Janette Martinez beat Tiffany Jeffers 8,758 to 7,310 in Kissimmee's Seat 4 runoff, unofficial results show. Osceola turnout was 55.7%, and the county races are below.
Janette Martinez won the Kissimmee City Commission Seat 4 runoff on Tuesday, beating Tiffany Jeffers by 1,448 votes. Martinez had 8,758 votes, or 54.5%, and Jeffers had 7,310, or 45.5%.
The figures are the unofficial results from all 22 city precincts. They are posted on the Osceola County Supervisor of Elections’ election night results page. Results stay unofficial until the county canvassing board certifies them.
Martinez is a sitting city commissioner, so she stays on the commission. No candidate won a majority in the four-way race on Aug. 18, when Martinez had 37.6% and Jeffers 28.5%, according to the August results. The city’s election notice set the runoff for Nov. 3.
The Kissimmee commission
The Seat 2 race was settled in August, when Angela Eady won with 52.3% of the vote against Wanda Roman, the August results show. No other city seat was on the Nov. 3 ballot.
In October the Florida Commission on Ethics took no further action on a complaint against Martinez. We covered that decision in our story on the ethics panel’s ruling.
Osceola County results
Countywide, 132,572 ballots were cast, the elections office figures show. That is 55.7% of the county’s 238,063 registered voters. Before Election Day, 89,342 had already voted early or by mail, as our turnout story reported.
The local races, with all precincts reporting:
| Race | Result |
|---|---|
| County Commission District 2 | Viviana Janer (D) 14,149 (68.7%); Olga Gonzalez (R) 6,444 (31.3%) |
| County Commission District 4 | Mary Downey (D) 12,984 (58.9%); Donald Shroyer (R) 9,070 (41.1%) |
| State House District 46 | Jose Alvarez (D) 30,388 (67.7%); Michael Cruz (R) 13,617 (30.4%); Ivan A. Rivera (NPA) 859 (1.9%) |
| Circuit judge, 9th Circuit, Group 1 | Temika Hampton-Johnson 71,060 (59.6%); Charles Hart 48,203 (40.4%) |
| School tax levy, 1 mill for four years | Yes 81,092 (64%); No 45,663 (36%) |
| St. Cloud City Council Seat 5 | Alex Rodriguez 13,666 (57.4%); Kirk Zilke 10,146 (42.6%) |
House and county figures cover only the Osceola precincts in each district. The school tax question passed, and we explain what it costs in our story on the school tax vote.
In Osceola County, voters favored the Democratic candidates in the statewide races. David Jolly had 58% for governor to Byron Donalds’ 40.3%, and Angie Nixon had 58.6% for U.S. Senate to Ashley Moody’s 40.2%. Those are the county’s votes only. Statewide results come from the Florida Division of Elections.
What it means for you
- If you live in Kissimmee, Martinez holds Seat 4. Her city phone and email are in our guide to who to call at City Hall.
- The City Commission next meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at City Hall, 101 Church St., according to the city’s public hearing notice.
- The figures are unofficial until certified. Our voting guide links the elections office, 407-742-6000.
If you are named in our coverage and the outcome changes, see how to ask for a correction.
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