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%