2003 Orlando mayoral special election

2003 Orlando mayoral special election

← 2000 February 4, 2003 (first round)[1]
February 25, 2003 (runoff)[1]
2004 →
Turnout36.23% (first round) Decrease 1.51 pp[1]
35.63% (runoff) Decrease 0.60 pp[1]
 
Candidate Buddy Dyer Pete Barr Tico Perez
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 8,826 6,033 3,580
First-round percentage 32.60% 22.28% 13.22%
Second-round vote 17,039 12,681
Second-round percentage 57.33% 42.67%

 
Candidate Bill Sublette Derick Wallace
Party nonpartisan candidate nonpartisan candidate
First-round vote 3,580 2,746
First-round percentage 13.22% 10.14%

Mayor before election

Glenda Hood
Republican

Elected mayor

Buddy Dyer
Democratic

The 2003 Orlando mayoral special election was held on February 4 and February 25, 2003 to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Buddy Dyer was elected to serve the remainder of Glenda Hood's term.

Since no candidate obtained a majority in the first-round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.

Municipal elections in Orlando and Orange County are non-partisan.

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