2022 Orange County, Florida mayoral election

The 2022 Orange County, Florida mayoral election was held on August 23, 2022, to elect the mayor of Orange County, Florida.[1] Incumbent Jerry Demings was first elected in 2018,[2] and was re-elected in 2022 with 60.05%. Since Demings won a majority in the first round, a runoff election was not needed.[1][3]

2022 Orange County, Florida mayoral election

← 2018 August 23, 2022
Officially nonpartisan
2026 →
 
Candidate Jerry Demings Chris Messina
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 110,937 39,769
Percentage 60.05% 21.54%

 
Candidate Kelly Semrad Tony Sabb
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 17,242 16,781
Percentage 9.33% 9.08%

Results by precinct
Demings:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Messina:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
Sabb:      >90%
No votes:      

Mayor before election

Jerry Demings
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Jerry Demings
Democratic

The election was officially nonpartisan,[4] but most candidates were affiliated with political parties, and Demings is a registered Democrat.[5]

Candidates edit

Elected edit

Eliminated in Primary edit

Endorsements edit

Jerry Demings
U.S. representatives
Newspapers and other media
Organizations

Results edit

2022 Orange County, Florida mayoral election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jerry Demings 110,973 60.05
Nonpartisan Chris Messina 39,796 21.54
Nonpartisan Kelly Semrad 17,242 9.33
Nonpartisan Tony Sabb 16,781 9.08
Total votes 184,792 100.00

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Watkins, Christina (August 23, 2022). "Jerry Demings re-elected as Orange County mayor". WESH 2. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Peddie, Matthew (August 28, 2018). "Jerry Demings Elected Mayor of Orange County". 90.7 WMFE-FM. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Powers, Scott (August 23, 2022). "Jerry Demings secures re-election as Orange County Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Warmoth, Justin (July 24, 2022). "'He doesn't listen to the people:' Orange County mayoral candidate looking to unseat Jerry Demings". WKMG-TV. Retrieved February 4, 2024. Even though Florida is a closed primary state, there are still a number of nonpartisan positions up for grabs in the Aug. 23 primary election, including Orange County mayor.
  5. ^ a b Hudak, Stephen (April 27, 2022). "Orange Mayor Jerry Demings has 3rd challenger for his job — and this one's a Democrat". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Powers, Scott (March 11, 2022). "Two challengers file to take on Jerry Demings for Orange County Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  7. ^ Powers, Scott (August 19, 2022). "Orange County voters consider second term for Jerry Demings". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  8. ^ "Endorsement: Demings' focused drive makes him right choice for mayor". Orlando Sentinel. July 31, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Powers, Scott (June 22, 2022). "Central Florida hotel group backs Jerry Demings for second term". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  10. ^ Cowles, Bill (August 27, 2022). "2022 Primary Election - Official Election Results, Summary" (PDF). Orange County Supervisor of Elections. Retrieved February 4, 2024.