Sanibel City Council members will elect the next mayor and vice mayor in its Tuesday, March 16 meeting. The recent Santiva Chronicle poll shows 43 percent of the nearly 200 voters chose Holly Smith as mayor and 34 percent for Richard Johnson as vice mayor. Both are current council members. Smith was first appointed to council as an interim member in December 2017 before being elected in March 2018 for a partial term. She was then reelected in March 2019 and has been serving as vice mayor since December 2020. Johnson was elected to council in March 2019.
Holly Smith
Vice Mayor Richard Johnson. SC file photo
Next Sanibel Mayor
| Holly Smith | 43% |
|---|---|
| Richard Johnson | 28% |
| Mike Miller | 16% |
| John Henshaw | 9% |
| Scott Crater | 4% |
Next Sanibel Vice Mayor
| Richard Johnson | 34% |
|---|---|
| Holly Smith | 22% |
| Mike Miller | 20% |
| John Henshaw | 16% |
| Scott Crater | 8% |