Orlando mayoral election, 2015

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

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