ORLANDO, Fla. \u2013 Orlando\u2019s canvassing board certified the results of Orlando\u2019s municipal elections Friday, marking the official end of the 2025 election season.<\/p>\n
The board met to examine ballots that had been provisionally rejected and ultimately upheld the unofficial results in all three city district races.<\/p>\n
In District 1, the board affirmed the victory of Tom Keen, who soundly defeated the incumbent, Commissioner Jim Gray.<\/p>\n
[WATCH: News 6 speaks with candidates in Orlando District 3 runoff race]<\/p>\n
District 3\u2019s race was also certified, as the board confirmed that the two candidates who received the most votes–but did not cross the threshold of 50% \u2014 will advance to a runoff. Roger Chapin and Mira Tanna will face the voters again for the runoff election on Dec. 9.<\/p>\n
The board also certified Commissioner Shan Rose as the winner in District 5, defeating former commissioner Regina Hill and Lawanna Gelzer.<\/p>\n
[WATCH: Shan Rose wins Orlando City Council seat over Regina Hill]<\/p>\n
At the outset of Friday\u2019s meeting, however, Hill used the public comment period to express her grievances with the results. She has yet to concede her race.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the votes came in Tuesday night showing that Rose had beaten Hill by nearly 20 percentage points, Hill addressed supporters and said she would call for a recount.<\/p>\n
In Florida, a candidate is not authorized to call for a recount.<\/p>\n
Two days later, Hill visited the Orange County Supervisor of Elections to ask employees about Friday\u2019s planned meeting. Outside, she told reporters she did not think her race was fair.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m concerned about the integrity of District 5\u2019s race,\u201d Hill said Thursday.<\/p>\n
[WATCH: After election loss, suspended Orlando Commissioner Regina Hill claims irregularities]<\/p>\n
A day later, Hill told News 6 what she later repeated in front of the board: She believes Rose\u2019s campaign had engaged in illegal ballot harvesting, solicitation, and improper handling of vote-by-mail ballots.<\/p>\n
While Hill presented a sworn statement by a man who claimed he witnessed a Rose campaign representative engaging in ballot harvesting, she provided no concrete evidence of the purported conduct. Hill has also not explained how any alleged irregularities would have swayed the results of the election.<\/p>\n
Rose also appeared at the board meeting on Friday. News 6\u2019s Mike Valente was inside and did not see Rose and Hill interact at any point during the more than two-hour meeting.<\/p>\n
Rose declined to address Hill\u2019s allegations and instead referred Valente to a statement she wrote Tuesday night, thanking the voters of District 5 and congratulating her opponents \u2014 including Hill \u2014 on the races they ran.<\/p>\n
Before she left, Hill signaled to Valente that she plans to file a complaint in circuit court.<\/p>\n
Under Florida law, a candidate can file a complaint in circuit court contesting the certification of an election within 10 days of that certification.<\/p>\n
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