O-Score proof
Election Day: Former Gov. Charlie Crist defeats St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch, 62% to 38%, St Pete Catalyst reports; results are unofficial
8O-Score8 · Barely covered1 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (3 events, ET)
- Published as breaking news
- O-Score check: 8 (Barely covered) · 1 of 13 outlets counted
- Breaking period ends (24 hours) (scheduled)
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 1 (1 with an outlet date we have not verified: The Wall Street Journal; counted, flagged).
- 1 found → O-Score 8 (Barely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered ← this story | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Checked through Google News and Bing News site searches. One WSJ opinion live blog dated election night is indexed under "Charlie Crist" but could not be opened (paywall), so it is counted without confirming its content; outlets' own site search was not run.
Checked Nov 4, 2026, 12:28 AM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP,apnews.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| Reuters,reuters.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| The New York Times,nytimes.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| The Washington Post,washingtonpost.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| The Wall Street Journal,wsj.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| CNN,cnn.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| Fox News,foxnews.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| NBC News,nbcnews.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| CBS News,cbsnews.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| ABC News,abcnews.go.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| NPR,npr.org | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| USA Today,usatoday.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
| Bloomberg,bloomberg.com | Not found | Crist Welch mayor St. Petersburg mayor Charlie Crist St. Petersburg Crist Welch "Charlie Crist" |
Related coverage, not counted
The New York Times: Opinion | These Are the Big Midterm Elections Flying Under the Radar (2026-10-28). pre-election preview, not the result
The New York Times: St. Petersburg, Fla., Mayoral Election 2026: Latest Polls (2026-08-13). polling page, not the result
AP: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Florida on Election Day (2026-11-01). pre-election preview, not the result
AP: Former Florida governor Charlie Crist is running for St. Petersburg mayor (2026-04-29). campaign launch, not the result
CBS News: Former Florida governor Charlie Crist is running for a new office: his hometown St. Petersburg's mayor (2026-04-29). campaign launch, not the result
The Washington Post: Former Florida governor Charlie Crist is running for St. Petersburg mayor (2026-04-29). campaign launch, not the result
CBS News: Politics - CBS News (section page) (2026-11-03). section hub; no Crist mention on live page at ~12:40 AM ET
USA Today: Hurricanes ripped the roof off Tropicana Field. Now it’s hosting the World Series (2026-10-26). about the stadium, not the race
Pickups
We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 12:28 AM ET | initial | 8 Barely covered | 1 | No change |
Search terms
“Crist Welch mayor”, “St. Petersburg mayor”, “Charlie Crist St. Petersburg”, “Crist Welch”, “"Charlie Crist"”
Method
- google-news site: (3 term variants per outlet, 40 days)
- bing-news site: (3 term variants per outlet)
- extra Crist-specific Google News (7-day and 1-day) and Bing passes on all 13 outlets
- editor read of every candidate headline
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.