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The 2023 Orlando mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Democratic incumbent Buddy Dyer successfully ran for his sixth and final term in office. [1]
Municipal elections in Orlando and Orange County are non-partisan. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the general election, runoffs are held between the two candidates that received the greatest number of votes. [2]
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Dyer (incumbent) | 18,659 | 72.8 | |
| Steve Dixon | 3,810 | 14.9 | |
| Samuel Ings | 2,193 | 8.6 | |
| Tony Vargas | 974 | 3.8 | |
| Total votes | 25,636 | 100.0 | |
John Hugh "Buddy" Dyer is an American politician who has served as the Mayor of Orlando since 2003. A member of the Florida Democratic Party, he is Orlando's longest-serving mayor. He previously served as a representative for Orlando in the Florida State Senate from 1992 to 2002, with the last two years serving as the Senate Democratic leader.
Florida's 10th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida. It was reassigned in 2012, effective January 3, 2013, from the Gulf Coast to inland Central Florida. Before 2017, the district included parts of western Orange County, most of Lake County, as well as a northern section of Polk County. The current district is entirely within Orange County, and covers most of its western portion. It is situated along the Interstate 4 corridor. It includes most of the western half of Orlando. Other cities and towns wholly or partly within the district include Apopka, Belle Isle, Beulah, Eatonville, Harlem Heights, Ocoee, Oak Ridge, Orlo Vista, Winter Garden, and Windermere. In 2020, the district was expanded further north and south to include most of Orlando east of Interstate 4, the Baldwin Park area, Orlando Executive Airport, Winter Park, that portion of Maitland within Orange County, the Azaela Park, Goldenrod, Rio Pinar and Alafaya/Waterford Lakes areas, and continuing east to the University of Central Florida, Naval Support Activity Orlando, the Central Florida Research Park, and the Lake Pickett, Bithlo and Wedgefield areas. Even with this expansion, the 10th remains a minority majority district.
The 2006 United States House of Representatives Elections in Florida took place on November 7, 2006. Elections were held in Florida's 1st through 25th congressional districts.
The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) is the county commission of Orange County, Florida. The board has seven seats: six seats for the county commissioners for each of six districts and one seat for the mayor of Orange County.
Bryan Nelson is a Florida-based politician, serving as Mayor of Apopka since 2018. A Republican, he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 31st District, which includes the cities of Apopka, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares, and Umatilla in northern Lake County and northern Orange County, since 2012. He served on the Orange County Commission for District 2 from 2014 until March 2018 when he won election for mayor of Apopka after support for the previous mayor deteriorated.
Linda Welch Chapin is a politician in the U.S. state of Florida. She was the first chair of the Orange County Commission, an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives, and Orange County's first mayor.
The 2014 Florida gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Florida.
The 2000 congressional elections in Florida were held on November 7, 2000, to determine who would represent the state of Florida in the United States House of Representatives. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; those elected served in the 107th Congress from January 3, 2001, until January 3, 2003. The election coincided with the 2000 United States presidential election.
Bruce Hadley Antone is an American politician from Florida. A Democrat, he served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2002 to 2006, from 2012 to 2020, and again from 2022, representing parts of Orlando in Orange County.
The 2012 Orlando mayoral election was held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer was elected to a third full term.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, to elect the 27 U.S. representatives from the state of Florida, one from each of the state's 27 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including President of the United States.
The 2015 Orlando mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer ran for a fourth full term.
The 2010 Orange County, Florida, mayoral election took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Republican mayor Richard Crotty was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, and four candidates ran to replace him. A nonpartisan primary election was held on August 24, 2010, but because no candidate won a majority of the vote, former county commissioner Teresa Jacobs, a Republican, advanced to a runoff election against fellow county commissioner Bill Segal, a Democrat. Following a contentious general election, Jacobs was elected mayor over Segal in a landslide, winning her first term 68–32.
The 2019 Orlando mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the mayor of Orlando.
The 2008 Orlando mayoral election was held on January 29, 2008, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer was elected to a second full term.
The 2004 Orlando mayoral election was held on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer was elected to a first full term.
The 2003 Orlando mayoral special election was held on February 4 and February 25, 2003 to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Buddy Dyer was elected to serve the remainder of Glenda Hood's term.
The 2000 Orlando mayoral election was held on Tuesday, March 14, 2000, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent mayor Glenda Hood was reelected.
The 2027 Orlando mayoral election will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2027, to elect the next mayor of Orlando, Florida. Democratic incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer announced that he will not run for a seventh term.
