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1964 Orlando mayoral election

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1964 Orlando mayoral election
← 1960 May 5, 1964 (primary election)
May 26, 1964 (general election)		 1967 (special) →
 
Candidate Bob Carr Carl T. Langford Wally Sanderlin
First round 6,580
31.66%		 8,125
39.09%		 5,845
28.12%
Runoff 10,071
50.53%		 9,860
49.47%
Mayor before election

Bob Carr
Nonpartisan

 Elected mayor

Bob Carr
Nonpartisan

The 1964 Orlando mayoral election was on May 26, 1964, following a primary election on May 5, 1964, to elect the mayor of Orlando, Florida. Incumbent Mayor Bob Carr ran for re-election to a third term.[1] Carr was challenged for re-election by City Commissioner Wally Sanderlin, contractor Carl T. Langford, and businessman Ed Wilson. In the primary election, Langford placed first,[2] winning 39 percent of the vote ot Carr's 32 percent, Sanderlin's 28 percent, and Wilson's 1 percent.[3] Langford and Carr advanced to a runoff election, which Carr narrowly won, receiving 51 percent of the vote to Langford's 49 percent.[4]

However, Carr did not end up serving out his full term. On January 29, 1967, Carr died,[5] triggering a special election that Langford ended up winning.

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