2018 Orange County, Florida mayoral election

2018 Orange County, Florida mayoral election
August 28, 2018
 
Candidate Jerry Demings Pete Clarke Rob Panepinto
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 114,579 40,906 30,453
Percentage 61.62% 22.00% 16.38%
Mayor before election

Teresa Jacobs
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Jerry Demings
Nonpartisan

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The 2018 Orange County, Florida, mayoral election took place on August 28, 2018. Incumbent Mayor Teresa Jacobs was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, a Democrat, ran to succeed Jacobs. He faced two Republican opponents in the nonpartisan primary election: County Commissioner Pete Clarke and business consultant Rob Panepinto. Demings defeated both of them by a wide margin, winning 62 percent of the vote to Clarke's 22 percent and Panepinto's 16 percent, avoiding the need for a runoff election.

Primary election

Candidates

  • Jerry Demings, Orange County Sheriff (Democratic)[1]
  • Pete Clarke, Orange County Commissioner (Republican)[2]
  • Rob Panepinto, nonprofit and business consultant (Republican)[3]

Results

2018 Orange County, Florida, mayoral election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jerry Demings 114,579 61.62%
Nonpartisan Pete Clarke 40,906 22.00%
Nonpartisan Rob Panepinto 30,453 16.38%
Total votes 185,938 100.00%

References

  1. ^ Hayes, Christal (July 7, 2017). "Sheriff Jerry Demings files to run for Orange County mayor". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. B1. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Lemongello, Steven (October 11, 2017). "Clarke jumps in race for Orange mayor". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. B2. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Lemongello, Steven (October 3, 2017). "Nonprofit consultant running for Orange mayor". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. B2. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2018 Primary Election - Official Summary Results" (PDF). Orange County Supervisor of Elections. August 31, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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