The 2018 Orange County, Florida, mayoral election took place on August 28, 2018. Incumbent Mayor Teresa Jacobs was term-limited and could not run for a third consecutive term. Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, a Democrat, ran to succeed Jacobs. He faced two Republican opponents in the nonpartisan primary election: County Commissioner Pete Clarke and business consultant Rob Panepinto. Demings defeated both of them by a wide margin, winning 62 percent of the vote to Clarke's 22 percent and Panepinto's 16 percent, avoiding the need for a runoff election.

Primary election

Candidates

  • Jerry Demings, Orange County Sheriff (Democratic)[1]
  • Pete Clarke, Orange County Commissioner (Republican)[2]
  • Rob Panepinto, nonprofit and business consultant (Republican)[3]

Results

2018 Orange County, Florida, mayoral election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Jerry Demings 114,579 61.62%
Nonpartisan Pete Clarke 40,906 22.00%
Nonpartisan Rob Panepinto 30,453 16.38%
Total votes 185,938 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Hayes, Christal (July 7, 2017). "Sheriff Jerry Demings files to run for Orange County mayor". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. B1. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Lemongello, Steven (October 11, 2017). "Clarke jumps in race for Orange mayor". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. B2. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Lemongello, Steven (October 3, 2017). "Nonprofit consultant running for Orange mayor". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. p. B2. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "2018 Primary Election - Official Summary Results" (PDF). Orange County Supervisor of Elections. August 31, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Orange_County,_Florida_mayoral_election