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Larizza’s office said Friday the case is still under review. Singh, who has not been charged, has denied wrongdoing.
Four other constitutional officers were re-elected after no other candidates qualified to oppose them — Clerk of Courts Tiffany Moore Russell, Comptroller Phil Diamond, Election Supervisor Bill Cowles and Tax Collector Scott Randolph.
Voters also will be asked to decide three county commissioner races, all involving incumbents who were part of the county’s first-ever all female board. District 1
Incumbent Betsy VanderLey, seeking a second four-year term, will be opposed by lawyer Nicole Wilson of Gotha and Hannah Burns, a late entry as a write-in candidate.
VanderLey and Wilson were on opposite sides of the Central Florida Expressway Authority’s plan to bisect a piece of the Split Oak Forest for a toll road.
Wilson spoke out last year at public forums against CFX’s preferred route through the conservation property while VanderLey voted to support it.
CFX has put the road on hold because of funding concerns in the wake of COVID-19.
VanderLey said she is seeking a second term to continuing advocating for infrastructure improvements and to help plan a regional park in west Orange.
The district includes Windermere, Winter Garden and the growing unincorporated community of Horizon West.
District 3
Incumbent Mayra Uribe drew two opponents for her re-election bid, retired Orlando police officer Bill Moore and former commissioner Pete Clarke, who resigned the job two years ago as required by state law to run for
Orange County mayor. Uribe emerged as the voters’ choice to finish Clarke’s unexpired term. Moore was among five others who sought Clarke’s post.
Uribe, a business owner, said she has tried to make county government more responsive. “I believe government must be accountable,” she said.
Clarke, who served 17 years as deputy director of the county Health & Family Services Department, said his experience with public health is an asset the county needs.
Moore, who retired in 2013 after 21 years with Orlando police, also holds a real-estate license.
The district covers south Orlando and includes Belle Isle, Edgewood and the unincorporated communities of Azalea Park, Conway and Rio Pinar. District 5
Incumbent Emily Bonilla, also seeking a second four-year term, faces two opponents, businesswoman Anjali Vaya and former
GOP state legislator Mike Miller.
Miller served two terms in the Florida House representing part of the territory that makes up the commission district. He lost a bid for Congress in 2018.
Anjali Vaya, owner of an information-technology firm, said she decided to run for office because Bonilla has been “extremely ineffective” during her first term.
Neither Bonilla nor Miller returned a phone message for comment Friday.
Winter Park Mayor Steve Leary, who had raised more than $165,000, withdrew from the race in February to focus on his family, business and his job as mayor.
The district covers northeast Orange County and includes Maitland, Winter Park and the unincorporated communities of Bithlo and Christmas.