2015 Orlando mayoral election

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2015 Orlando mayoral election
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Candidate Buddy Dyer Paul Paulson
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote13,9537,383
Percentage62.53%33.09%
Mayor before election

Buddy Dyer
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Buddy Dyer
Nonpartisan

The 2015 Orlando mayoral election took place on November 3, 2015. The election was originally scheduled for 2016, but following a shift in the schedule for the presidential primary, the City Council shifted municipal elections to November of odd-numbered years. [1]

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Incumbent Mayor Buddy Dyer ran for re-election to a fourth full term. He was challenged by businessman Paul Paulson and student Linda "Sunshine" Grund. Paulson waged a serious campaign against Dyer, loaning himself $800,000 and outspending Dyer's campaign. [2]

Though the race was formally nonpartisan, Paulson sent mailers to registered Republican voters identifying himself as a Republican candidate in violation of state election law, [3] which he apologized for. [4] Paulson simultaneously sent mailers to registered Democrats attacking Dyer for not endorsing Democratic nominee Charlie Crist in the 2014 gubernatorial election. [5]

Dyer ultimately won re-election in a landslide, receiving 63 percent of the vote to Paulson's 33 percent and Grund's 4 percent. [6]

General election

Candidates

Results

2015 Orlando mayoral election results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Buddy Dyer (inc.) 13,953 62.53%
Nonpartisan Paul Paulson7,38333.09%
Nonpartisan Linda Grund9794.39%
Total votes22,315 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "Orlando moving up 2016 elections to November 2015". Spectrum News 13 . May 4, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  2. ↑ Weiner, Jeff (November 2, 2015). "On Tuesday, voters pick Orlando mayor". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. A1. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  3. ↑ Weiner, Jeff (October 1, 2015). "Paulson touts GOP ties in mayoral campaign". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. A1. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ Weiner, Jeff (October 3, 2015). "Candidate for Orlando mayor apologizes but defends mailings". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. B3. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ Weiner, Jeff (October 21, 2015). "Paulson says Dyer too close to Republicans". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. B2. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ Weiner, Jeff (November 4, 2015). "Dyer cruises to win". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. A1. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ Weiner, Jeff (April 30, 2015). "Dyer confirms re-election bid in his 'State of the City' address". Orlando Sentinel . Orlando, Florida. p. B2. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ Torres, Frank (September 1, 2015). "Paul Paulson files to challenge Buddy Dyer in Orlando Mayor race". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  9. ↑ Torres, Frank (September 4, 2015). "Linda "Sunshine" Grund files to run for Orlando Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  10. ↑ "City of Orlando - Official Results" (PDF). Orange County Supervisor of Elections. November 5, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
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