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Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2022)
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| 2022 Orange County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: June 17, 2022 |
| Primary election: August 23, 2022 General election: November 8, 2022 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: County mayor, county commission, soil & water conservation district, circuit court judges, and county court judges |
| Total seats up: 29 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2022 |
Orange County, Florida, held general elections for county mayor, county commission, soil & water conservation district, circuit court judges, and county court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for county mayor, county commission seats, and judicial seats on August 23, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was June 17, 2022.
Unopposed candidates for the circuit and county courts did not appear on any ballot and were considered elected following the general election.[1]
Elections
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Candidates and results
Offices up for election in 2022:
County mayor
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Orange County
Incumbent Jerry Demings won election outright against Chris Messina, Kelly Semrad, and Tony Sabb in the primary for Mayor of Orange County on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry Demings (Nonpartisan) | 60.1 | 110,973 |
| Chris Messina (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 39,796 | ||
 | Kelly Semrad (Nonpartisan)  | 9.3 | 17,242 | |
| Tony Sabb (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 16,781 | ||
| Total votes: 184,792 | |||
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County commission
District 2
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 2
Incumbent Christine Moore won election outright against Sandra Fatmi-Hall and Christopher Delgado in the primary for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 2 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Christine Moore (Nonpartisan) | 56.9 | 18,480 |
 | Sandra Fatmi-Hall (Nonpartisan) | 27.6 | 8,947 | |
| Christopher Delgado (Nonpartisan) | 15.5 | 5,045 | ||
| Total votes: 32,472 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 4
Incumbent Maribel Gomez Cordero defeated Mercedes Fonseca in the general election for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maribel Gomez Cordero (Nonpartisan) | 57.6 | 32,767 |
 | Mercedes Fonseca (Nonpartisan) | 42.4 | 24,157 | |
| Total votes: 56,924 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 4
Incumbent Maribel Gomez Cordero and Mercedes Fonseca defeated Karl Pearson in the primary for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 4 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maribel Gomez Cordero (Nonpartisan) | 47.8 | 11,837 |
| ✔ | | Mercedes Fonseca (Nonpartisan) | 26.4 | 6,529 |
 | Karl Pearson (Nonpartisan) | 25.9 | 6,407 | |
| Total votes: 24,773 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chadwick Hardee (Nonpartisan)
District 6
General election
General election for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 6
Michael Scott defeated Lawanna Gelzer in the general election for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Scott (Nonpartisan) | 51.0 | 17,058 |
 | Lawanna Gelzer (Nonpartisan) | 49.0 | 16,402 | |
| Total votes: 33,460 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 6
The following candidates ran in the primary for Orange County Board of County Commissioners District 6 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lawanna Gelzer (Nonpartisan) | 19.4 | 3,455 |
| ✔ | | Michael Scott (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 3,150 |
 | Cynthia Harris (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 3,144 | |
| Roberta Walton Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 2,982 | ||
| Nikki Mims McGee (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 2,908 | ||
| Rosemarie Diehl (Nonpartisan) | 7.4 | 1,326 | ||
| Hedder Pierre-Joseph (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 869 | ||
| Total votes: 17,834 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Man-Fred Albert (Nonpartisan)
- Charles Law Jr. (Nonpartisan)
Special districts
Soil & Water Conservation District
Soil & Water Conservation District, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| District 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:  Samuel Chambers |
| District 2 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Kim Buchheit |
| District 3 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Susan Sides Collins |
| District 4 |
Karolyn Campbell (i) Vicente Perez |
| District 5 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Austin Valle (i) |
Judicial offices
9th Circuit Court
General election
9th Circuit Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Group 3 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: A. James Craner (i) |
| Group 4 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Luis Calderon (i) |
| Group 8 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Alice Blackwell (i) |
| Group 9 | This general election was canceled. |
| Group 11 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Joshua Mize (i) |
| Group 14 | This general election was canceled. |
| Group 17 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Robert J. Egan (i) |
| Group 25 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Greg Tynan (i) |
| Group 28 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Gisela Laurent (i) |
| Group 29 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Patricia Strowbridge (i) |
| Group 38 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Lisa Taylor Munyon (i) |
| Group 42 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Paetra Brownlee (i) |
| Group 44 | This general election was canceled. |
Primary
9th Circuit Court primary, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Group 3 |
A. James Craner* (i) |
| Group 4 |
Luis Calderon* (i) |
| Group 8 |
Alice Blackwell* (i) |
| Group 9 |
Alison Kerestes Fay Olga Pappas |
| Group 11 |
Joshua Mize* (i) |
| Group 14 |
John Beamer (i) Michael Stewart |
| Group 17 |
Robert J. Egan* (i) |
| Group 25 |
Greg Tynan* (i) |
| Group 28 |
Gisela Laurent* (i) |
| Group 29 |
Patricia Strowbridge* (i) |
| Group 38 |
Lisa Taylor Munyon* (i) |
| Group 42 |
Paetra Brownlee* (i) |
| Group 44 |
Vincent Chiu (i) Aldo Bartolone |
County Court
General election
Orange County Court general election, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Group 2 | This general election was canceled. |
| Group No. 1 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Eric DuBois (i) |
| Group No. 4 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: David Johnson (i) |
| Group No. 5 | The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected: Evellen Jewett (i) |
| Group No. 8 | This general election was canceled. |
| Group No. 9 | This general election was canceled. |
| Group No. 17 | This general election was canceled. |
Primary
Orange County Court primary, 2022 | |
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| Office | Candidates |
| Group 2 |
Andrew Bain (i) Jared Adelman |
| Group No. 1 |
Eric DuBois* (i) |
| Group No. 4 |
David Johnson* (i) |
| Group No. 5 |
Evellen Jewett* (i) |
| Group No. 8 |
Elizabeth Starr (i) Michael Morris |
| Group No. 9 |
Steven Miller Amanda Sampaio Bova |
| Group No. 17 |
Elizabeth Joy Gibson (i) Joshua Eli Adams |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2022
August 23, 2022
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
- Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Florida Attorney General election, 2022
- Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
- Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Florida State Senate elections, 2022
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Brevard Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- School District of Osceola County, Florida, elections (2022)
- Lake County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Orange County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Seminole County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Orange County Public Schools, Florida, Ad Valorem Tax Measure (August 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
- Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Florida Attorney General election, 2022
- Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
- Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Florida State Senate elections, 2022
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Florida Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Florida Amendment 1, Disregard Flood Resistance Improvements in Property Value Assessments Measure (2022)
- Florida Amendment 2, Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission Measure (2022)
- Florida Amendment 3, Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Certain Public Service Workers Measure (2022)
- Florida Sports Betting Initiative (2022)
- Florida Trust Funds for Housing Programs Initiative (2022)
- Brevard Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- School District of Osceola County, Florida, elections (2022)
- Lake County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Orange County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Seminole County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Orange County, Florida, Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Limit Rent Increases for Certain Residential Units Measure (November 2022)
- Orange County, Florida, Transportation System Surtax, 1% Tax for Transportation Funding Measure (November 2022)
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About the county
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Orange County, Florida | ||
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| Orange County | Florida | |
| Population | 1,429,908 | 21,538,187 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 902 | 53,653 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 59.9% | 71.6% |
| Black/African American | 21% | 15.9% |
| Asian | 5.3% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 6.1% | 3.3% |
| Multiple | 7.5% | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 32.1% | 25.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 88.7% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 35.4% | 30.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $61,416 | $57,703 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.2% | 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
| Orange County, Florida | Florida | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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