ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Voters in west Orange County will head to the polls Tuesday, Sept. 2, in a special election to fill two vacancies in the Florida Legislature.
The contests are for Senate District 15 and House District 40.
Senate District 15 covers all of northwest Orange County down to State Road 408 in Ocoee and extends south to Sand Lake Road. It includes parts of Winter Garden, Oakland, Pine Hills, MetroWest, College Park, Holden Heights, Parramore, Holden Heights and the Oak Ridge area.
The seat was held by the late state Sen. Geraldine Thompson, who died in February after complications from knee replacement surgery.
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House District 40 lies within Senate District 15 and includes College Park, Pine Hills, Rosemont, Lockhart and Ocoee.
During June’s Democratic primary, about 10% of eligible Democrats cast ballots, according to the Orange County supervisor of elections.
State Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis won the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat with roughly 43% of the vote, Coretta Anthony-Smith finished second with about 28%, former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson received about 17% and Randolph Bracy got about 12%.
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Bracy Davis will face Republican Willie J. Montague in the special general election. In the House race, RaShon Young, Bracy Davis’ chief of staff, won the Democratic primary and will face Republican Tuan Le and write-in candidate Chris Hall on Sept. 2.
Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day. Voters seeking information about polling locations or how to cast a ballot can visit the supervisor of elections’ website.