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Municipal elections in Orlando, Florida (2017)
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| 2017 Orlando elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: September 8, 2017 |
| General election: November 7, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City council |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
The Orlando City Council consists of a mayor elected at large and six council members elected by district to four-year terms. The mayor and council districts 2, 4, and 6 are elected the year before a presidential election, while council districts 1, 3, and 5 are elected the year after a presidential election.[2] The city council approved moving the city's elections from even-numbered years to odd-numbered years starting with the November 2015 election, which was originally scheduled for April 2016.[3] The filing deadline for this election was September 8, 2017.
Elections
District 1
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- ☑ Jim Gray
(i) - ☐ Tom Keen
- ☐ Sunshine Grund
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District 3
- ☑ Robert Stuart (i)
- ☐ Asima Azam
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District 5
- ☑ Regina Hill (i)
- ☐ Jibreel Ali
- ☐ Ericka Dunlap
- ☐ Sarah Abuobaida Elbadri
- ☐ Betty Gelzer
- ☐ Cynthia Harris
- ☐ Ondria James
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Endorsements
The following table displays endorsements issued in Orlando's 2017 general election:
| Candidate endorsements | |||
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| Endorser | District 1 | District 3 | District 5 |
| Mayor Buddy Dyer[4] | Jim Gray (i) | Robert Stuart (i) | Regina Hill (i) |
| Central Florida AFL-CIO[5] | Tom Keen | N/A | N/A |
| Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association[6] | Jim Gray (i) | Robert Stuart (i) | Regina Hill (i) |
| SEIU Florida[7] | Tom Keen | N/A | N/A |
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2017
Orlando's municipal elections in 2017 did not share the ballot with other local, state, or federal elections.
Past elections
2015
Mayor
| Mayor of Orlando, General election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Buddy Dyer Incumbent |
62.5% | 13,953 |
| Paul Paulson | 33.1% | 7,383 |
| Sunshine Grund | 4.4% | 979 |
| Total Votes | 22,315 | |
| Source: Orlando Supervisor of Elections, "2015 Official General Election Results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
City council
District 2 incumbent Tony Ortiz was re-elected without opposition.
| Orlando City Council District 4, General election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Patty Sheehan Incumbent |
68.5% | 3,911 |
| Randy Ross | 20.0% | 1,141 |
| Aretha Olivarez | 11.5% | 654 |
| Total Votes | 5,706 | |
| Source: Orlando Supervisor of Elections, "2015 Official General Election Results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
| Orlando City Council District 6, General election, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Samuel B. Ings Incumbent |
52.0% | 1,617 |
| Nathan Chambers | 17.3% | 537 |
| Marcus Robinson | 13.4% | 417 |
| Lawanna Gelzer | 12.5% | 389 |
| Ka'Juel Washington | 4.9% | 151 |
| Total Votes | 3,111 | |
| Source: Orlando Supervisor of Elections, "2015 Official General Election Results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
2014
City council
Incumbents Jim Gray and Robert F. Stuart won re-election without opposition for Districts 1 and 3.
| Orlando City Council, District 5 General Election, 2014 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Edward "Juan" Lynum |
39.2% | 743 | |
| Regina Hill |
37.3% | 707 | |
| Cynthia Harris | 23.5% | 446 | |
| Total Votes | 1,896 | ||
| Source: Orange County Elections, "Orlando General Official Summary," April 28, 2014 | |||
| Orlando City Council, District 5 Runoff Election, 2014 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Regina Hill |
54.6% | 1,174 | |
| Edward "Juan" Lynum | 45.4% | 978 | |
| Total Votes | 2,152 | ||
| Source: Orange County Elections, "2014 Orlando Runoff," May 8, 2014 | |||
Issues
Partisan balance of city council
Entering the 2017 election, Democrats held a 5-2 majority on the Orlando City Council. This total included Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) because the mayor serves as the council's at-large member. The following table lists council members and their partisan affiliations heading into the 2017 election.
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| District | Member | Party |
| Mayor | Buddy Dyer |  Democratic
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| 1 | Jim Gray |  Republican
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| 2 | Tony Ortiz | Republican
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| 3 | Robert Stuart | Democratic
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| 4 | Patty Sheehan | Democratic
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| 5 | Regina Hill | Democratic
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| 6 | Samuel B. Ings | Democratic
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About the city
- See also: Orlando, Florida
Orlando is the county seat of Orange County. As of 2010, its population was 238,300.
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.[8]
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 | 238,300 | 18,801,310 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 110 | 53,651 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 61.3% | 75.1% |
| Black/African American | 24.5% | 16.1% |
| Asian | 4.2% | 2.7% |
| Native American | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 6.2% | 3% |
| Multiple | 3.5% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 32.6% | 25.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 90.4% | 88.2% |
| College graduation rate | 38.1% | 29.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $51,757 | $55,660 |
| Persons below poverty level | 17.2% | 14% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **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. | ||
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ City of Orlando, "Qualified Candidates for the 2017 General Election-City Commissioners District 1, 3 and 5," accessed September 6, 2017
- ↑ City of Orlando, "Orlando City Council," accessed September 5, 2017
- ↑ News 13, "Orlando moving up 2016 elections to November 2015," May 4, 2015
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Mayor Buddy Dyer backs Jim Gray, Regina Hill in Orlando council races," October 20, 2017
- ↑ Orlando Rising, "Tom Keen receives third union endorsement," October 16, 2017
- ↑ Central Florida Hotel & Lodging Association, "CFHLA PAC Endorsements," accessed October 23, 2017
- ↑ SEIU Florida, "Members of SEIU Florida Endorse Tom Keen for Orlando City Commission," October 16, 2017
- ↑ City of Orlando, "Government," accessed September 3, 2014
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