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New page: A '''referendum''' was held on November 8, 1988 concerning the annexation of two areas, identified as Annexation Area #1, and Annexation Area #2, into the '''City of Pensacola'...
A '''referendum''' was held on [[November 8]], [[1988]] concerning the annexation of two areas, identified as Annexation Area #1, and Annexation Area #2, into the '''[[City of Pensacola]]'''.
The areas were identified, and referenda provided for, by Ordinance #37-88 and Ordinance #38-88, which were both approved on [[September 22]], [[1988]].
The referendum required approval of residents within the areas proposed to be annexed, as well as of residents in the existing City limits. Existing City residents approved the proposed annexations by an overwhelming margin; residents in Annexation Area #1 approved annexation by a slim majority; and residents of Annexation Area #2 rejected annexation.
==Annexation Area #1==
==Annexation Area #2==
==Election results==
===Existing city residents===
Regarding annexation of Area #1:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''For annexation'''
|'''13,662'''
|'''82%'''
|-
|Against annexation
|2,971
|18%
|}
Regarding annexation of Area #2:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''For annexation'''
|'''12,991'''
|'''81%'''
|-
|Against annexation
|3,066
|19%
|}
===Residents of Area #1===
Residents of Area #1 approved annexation by a slim majority:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''For annexation'''
|'''186'''
|'''51%'''
|-
|Against annexation
|178
|49%
|}
===Residents of Area #2===
Residents of Area #2 rejected annexation:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''For annexation'''
|'''102'''
|22%
|-
|Against annexation
|353
|78%
|}
[[Category:1980s elections]]
The areas were identified, and referenda provided for, by Ordinance #37-88 and Ordinance #38-88, which were both approved on [[September 22]], [[1988]].
The referendum required approval of residents within the areas proposed to be annexed, as well as of residents in the existing City limits. Existing City residents approved the proposed annexations by an overwhelming margin; residents in Annexation Area #1 approved annexation by a slim majority; and residents of Annexation Area #2 rejected annexation.
==Annexation Area #1==
==Annexation Area #2==
==Election results==
===Existing city residents===
Regarding annexation of Area #1:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''For annexation'''
|'''13,662'''
|'''82%'''
|-
|Against annexation
|2,971
|18%
|}
Regarding annexation of Area #2:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''For annexation'''
|'''12,991'''
|'''81%'''
|-
|Against annexation
|3,066
|19%
|}
===Residents of Area #1===
Residents of Area #1 approved annexation by a slim majority:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''For annexation'''
|'''186'''
|'''51%'''
|-
|Against annexation
|178
|49%
|}
===Residents of Area #2===
Residents of Area #2 rejected annexation:
{| class="wikitable"
|'''For annexation'''
|'''102'''
|22%
|-
|Against annexation
|353
|78%
|}
[[Category:1980s elections]]
