1967 Orlando mayoral special election

1967 Orlando mayoral special election
February 21, 1967 (primary election)
March 7, 1967 (general election)
 
Candidate Carl T. Langford Wally Sanderlin Claude R. Edwards
First round 7,208
47.33% 		5,000
32.83% 		2,635
17.30%
Runoff 10,147
57.19% 		7,596
42.81% 		Eliminated
Mayor before election

George Barker (Pro Tem)
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Carl T. Langford
Nonpartisan

The 1967 Orlando mayoral special election was held on March 7, 1967, following a primary election on February 21, 1967, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Mayor Bob Carr, who was re-elected to his third term in 1964 died on January 29, 1967. Following Carr's death, City Commissioner George Barker served as Mayor Pro Tem until the vacancy was filled at a special election, and Barker declined to contest the election.

Four candidates ran in the special election: businessman Carl T. Langford, who narrowly lost the 1964 election to Carr; City Commissioner Wally Sanderlin; former City Commissioner Claude Edwards; and protest candidate Jim Coughlin. In the primary election, Langford placed first by a wide margin, winning 47 percent of the vote to Sanderlin's 33 percent. Langford ultimately defeated Sandlin by a wide margin in the general election, winning 57 percent of the vote.

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