Voters to head to the polls for Orange County special election

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — On Tuesday, Orange County voters will decide who will represent them in Tallahassee in a special election.

One senate seat and one house seat that oversee the western part of Orange County are currently empty.

The polls opened at 7 a.m. as voters in western Orange County could have one or two races on their ballot. And the polls will close at 7 p.m.

This special election is only for voters who live in House District 40 and Senate District 15 that covers the western part of Orange County, running west of Orange Avenue in Orlando and Interstate 4.

Democrat Rashon Young and Republican Tuan Le will be on the ballot for the House seat.

And Republican Willie J. Montague and Democrat Lavon Bracy Davis will be on the ballot for the Senate seat.

That seat is up for grabs after U.S. Sen. Geraldine Thompson passed away earlier this year after serving in the legislature for nearly 20 years.

Running for her seat is Davis who is currently the representative for House District 40 which is why that seat is also now available.

Political watchers saw about a 5% voter turnout in early and mail-in voting.