1964 Orlando mayoral election

1964 Orlando mayoral election
May 5, 1964 (primary election)
May 26, 1964 (general election)
 
Candidate Bob Carr Carl T. Langford Wally Sanderlin
First round 6,580
31.66% 		8,125
39.09% 		5,845
28.12%
Runoff 10,071
50.53% 		9,860
49.47%
Mayor before election

Bob Carr
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Bob Carr
Nonpartisan

The 1964 Orlando mayoral election was on May 26, 1964, following a primary election on May 5, 1964, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent Mayor Bob Carr ran for re-election to a third term. Carr was challenged for re-election by City Commissioner Wally Sanderlin, contractor Carl T. Langford, and businessman Ed Wilson. In the primary election, Langford placed first, winning 39 percent of the vote ot Carr's 32 percent, Sanderlin's 28 percent, and Wilson's 1 percent. Langford and Carr advanced to a runoff election, which Carr narrowly won, receiving 51 percent of the vote to Langford's 49 percent.

However, Carr did not end up serving out his full term. On January 29, 1967, Carr died, triggering a special election that Langford ended up winning.

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