Attorney Bruce Rector easily defeated city council member Kathleen Beckman in the race for Clearwater mayor, unofficial results show. Rector won 63% of the vote in the two-way race for mayor with all precincts reporting. 10 Tampa Bay's Angelina Salcedo spoke to Rector at his victory party. The attorney said he was excited for the opportunity to lead the city. "I want to start tomorrow even before I'm sworn in to build community and to build a team. And that's not just in Clearwater but throughout the Tampa Bay region. I'm going to reach out to Mayor Castor and Mayor Welch to talk about things we can do regionally to have the whole region succeed not just Clearwater," Rector said. The attorney ran against council member Kathleen Beckman. Both candidates raised 6 figures in donations, but Beckman fell short getting 8,473 votes to Rector's 14,217. Now, Rector will focus on the city's affordability and revitalization while bridging the community with other cities. MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/clearwater-mayor-election-results/67-9e3899ad-84f9-487f-8845-b26ff9d7a9a1 ►Subscribe: https://on.wtsp.com/youtube ►Website: https://www.wtsp.com/ ►Facebook: https://facebook.com/10TampaBay ►X: https://twitter.com/10TampaBay