ORLANDO, Fla. – If you think elections are once every four years, think again. They’re not even only in November.
In Florida, voters potentially have at least one election every year. That’s because many local governments have elections in “off” years, and 2025 is no exception.
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City and town elections across Central Florida are possible in March, August and November this year. If you live in any of these cities, you might want to pay attention.
City councils and commissions make decisions on what local roads get paved, what local taxes may be assessed, they pay for police and fire services, if applicable. If you live within a city’s borders, what a city government does has a big effect on your day-to-day life.
And if you qualify to vote in an election, it doesn’t affect your ability to vote in a future election. You get a vote in every election you are supposed to vote for. So you don’t have to “save your vote for a more important election.”
Below are the potential elections we have confirmed so far. Information may change as candidates file to run — or not. In recent years many elections have only attracted one candidate, or none at all.
U.S. House District 6 Special Election
Before we talk about local races, we have a special congressional race that affects voters in Flagler, Lake, Marion and Volusia counties.
Rep. Mike Waltz, who won reelection in November, is leaving his seat to join President-elect Trump’s administration as national security advisor.
Republican Randy Fine and Democrat Josh Weil won the party primaries on Jan. 28.
GENERAL ELECTION
They will face three candidates in a general election on April 1.
- Andrew Parrott (Libertarian)
- Chuck Sheridan (Write-in)
- Randall Terry (NPA)
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES
- Deadline to register to vote: March 3
- Deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot: March 20
- Early voting period: March 22-29
NOTE: Should Randy Fine, who is a state senator, win the special election, a special election would have to be called to fill his seat, so more elections could be to come.
March: Local elections in Flagler County, Orange County
MARCH 4
Residents in Flagler Beach, Bunnell and Beverly Beach all go to the polls on March 4 for local elections.
Flagler Beach residents will choose two city commissioners.
Bunnell residents are electing a mayor and two commissioners. Qualifying for the race runs from Jan. 6 through Jan. 10. More information is on the City of Bunnell website.
Beverly Beach residents are electing a mayor and three town commissioners. More information is on the Beverly Beach website.
Deadline to register to vote in these elections is Feb. 3.
MARCH 11
Orange County residents in Belle Isle, Ocoee, Windermere and Winter Park have city elections.
In Belle Isle, Mayor Jason Carson is running for reelection against Anthony Carugno.
There were three commission seats also up for election, but the District 2 commissioner was reelected unopposed, and no one ran for the Districts 3 and 4 seats. Someone will be appointed to those seats at a later date.
More information is on the Bell Isle website.
In Maitland, Brad Fess and Scot French will run for Councilmember Seat 3 and appear on the ballot. Seat 1 was also up for election, but Stephen B. Schoene was the only candidate to qualify and won the seat without opposition. More information is available on the City of Maitland website.
In Ocoee, there is a race for city commissioner District 4 between incumbent George Oliver III and Ages Hart.
There was supposed to be a race in District 2, but incumbent Rosemary Wilsen attracted no challengers, so she wins automatically.
Ocoee residents will also decide on three charter amendments. Those questions are on the city’s website.
The city of Ocoee has more information on its government website.
The town of Windermere is also holding an election for three town council seats on March 11. Three council members are up for reelection: Mandy David, Tony Davit and Tom Stroup. Two other candidates qualified to run: Frank Krens and Jessica Lee.
If you have any questions about the election, you can find contact information and more on the Windermere website.
Voters in Winter Park have one city commission seat to vote for, Commission Seat 3. Candidate Warren Lindsey was elected to Commission Seat 4 without opposition.
They also will decide on a referendum that would repeal a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers, which was a heated topic in the city last year.
Information on the election is on the Winter Park website.
April: Special elections
APRIL 1
A special primary election is for April 1 for Brevard County residents who live in Florida Senate District 19.
This is for any party primaries to replace Sen. Randy Fine, who is resigning to run for Congress.
IMPORTANT DATES
- March 3: Deadline to register to vote
- March 20: Deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot
- March 22-29: Early voting period
Also on April 1, the city of Edgewater is looking to fill the vacant District 4 seat on the city council.
Candidates who want to run for the seat need to qualify between Jan. 13 and Jan. 15.
If more than two candidates qualify, there will be a primary for voters on Feb. 18.
More information is on the Edgewater city website.
June 10: Special general election for State Sen. District 19
Once the field for the special election is set, a special general election will be held for State Senate District 19 on June 10.
IMPORTANT DATES
- May 12: Deadline to register to vote
- May 29: Deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot
- May 31-June 7: Early voting period
November: Elections in Orlando, Oviedo, and Brevard and Lake County cities
NOVEMBER 4
The city of Orlando is holding elections for City Council Districts 1, 3 and 5 -- that means incumbents Jim Gray, who represents south Orlando, Robert Stuart, who represents north Orlando, and Shan Rose, who represents part of Downtown Orlando and the area west to Metrowest, are up for reelection.
The city’s website does not yet have dates for candidate qualifying, but candidate forms and voting information are all available on the Orlando website right now.
In Oviedo, Mayor Megan Sladek and Group 1 Council Member Natalie Teuchert are up for reelection.
Information on how to run for office and more details are available on the Oviedo website. NOTE: 2024 election information is also still on the website.
In Brevard County, seven cities and towns potentially have elections in November.
Cape Canaveral has two seats up for election on the city council.
Indialantic has two council seats, 1 and 3, up for election.
Indian Harbor Beach has two commission seats up for election.
Melbourne Beach has two commissioner-at-large seats up for election.
Melbourne Village potentially has three seats up for election.
Palm Shores has two town council members up for election.
Rockledge has two council seats up for election.
Candidates can qualify to run in any of these elections in August. More information will be available in the future, city and town clerks told News 6.
In Lake County, the cities of Clermont and Tavares are hoping to have elections on Nov. 4.
Clermont will be looking to fill city council seats 2 and 4. Candidate qualifying is set for June.
More information is available on the Clermont website.
The city of Tavares is also looking to fill commission Seats 2 and 4. Candidate qualifying will take place in August. Find more information on the Tavares website.
News 6 will provide updated election information throughout the year.
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