1990 Orange County, Florida Chairman election

The 1990 Orange County, Florida Chairman election took place on November 6, 1990, to elect the Chairman of Orange County, Florida. The 1990 election was the first election for the position after voters approved the Orange County Charter in 1986 and amended it in 1988 to establish a county-wide executive position. County Commissioner Linda Chapin won the Democratic nomination unopposed and faced Republican State Representative Tom Drage in the general election. Chapin narrowly defeated Drage, winning 53 percent of the vote to his 47 percent, becoming the first elected Chairman of the county.

In 1992, Orange County voters amended the County Charter to implement nonpartisan elections for Chairman and the County Commission. As a result, this is the only election for Mayor or Chairman of Orange County to have taken place with partisan identifications on the ballot.