2006 Orange County, Florida mayoral election

2006 Orange County, Florida mayoral election
September 5, 2006
 
Candidate Rich Crotty Sally Baptiste
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 59,896 25,313
Percentage 70.02% 29.59%
Mayor before election

Rich Crotty
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Rich Crotty
Nonpartisan

The 2006 Orange County, Florida, mayoral election took place on September 5, 2006. Incumbent Mayor Rich Crotty, who was first appointed in 2001 and elected in 2002, ran for re-election to a second full term. Following a 2004 amendment to the county charter that changed the name of the position, this was the first election for "Mayor." Crotty did not face a serious challenger, and was opposed by anti-tax activist Sally Baptiste, a former member of the county Soil and Water Conservation District Board. Though the race was formally nonpartisan, both Baptise and Crotty were Republicans. Crotty ultimately defeated Baptiste in a landslide, winning 70 percent of the vote.

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