City elections in Orlando, Florida (2021)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: September 17, 2021 |
| General election: November 2, 2021 Runoff election: December 7, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: City commissioners |
| Total seats up: 3 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Orlando, Florida, held general elections for city commissioners on November 2, 2021. A runoff election was scheduled for December 7, 2021, but it was canceled. The filing deadline for this election was September 17, 2021.
Elections
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Candidates and results
City council
District 1
General election
General election for Orlando City Council District 1
Incumbent Jim Gray defeated Sunshine Grund and Bill Moore in the general election for Orlando City Council District 1 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jim Gray (Nonpartisan) | 62.2 | 2,114 |
 | Sunshine Grund (Nonpartisan)  | 22.8 | 774 | |
 | Bill Moore (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 509 | |
| Total votes: 3,397 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Orlando City Council District 3
Incumbent Robert Stuart defeated Nicolette Springer and Samuel Chambers in the general election for Orlando City Council District 3 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Stuart (Nonpartisan) | 50.7 | 3,539 |
| Nicolette Springer (Nonpartisan) | 44.0 | 3,073 | ||
 | Samuel Chambers (Nonpartisan) | 5.3 | 369 | |
| Total votes: 6,981 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Martin Fugate (Nonpartisan)
District 5
General election
General election for Orlando City Council District 5
Incumbent Regina Hill defeated Shaniqua Rose in the general election for Orlando City Council District 5 on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Regina Hill (Nonpartisan) | 73.3 | 1,612 |
 | Shaniqua Rose (Nonpartisan) | 26.7 | 586 | |
| Total votes: 2,198 | |||
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- See also: Florida elections, 2021
November 2, 2021
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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
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