ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orange County Canvassing Board has declared that the race for the County Commission District 1 seat will go to a runoff after neither of the top two candidates, who were separated by only two votes, crossed the 50% plus-one threshold to win the seat.

As the Orange County Canvassing Board deliberated, the public watched them sort through some spoiled and cured ballots.

According to the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office, the final vote left candidate Austin Arthur with 14,060 votes, and Nicole H. Wilson with 14.062. Neither got more than 50% of the vote thanks to 15 votes for write-in candidates.

Because neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election between Arthur and Wilson will take place in November.

“I want to thank our entire election team of more than 2,200 people for all of their hard work throughout this process as we ensured every possible vote that could be legally counted was counted,” said Orange County Supervisor of Elections Glen Gilzean in a statement. “The canvassing board serves a critical function in giving the voting public a transparent view of how votes are counted after every election.”