A relatively few number of ballots have been cast so far in Orlando, where voters tomorrow could elect commissioners in Districts 1, 3 and 5.

Since each race has more than two candidates, it’s also conceivable that nobody is elected tomorrow and runoffs are needed next month.

In District 1, which includes Lake Nona and the Orlando International Airport, incumbent Jim Gray faces three challengers in Tom Keen, Sunshine Grund and Manny Acosta.

District 3, which includes College Park, Baldwin Park, Audubon Park and Rosemont, has five candidates to choose from. They are: Samuel Chambers, Roger Chapin, Chris Durant, Kimberly Kiss and Mira Tanna.

In District 5, spanning much of downtown Orlando, as well as neighborhoods like Parramore, West Lakes and other communities west of I-4, voters will choose between interim City Commissioner Shan Rose, suspended commissioner Regina Hill and Lawanna Gelzer.

Rose was elected last year to finish out Hill’s term after Hill was suspended from her post following a felony indictment on charges related to elder abuse and fraud. The charges are still pending.

Polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If any candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, they’ll be elected to a four-year term in that district. If nobody in a race clears that threshold, then the top two vote-getters will advance to a head-to-head runoff on Dec. 9.

Turnout so far across the three districts is about 7% and historically, it won’t get much better. For example, in 2021, the last time these three districts’ terms were up, 8.5% of District 1 voters cast a ballot and 10% of District 5 voters did. In District 3, 21.5% of voters turned out.

So far, 6,108 early and mail-in ballots were cast as of Monday morning, according to data from the Supervisor of Elections office. Nearly half, 47.5%, were in the District 3 contest, while 34% represent District 1 voters and 18% in District 5.

While city council races are non-partisan, Gray in District 1 is the current board’s lone Republican. An ad last week from the Republican Party of Florida highlighted that in a call for Republican voters in the district to keep Gray, instead of Keen, a Democrat.

Data shows that so far, of the 2,175 ballots cast in District 1, about 55% are from Democratic voters.