2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

none January 2025 September 2023 2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election Flag of Miami-Dade County, Florida.svg Miami-Dade County Mayoral no 2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral election 2012 2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election 2020 August 30, 2016 (first round)November 8, 2016 (runoff) 20.5% (first round)72.4% (runoff) x150px First round Runoff Rep. Carlos Gimenez official photo, 117th Congress portrait photo (cropped).jpg Carlos A. Giménez C0C0C0 121,89147.6% 475,54755.8% Raquel-regalado-headshot-update.jpg Raquel Regalado C0C0C0 81,95232.0% 376,24944.2% Frederick Bryant C0C0C0 22,7108.9% Eliminated Alfred Santamaria C0C0C0 22,2778.7% Eliminated File:2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election results map by precinct.svg 200px Runoff results by precinctGiménez: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Regalado: #73bc84 50–60% #3fa457 60–70% #008c21 70–80% #006e1a 80–90% #005113 >90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% #808080 No data Mayor Carlos A. Giménez Republican Party (United States) Carlos A. Giménez Republican Party (United States) The 2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on November 8, 2016. After a primary on August 30, incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez defeated Miami-Dade School Board member Raquel Regalado on November 8.Dade - Election Results http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/FL/Dade/64620/184069/en/summary.html results.enr.clarityelections.com The election was officially nonpartisan. The race was marred by controversy, including attempts by Regalado to take Giménez off the ballotJudge Rules Against Regalado Again in Case vs. Gimenez http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Judge-Rules-Against-Raquel-Regalado-Again-in-Effort-to-Remove-Carlos-Gimenez-From-Ballot-399867351.html NBC 6 South Florida and accusations that Giménez was responsible for flyers suggesting Regalado was in association with then Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump.Mystery flier tries to link Miami-Dade mayoral challenger to Trump Naked Politics http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2016/08/mystery-flier-tries-to-link-miami-dade-mayoral-challenger-to-trump.html Candidates Advanced to runoff Carlos A. Giménez, mayor of Miami-Dade County (Republican Party)Carlos Gimenez Files Re-Election Papers http://miami.cbslocal.com/2015/10/01/carlos-gimenez-files-re-election-papers/ Raquel Regalado, Miami-Dade School Board member (Republican Party)Can Raquel Regalado make history in Miami-Dade? http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article95514382.html miamiherald Eliminated in primary Frederick Bryant, printer (Democratic Party)Gimenez a no-show at mayoral forum but says he will debate http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article93632397.html miamiherald Benjamin "B. J." Chiszar, former chair of the Miami-Dade County Democratic Party (Democratic Party)County Hall regular running for mayor of Miami-Dade Naked Politics http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2016/04/county-hall-regular-running-for-mayor-of-miami-dade-.html Miguel A. Eizmendiz, former political consultant (Independent)Other candidates for county mayor http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article95515177.html miamiherald Farid Khavari, former gubernatorial candidate in 2010 and 2014 (Democratic Party)Miami-Dade mayor heads into summer with nearly $3 million campaign war chest Naked Politics http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2016/06/miami-dade-mayor-heads-into-summer-with-nearly-3-million-campaign-war-chest-.html Alfred Santamaria, former staffer for David Rivera (Republican Party)For newcomer, a sudden grab for the top job http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article95516652.html miamiherald Declined Jean Monestime, Chairman of County Commission (Democratic Party)It's official: Miami-Dade commission chair Jean Monestime won't run for mayor in 2016 Naked Politics http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2016/01/its-official-miami-dade-commission-chair-jean-monestime-wont-run-for-mayor-in-2016.html Xavier Suarez, County Commissioner and former mayor of Miami (Independent)In Miami-Dade mayoral race, a bitter contest breaks new ground http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article111510572.html miamiherald Primary election 2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral electionDade - Election Results http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/FL/Dade/63175/175035/en/summary.html results.enr.clarityelections.com Carlos A. Giménez (incumbent) 121,891 47.61 Raquel Regalado 81,952 32.01 Frederick Bryant 22,710 8.87 Alfred Santamaria 22,277 8.70 Farid Khavari 2,967 1.16 Benjamin "B. J." Chiszar 2,669 1.04 Miguel A. Eizmendiz 1,546 0.60 256,012 100.00 General election 2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election runoffDade - Election Results http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/FL/Dade/63175/175035/en/summary.html results.enr.clarityelections.com Carlos A. Giménez (incumbent) 475,547 55.83 Raquel Regalado 376,249 44.17 851796 100.00 References Category:2016 United States county executive elections Miami-Dade County mayoral Miami-Dade Category:2016 controversies in the United States Category:Mayoral elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida