2019 Orlando mayoral election

The 2019 Orlando mayoral election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the mayor of Orlando.^[2]

2019 Orlando mayoral election

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Nominee Buddy Dyer Samuel Ings Aretha Simons Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 15,952 3,880 2,385 Percentage 71.8% 17.5% 10.7%

Mayor before election Buddy Dyer Democratic Elected Mayor Buddy Dyer Democratic

Municipal elections in Orlando and Orange County are non-partisan. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the general election, runoffs are held between the two candidates that received the greatest number of votes.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

• Buddy Dyer, incumbent mayor who will be running for his fifth term, affiliated with the Democratic Party.^[4][5]
• Jentri D. Casaberry, motivational speaker, political activist, affiliated with the Democratic Party^[6]
• Samuel Ings, Democratic member of the Orlando City Council from District 6 and 2004 mayoral candidate
• Aretha Simons, non-profit business woman, affiliated with the Democratic Party^[7]
• Shantelle Bennett^[8]

Results

The election was held on November 5, 2019, the incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer won by a large margin.^[9]

Orlando Mayor, 2019

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Buddy Dyer		15,952	71.8%	+9.3
Samuel Ings		3,880	17.5%
Aretha Simons		2,385	10.7%
Total votes		22,217	100%

References

1. "Election Results | Orlando Florida Local Elections | Spectrum News 13". www.mynews13.com. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
2. "Mayoral election in Orlando, Florida (2019)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
3. "City of Orlando :: Office of the City Clerk". Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
4. "Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer files for re-election". Retrieved April 13, 2019.
5. "Campaign Finance". Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
6. "Orlando, Florida, Mayor, 2019". Crowdpac. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
7. Powers, Scott. "Aretha Simons counting on waves to carry her against Buddy Dyer". Retrieved April 23, 2019.
8. "5 candidates qualify for Orlando mayoral race". WESH. September 13, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
9. "Mayoral election in Orlando, Florida (2019)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 7, 2019.