Orange County, Fla. (July 22, 2025) – You may have missed the primary election (Democratic Party) in June or you didn’t have a primary election (Republican Party). Get ready because in a little over a month, there will be a Special General Election for Florida Senator, District 15 and Florida House Representative, District 40. Before that, if you want to participate in deciding who will represent you in Tallahassee but are not registered have about two weeks to register. The deadline to register to vote in the Special General Election is Monday, Aug. 4.

Although you can register online at registertovoteflorida.gov, it may be better to register in person since there’s a short turnaround from the deadline to vote early and vote on election day which is Tuesday, Sept. 2. If you’re new to Orange County or if you have moved within the county or changed your name and you need to register or update your registration, you can at any driver’s license office, public library, as well as the Center for Independent Living, the elections office and other agency offices.

The senate district, previously held by Sen. Geradine Thompson who died in February, includes Apopka, parts of Winter Garden and Oakland, as well as Pine Hills, Metrowest, Eatonville, College Park, Parramore Holden Heights and Oak Ridge.

The house district, left vacant by Rep. LaVon Bracy Davis when she resigned to run for Thompson’s senate seat, includes College Park, Pine Hills, Rosemont, Lockhart and Ocoee.

Davis won the June Democratic Party primary and will compete with Republican Willie J. Montague, a non-profit founder, in the upcoming Special Election.

Davis’ chief of staff in the state house, RaShon Young, beat out former State Rep. Travaris McCurdy in the Democratic Party primary. Young will compete with Republican Tuan Le, an engineer and former United States congressional candidate, and write-in candidate Christopher Hall in the Special Election.

If you have any questions about registering to vote, contact the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office, (407) 836-2070 or http://www.ocfelections.gov