2015 Orlando mayoral election

The 2015 Orlando mayoral election was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida.^[1] Incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer ran for a fourth full term.^[2]

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] On November 3, 2015, incumbent mayor Buddy Dyer won with 62.5% of the vote, eliminating the need for a run-off.^[4]

General election

Candidates

Buddy Dyer, incumbent mayor^[2]
Sunshine Linda-Marie Grund, pre-med student at Valencia College^[5]
Paul Paulson, business executive and U.S. Army veteran, member of Republican Party^[6]

Results

Orlando mayoral election, 2015^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Buddy Dyer (incumbent)	13,948	62.5
	Nonpartisan	Paul Paulson	7,381	33.1
	Nonpartisan	Sunshine Linda-Marie Grund	978	4.4
Total votes			22,307	100

References

^ Rowland, Caroline (May 4, 2015). "Orlando moving up 2016 elections to November 2015". Fox 13. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Weiner, Jeff (April 29, 2015). "Dyer confirms re-election bid in 'state of city' speech". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
^ "Frequently Asked Questions about the City of Orlando 2012 Election". City of Orlando-Office of the City Clerk. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.
^ "Orlando elections: Buddy Dyer wins as incumbents sweep City Council races". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
^ "LINDA "SUNSHINE" GRUND FILES TO RUN FOR ORLANDO MAYOR". Florida Politics. September 4, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ "PAUL PAULSON FILES TO CHALLENGE BUDDY DYER IN ORLANDO MAYOR RACE". Florida Politics. September 1, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
^ "2015 ORLANDO GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 03, 2015". Orange County Supervisor of Elections. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

[1] Rowland, Caroline (May 4, 2015). "Orlando moving up 2016 elections to November 2015". Fox 13. Retrieved May 5, 2015.

[DyerReelect-2] Weiner, Jeff (April 29, 2015). "Dyer confirms re-election bid in 'state of city' speech". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

[3] "Frequently Asked Questions about the City of Orlando 2012 Election". City of Orlando-Office of the City Clerk. Archived from the original on May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2012.

[4] "Orlando elections: Buddy Dyer wins as incumbents sweep City Council races". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

[5] "LINDA "SUNSHINE" GRUND FILES TO RUN FOR ORLANDO MAYOR". Florida Politics. September 4, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

[6] "PAUL PAULSON FILES TO CHALLENGE BUDDY DYER IN ORLANDO MAYOR RACE". Florida Politics. September 1, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2012.

[7] "2015 ORLANDO GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 03, 2015". Orange County Supervisor of Elections. November 3, 2015. Archived from the original on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.

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