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Orlando Gudes
Orlando Gudes was a member of the Tampa City Council in Florida, representing District 5. Gudes assumed office on May 1, 2019. Gudes left office on May 1, 2023.
Gudes ran for re-election to the Tampa City Council to represent District 5 in Florida. Gudes lost in the general election on March 7, 2023.
Gudes was a candidate for District 7 on the Tampa City Council in Florida. Gudes was defeated in the general election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Tampa, Florida (2023)
General election
General election for Tampa City Council District 5
Gwendolyn Henderson defeated incumbent Orlando Gudes and Evelyn McBride in the general election for Tampa City Council District 5 on March 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gwendolyn Henderson (Nonpartisan) | 50.4 | 2,619 |
| Orlando Gudes (Nonpartisan) | 48.8 | 2,538 | ||
| Evelyn McBride (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.8 | 43 | ||
| Total votes: 5,200 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Cornelius Hamilton (Nonpartisan)
- Jeffrey Rhodes (Nonpartisan)
2019
See also: City elections in Tampa, Florida (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Tampa City Council District 5
Orlando Gudes defeated Jeffrey Rhodes in the general runoff election for Tampa City Council District 5 on April 23, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Orlando Gudes (Nonpartisan) | 50.8 | 4,888 | |
| Jeffrey Rhodes (Nonpartisan) | 49.2 | 4,728 | ||
| Total votes: 9,616 | |||
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General election
General election for Tampa City Council District 5
Jeffrey Rhodes and Orlando Gudes advanced to a runoff. They defeated Ella Coffee, Ralph Smith, and Todd Cole in the general election for Tampa City Council District 5 on March 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeffrey Rhodes (Nonpartisan) | 30.2 | 2,556 | |
| ✔ | Orlando Gudes (Nonpartisan) | 27.7 | 2,339 | |
| Ella Coffee (Nonpartisan) | 23.5 | 1,989 | ||
| Ralph Smith (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 977 | ||
| Todd Cole (Nonpartisan) | 7.0 | 595 | ||
| Total votes: 8,456 | |||
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2016
The city of Tampa, Florida, held a special election for District 7 of the city council on November 8, 2016. A runoff took place on December 6, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was September 9, 2016.[1] The election was scheduled to fill the seat of Councilwoman Lisa J. Montelione, who resigned in order to run for the Florida House of Representatives.[2] The following candidates ran in the Tampa City Council District 7 general election.[3]
| Tampa City Council District 7, General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jim Davison |
30.64% | 9,159 |
| Luis Viera |
22.38% | 6,690 |
| Avis Harrison | 16.00% | 4,781 |
| Orlando Gudes | 14.12% | 4,220 |
| Cyril Spiro | 12.44% | 3,719 |
| Gene Siudut | 4.41% | 1,319 |
| Total Votes | 29,888 | |
| Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed November 28, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2023
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2019
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Orlando Gudes did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "Supervisor of Election Calls for Special Election in City of Tampa," June 20, 2016
- ↑ Tampa Bay Times, "Special election for Tampa City Council heating up," July 28, 2016
- ↑ Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Candidate List," accessed September 19, 2016
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Tampa City Council District 5 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Gwendolyn Henderson |
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