Election Name: | 2003 Orlando mayoral special election |
Flag Image: | File:Flag of Orlando, Florida (1980–2017).gif |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Year: | 2000 |
Next Year: | 2004 |
Election Date: | February 4, 2003 (first round) February 25, 2003 (runoff) |
Turnout: | 36.23% (first round) 1.51 pp 35.63% (runoff) 0.60 pp |
1Blank: | First-round vote |
2Blank: | First-round percentage |
3Blank: | Second-round vote |
4Blank: | Second-round percentage |
Candidate1: | Buddy Dyer |
Party1: | Nonpartisan candidate |
1Data1: | 8,826 |
2Data1: | 32.60% |
3Data1: | 17,039 |
4Data1: | 57.33% |
Candidate2: | Pete Barr |
Party2: | Nonpartisan candidate |
1Data2: | 6,033 |
2Data2: | 22.28% |
3Data2: | 12,681 |
4Data2: | 42.67% |
Party3: | Nonpartisan candidate |
1Data3: | 3,580 |
2Data3: | 13.22% |
Candidate4: | Bill Sublette |
Party4: | nonpartisan candidate |
1Data4: | 3,580 |
2Data4: | 13.22% |
Candidate5: | Derick Wallace |
Party5: | nonpartisan candidate |
1Data5: | 2,746 |
2Data5: | 10.14% |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Glenda Hood |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Buddy Dyer |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2003 Orlando mayoral special election was held on February 4 and February 25, 2003 to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Buddy Dyer was elected to serve the remainder of Glenda Hood's term.
Since no candidate obtained a majority in the first-round, a runoff was held between the top-two finishers.
Municipal elections in Orlando and Orange County are non-partisan.