There are a lot of happy kids in Orlando after the city partnered with a foundation to host a toy drive, giving away thousands of presents to kids in need.
The results of Tuesday’s municipal elections are in, and it looks as if an overwhelming majority of local voters who turned out cast their ballots for “happy.” Across five counties, we can only find one incumbent who lost. That stick-with-what-works mentality definitely includes Orlando, where Mayor Buddy Dyer and incumbent city commissioners Bakari Burns and Patty Sheehan cruised to victory .
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer trounced three challengers Tuesday to win a seventh full term as mayor in what he said will be his final four years as the city’s chief executive. He’ll be joined again on City Council by Commissioners Patty Sheehan and Bakari Burns, who also won new terms. Sheehan, first elected in 2000, avoided a potential runoff with 64% of ballots in her favor, .
Incumbents swept their challengers in elections Tuesday. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer trounced three challengers Tuesday to win a seventh full term as mayor in what he said will be his final four years as the city’s chief executive. He’ll be joined again on City Council by commissioners Patty Sheehan and Bakari Burns, who also won new terms. Sheehan, first elected in 2000, avoided a potential .