2019 Orlando mayoral election

2019 Orlando mayoral election

November 5, 2019
 
Candidate Buddy Dyer Sam Ings Aretha Simons
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 15,957 3,883 2,387
Percentage 71.79% 17.47% 10.74%

Mayor before election

Buddy Dyer
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Buddy Dyer
Nonpartisan

The 2019 Orlando mayoral election took place on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Mayor Buddy Dyer ran for re-election to a fifth full term. He was challenged by City Councilman Sam Ings and nonprofit businesswoman Aretha Simons. Dyer was a favorite to win re-election, winning the endorsements of prominent local politicians and significantly outraising his opponents. He ultimately won re-election in a landslide, receiving 72 percent of the vote to Ings's 17 percent and Simons's 11 percent.