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City elections in Orlando, Florida (2024)
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| 2024 Orlando elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: April 15, 2024 |
| General election: May 21, 2024 Runoff election: June 18, 2024 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council (special) |
| Total seats up: 1 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2024 |
The city of Orlando, Florida, held a special general election for city council on May 21, 2024. A runoff election was scheduled for June 18, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was April 15, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 5
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Orlando City Council District 5
Shaniqua Rose defeated Travaris McCurdy in the special general runoff election for Orlando City Council District 5 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shaniqua Rose (Nonpartisan) | 54.5 | 1,025 |
 | Travaris McCurdy (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 857 | |
| Total votes: 1,882 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Orlando City Council District 5
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Orlando City Council District 5 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Shaniqua Rose (Nonpartisan) | 24.8 | 527 |
| ✔ | | Travaris McCurdy (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 495 |
 | Ericka Dunlap (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 459 | |
 | Lawanna Gelzer (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 403 | |
| Miles Mulrain Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 121 | ||
| Cameron Hope (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 87 | ||
| TiaKeysha Ellison (Nonpartisan) | 1.6 | 33 | ||
| Total votes: 2,125 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2024
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August 20, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida State Senate elections, 2024
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Orange County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- School District of Osceola County, Florida, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida State Senate elections, 2024
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Florida Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Florida Amendment 5, Annual Inflation Adjustment for Homestead Property Tax Exemption Value Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 6, Repeal of Public Financing for Statewide Campaigns Amendment (2024)
- Orange County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- School District of Osceola County, Florida, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2024)
- Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 10, Process for Voluntary Municipal Annexation Measure (November 2024)
- Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 1, Lower Signature Requirements for Charter Amendments and Initiative Ordinances Measure (November 2024)
- Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 2, Continuation of Affordable Housing Trust Fund Measure (November 2024)
- Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 3, Exclude Write-In Candidates from Number of Candidates Required for August Primary Election Measure (November 2024)
- Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 4, Fiscal Sustainability Analysis for Urban and Rural Service Area Expansions Measure (November 2024)
- Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 5, Establish Office of the County Attorney Measure (November 2024)
- Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 6, County Commission District Increase Measure (November 2024)
- Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 7, Creation of the Transportation Mobility Advisory Commission Measure (November 2024)
- Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 8, Define County Protected Lands Measure (November 2024)
- Orange County, Florida, Charter Amendment 9, Establish Rural Boundary and Rural Area and Require Commission Vote to Increase Density, Intensity, or Remove Land Measure (November 2024)
- Orange County, Florida, One-Half Cent School Tax Continuation Measure (November 2024)
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About the city
- See also: Orlando, Florida
Orlando is the county seat of Orange County. As of 2020, its population was 307,573.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Orlando uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body and the mayor serves as the city's chief executive. In the case of Orlando, however, the mayor also serves as the city council's seventh member.[1]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Orlando, Florida | ||
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| Orlando | Florida | |
| Population | 307,573 | 21,538,187 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 110 | 53,653 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 57.4% | 71.6% |
| Black/African American | 24.2% | 15.9% |
| Asian | 4.7% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 3.3% |
| Multiple | 8.1% | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 32.7% | 25.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.7% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 39.9% | 30.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $55,183 | $57,703 |
| Persons below poverty level | 16.1% | 13.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
| Orlando, Florida | Florida | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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