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Residents of Winter Park won’t head to the polls in March because the races for two City Commission seats were uncontested — meaning automatic wins for a political newcomer and an incumbent.

Elizabeth Ingram, a trained opera singer who has performed with Opera Orlando, will take Seat 1 as successor to Commissioner Marty Sullivan, who did not seek a third term. In addition, Commissioner Craig Russell will return in Seat 2 for his first full term.

Qualifying in the city of about 30,000 ended Monday. Ingram will take her seat next to Russell after they’re sworn in at the beginning of the March 25 commission meeting.

Ingram, born and raised in the Winter Park house where her parents still live, said she looks forward to working on behalf of f

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