1984 Orlando mayoral election

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1984 Orlando mayoral election
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  1980 September 4, 1984 1988  
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Candidate Bill Frederick Dale C. SmithTim Adams
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote14,8613,9073,167
Percentage67.75%17.81%14.44%

Mayor before election

Bill Frederick
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Bill Frederick
Nonpartisan

The 1984 Orlando mayoral election took place on September 4, 1984. Incumbent Mayor Bill Frederick ran for re-election to a second term. He faced two little-known opponents in the election: city planner Dale Smith, who had unsuccessfully run against Frederick in 1980, and financial planner Tim Adams. The Orlando Sentinel endorsed Frederick for re-election, noting that voters should have "no hesitation" in re-electing him, because he was "the only one of the three candidates who offers th[e] potential" to deal with the city's problems. [1] Frederick ultimately won re-election in a landslide, receiving 68 percent of the vote to Smith's 18 percent and Adams's 14 percent. [2]

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

1984 Orlando mayoral election results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Bill Frederick (inc.) 14,861 67.75%
Nonpartisan Dale C. Smith3,90717.81%
Nonpartisan Tim Adams3,16714.44%
Total votes21,935 100.00%

References

  1. "Bill Frederick for mayor". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. September 2, 1984. p. G-2. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  2. Johnson, Julie (September 5, 1984). "Mayor wins 2nd term by big margin". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. A-1. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  3. Blumenstyk, Goldie (July 9, 1984). "Race for mayor looks like waltz". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. B-1. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  4. Johnson, Julie (August 6, 1984). "Frederick leads in contributions". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. C-3. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  5. Heaney, Jim (July 20, 1984). "Financial planner joins mayor's race". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. C-4. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
  6. "Election Results 1980-1988" (PDF). Orlando City Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2025.