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2 candidates are tracked for Orange County Commissioner District 8, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Jeannette Quinones Hernandez and Victor M. Torres Jr.. Candidate information follows official Orange County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 result: Victor M. Torres Jr. (about 34 percent) and Jeannette Quinones Hernandez (about 20 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per Florida Politics and unofficial results.
Nonpartisan
Former Hispanic Outreach Coordinator for U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (Oct. 2017-Jan. 2025), per LegiStorm's staff listing.
Reported fundraising: $32,064 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Former Florida state legislator who represented Orange County in the state House and Senate for more than a decade (listed as 'Former Florida Senator' per LobbyTools); U.S. Marine Corps veteran and retired New York City Transit Police detective who later drove buses in Marion and Orange counties, per electvictorres.com.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $53,831 (county campaign-finance filings).
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