Tiffany Moore Russell, Chris Messina Advance to Runoff for Orange County Mayor

Tiffany Moore Russell and Chris Messina head to runoff in Orange County mayor race

Tiffany Moore Russell and Chris Messina will face off in a November runoff election for Orange County mayor this fall,  since neither candidate secured more than 50 percent of the vote in a primary election Tuesday night that featured four very different mayoral candidates. Tuesday’s results offer a surprising turn of events in the race, […] The post Tiffany Moore Russell and Chris Messina head to runoff in Orange County mayor race appeared firs…

Orange County mayoral race headed to November runoff: Moore Russell, Messina advance

The race to replace outgoing Orange County mayor Jerry Demings did not end Tuesday night. County Clerk of Courts Tiffany Moore Russell and businessman Chris Messina will go head to head in a November runoff.

Tiffany Moore Russell, Chris Messina advance to Orange County mayor runoff

Candidates Chris Messina, Stephanie Murphy, Tiffany Moore Russell, and Mayra Uribe compete for Orange County mayor.

Orange County mayoral race will go to a runoff, WESH 2 News projects

The 2026 race for Orange County mayor will go to a runoff election in November after no candidate secured 51% of the vote, WESH 2 News has projected.

Tiffany Moore Russell and Chris Messina advance to Orange County mayor runoff

The result came as a surprise given the two were heavily outspent by former Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy.

Moore Russell, Messina head to runoff election for Orange County mayor

Tiffany Moore Russell received 31.8% of the votes, leading all four candidates.