The 2000 Orlando mayoral election took place on March 14, 2000. Incumbent Mayor Glenda Hood ran for re-election to a third term. She was challenged by three candidates, with City Councilmember Bruce Gordy emerging as her main competitor.[1] The campaign was the most expensive in city history, though Hood was viewed as the likely victor.[2] Hood ultimately won re-election by a wide margin, winning 55 percent of the vote to Gordy's 34 percent, and avoiding the need for a runoff election.[3]
Hood would not serve out her full term as Mayor, however. Following Governor Jeb Bush's re-election in 2002, he announced that he would nominate Hood to serve as Secretary of State.[4] Hood's resignation as Mayor triggered a 2003 special election.
To date, this is the last a Republican was elected mayor of Orlando.
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