of the City Address, a city news reDuring the March 12 election, which had six lease notes. The new City Commission will candidates vying for the two seats, the turn- then select a mayor and vice mayor to serve out was 6,153 voters, or 17.34 percent of the for the next year, the release adds. 35,480 who were registered at the time, acRachel Brown Hackney cording to the SOE website. Suzanne Atwell. Photo by Norman Schimmel Susan Chapman. Photo courtesy of Richard Clapp