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In the year 1900, automobile sales in the United States were divided almost evenly among three types of vehicles: automakers sold about 1,000 cars powered by internal combustion engines, but over 1,600 powered by steam engines, and almost as many by batteries and electric motors. Throughout all of living memory (at least until the very…

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 ...

Lake Mary will keep its longtime commissioner on the city commission after George Duryea fended off a challenge from a newcomer Tuesday night.

Voters in some Central Florida counties will go to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 7, to choose candidates in a number of municipal elections. There are also special primary elections to fill a vacancy is Florida House Dist. 35.

Voters in the tri-county area will head to the polls Tuesday to elect mayors, and council and commission members. In Seminole County, Oviedo’s rapid growth, along with the ensuing traffic congestion, are among the top issues in the campaigns of the three candidates vying for the mayor’s seat. Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek, who is seeking a third term, faces opposition from former Council member ...

2023 is an off-year for politics in Florida but we still have elections, and thousands of people are eligible to go to the polls on Nov. 7.

Lake Mary Commissioner George Duryea — one of the longest serving elected officials in the state — faces a challenge from Kristina Renteria, an accountant, in the city’s Nov. 7 election. Early voting will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, at the Supervisor of Elections office, 1500 E. Airport Blvd., Sanford. On Election Day, ballots can be cast between 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Lake Mary ...

One seat is up for grabs on the Lake Mary City Commission on Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Every election cycle brings a few surprises. This year, it was our quest to pry out enough information to make an informed endorsement in Lake Mary’s District 2 City Commission race. We’ll cut to the chase: We failed. Not for lack of trying. We spent weeks digging through city records (when we could find them). We contacted multiple leaders inside and outside city government. We interviewed ...