ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Voters in five Orange County cities have local elections on Tuesday, March 11, ranging from mayoral races to charter amendments.
Polling precincts will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday in Belle Isle, Maitland, Ocoee, Windermere and Winter Park. Registered voters who live in those cities should have gotten a sample ballot from the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office.
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You can go back to the supervisor of elections office website to find polling precinct addresses and sample ballots.
In Belle Isle, Mayor Jason Carson is running for reelection against Anthony Carugno.
There were three commission seats also up for election, but the District 2 commissioner was reelected unopposed and no one ran for the District 3 and 4 seats. Someone will be appointed to those seats at a later date.
More information is on the Belle Isle website.
In Maitland, Brad Fess and Scot French will run for Councilmember Seat 3 and appear on the ballot. Seat 1 was also up for election, but Stephen B. Schoene was the only candidate to qualify and won the seat without opposition. More information is available on the city of Maitland website.
In Ocoee, there is a race for city commissioner District 4 between incumbent George Oliver III and Ages Hart.
There was supposed to be a race in District 2, but incumbent Rosemary Wilsen attracted no challengers, so she won automatically.
Ocoee residents will also decide on three charter amendments. Those questions are on the city’s website.
The city of Ocoee has more information on its government website.
The town of Windermere is also holding an election for three town council seats on March 11. Three council members are up for reelection: Mandy David, Tony Davit and Tom Stroup. Two other candidates qualified to run: Frank Krens and Jessica Lee.
If you have any questions about the election, you can find contact information and more on the Windermere website.
Voters in Winter Park have one city commission seat to vote for, Commission Seat 3. Incumbent Kris Cruzada is running against candidate Justin Vermuth.
Candidate Warren Lindsey was elected to Commission Seat 4 without opposition.
They also will decide on a referendum that would repeal a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, which was a heated topic in the city last year.
Information on the election is on the Winter Park website.