Regina Hill
Regina Hill is running for election to the Orlando City Council to represent District 5 in Florida. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.[source]
Hill was a member of the Orlando City Council in Florida, representing District 5. She assumed office in 2014. She left office on April 1, 2024.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Hill from the Orlando City Council after she was arrested in March 2023.[1]
Biography
Regina Hill's career experience includes working as a nurse. She is a veteran of the U.S. Navy.[2]
Elections
2025
See also: City elections in Orlando, Florida (2025)
General election
The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.
General election for Orlando City Council District 5
Incumbent Shaniqua Rose, Lawanna Gelzer, and Regina Hill are running in the general election for Orlando City Council District 5 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Shaniqua Rose (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Lawanna Gelzer (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Regina Hill (Nonpartisan) | |
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2021
See also: City elections in Orlando, Florida (2021)
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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2017
The city of Orlando, Florida, held elections for city council on December 5, 2017. A primary took place on November 7, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was September 8, 2017. Three of seven council seats were up for election. The following candidates ran in the general election for the District 5 seat on the Orlando City Council.[3]
| Orlando City Council, District 5 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Regina Hill Incumbent |
50.24% | 1,146 |
| Ericka Dunlap | 24.73% | 564 |
| Sarah Abuobaida Elbadri | 7.32% | 167 |
| Cynthia Harris | 7.32% | 167 |
| Jibreel Ali | 6.66% | 152 |
| Betty Gelzer | 3.46% | 79 |
| Ondria James | 0.26% | 6 |
| Total Votes | 2,281 | |
| Source: Orange County Supervisor of Elections, "2017 City of Orlando General Election," accessed November 7, 2017 | ||
2014
Orlando held city council elections on April 8, 2014. Edward "Juan" Lynum, Regina Hill and Cynthia Rena Harris faced off in the general election. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters - Lynum and Hill - met in a runoff election on May 6, which Hill won.[4][5][6][7]
| Orlando City Council, District 5, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Orlando City Council, District 5, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Edward "Juan" Lynum |
39.2% | 743 | |
| Regina Hill |
37.3% | 707 | |
| Cynthia Rena Harris | 23.5% | 446 | |
| Total Votes | 1,896 | ||
| Source: Orange County Elections, "Orlando General Official Summary," April 28, 2014 | |||
Campaign themes
2025
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2021
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Click on Orlando, "Shaniqua Rose wins Orlando District 5 runoff after heated race," accessed June 20, 2025
- ↑ City of Orlando, "Regina Hill," accessed September 20, 2017
- ↑ City of Orlando, "Candidates for 2017 General Election," accessed September 8, 2017
- ↑ The Orlando Sentinel, "Juan Lynum, Regina Hill in runoff for Orlando Council seat," April 8, 2014
- ↑ City of Orlando, "Announced City Candidates for the 2014 General Election," accessed April 7, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Elections, "Official general election results," accessed July 4, 2014
- ↑ Orange County Elections, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 4, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Orlando City Council District 5 2014-2024 |
Succeeded by Shaniqua Rose |
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