Former Rep. Tom Keen pulled off the upset and knocked off a longtime incumbent with a bigger war chest in the Orlando City Council election Tuesday.

Keen won with nearly 54% of the vote in the race for District 1 to oust Commissioner Jim Gray who captured 31% of the vote, according to unofficial election results. The other two candidates in the race, Sunshine Linda-Marie Grund and Manny Acosta , received nearly 10% and 5% of the vote, respectively.

Keen could not be reached for comment immediately Tuesday night.

Rep. Anna Eskamani wrote on X , “Thrilled to congratulate our newest Orlando City Commissioner, Tom Keen, for District 1.”

The four-year City Commissioner term pays $79,343 annually.

District 1, covering Lake Nona, the Orlando International Airport, Visa

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