2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
The 2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020, to determine the Mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida, beginning on November 17, 2020. County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava defeated fellow commissioner Esteban Bovo. Incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez, first elected in 2011, was term-limited; instead running for the U.S. House of Representatives and winning to represent Florida's 26th congressional district.
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The election is officially non-partisan. A top-two primary election for this office was held on August 18, 2020, with county commissioners Esteban Bovo and Daniella Levine Cava advancing to a runoff election scheduled for November 3, 2020.[1][2][3]
Candidates
Advanced to run-off
- Esteban Bovo, Miami-Dade County commissioner (Republican)[4]
- Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County commissioner (Democratic)[5]
Eliminated in primary
- Monique Nicole Barley, businesswoman and daughter of former State Representative Roy Hardemon (Democratic)[6]
- Carlos de Armas, businessman and Uber driver (independent, write-in)[7]
- Ludmilla Domond, real estate agent (Republican)[8]
- Alex Penelas, former Mayor of Miami-Dade County (Democratic)[9]
- Xavier Suarez, Miami-Dade County commissioner and former mayor of Miami (Independent)[4]
Withdrawn
- Robert Ingram Burke, candidate for mayor of Miami in 2017 (Independent)[10][11]
- Jean Monestime, Miami-Dade County commissioner (Democratic)[12]
- Juan Zapata, Miami-Dade County commissioner (Republican)[13][14]
Declined
- Luther Campbell, rapper and candidate for mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2011 (Democratic)[15]
- Carlos Curbelo, former United States representative (Republican)[16][17]
- Carlos Lopez-Cantera, former Lieutenant Governor of Florida (Republican)[18]
- Bernie Navarro, former president of the Latin Builders Association (Republican)[15]
Primary election
Endorsements
Esteban Bovo (R)
- U.S. senators
- Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator from Florida[19]
- U.S. representatives
- Mario Diaz Balart, U.S. Representative from Florida's 25th congressional district
- Matt Gaetz, U.S. Representative from Florida's 1st congressional district
- Statewide officials
- Jeanette Nuñez, Lieutenant Governor of Florida[20]
- Carlos Lopez-Cantera, former Lieutenant Governor of Florida
- State representatives
- Daniel Perez, District 116[21]
- County officials
- Jose Pepe Diaz, Miami-Dade County commissioner[22]
- Carlos A. Giménez, mayor of Miami-Dade County[23]
- Xavier Suarez, former challenger, current Miami-Dade County commissioner and former Mayor of the City of Miami[24]
- Rebeca Sosa, Miami-Dade County commissioner[22]
- Javier Souto, Miami-Dade County commissioner[25]
- Municipal officials
- Manny Cid, mayor of Miami Lakes[22]
- Yioset De La Cruz, mayor of Hialeah Gardens[26]
- Zavier Garcia, former mayor of Miami Springs[21]
- Julio Robaina, former mayor of Hialeah[22]
- Organizations
- Miami Young Republicans
- Miami Dade College Republicans
- FIU College Republicans
- Police Benevolent Association of South Florida
- Individuals
- Monique Nicole Barley, former challenger, businesswoman and daughter of former State Representative Roy Hardemon (Democratic)
- Ludmilla Domond, former challenger, real estate agent (Republican)
Daniella Levine Cava (D)
- U.S. Senators
- Bill Nelson, former Senator from Florida (2001-2019)
- U.S. Representatives
- Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, Congresswoman for Florida's 26th congressional district[27]
- Donna Shalala, Congresswoman for Florida's 27th congressional district
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Congresswoman for Florida's 23rd congressional district
- Statewide officials
- Alex Sink, former Chief Financial Officer of Florida and 2010 gubernatorial nominee[20]
- Nikki Fried, Florida Commissioner of Agriculture
- State senators
- José Javier Rodríguez, District 37[28]
- Oscar Braynon, District 35[28]
- Annette Taddeo, District 30[27]
- State representatives
- Nicholas Duran, District 112[28]
- County officials
- Manny Diaz, former Mayor of Miami (2001-2009)
- Jean Monestime, Miami-Dade County Commissioner and former Mayoral Candidate.[29]
- Individuals
- Donald Sussman, hedge-fund executive[30]
- Chris King, businessman and 2018 nominee for lieutenant governor
- Organizations
Alex Penelas (D)
- County officials
- Barbara Jordan, Miami-Dade County commissioner[32]
- Municipal officials
- Bill Kerdyck Jr., former vice mayor of Coral Gables[32]
- Philip Levine, former mayor of Miami Beach[33]
Xavier Suarez (I)
- Municipal officials
- Francis X. Suarez, mayor of Miami and his son[23]
Polling
| Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Daniella Levine Cava |
Alex Penelas |
Esteban Bovo |
Xavier Suarez |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research (D)[34] | April 30 - May 3, 2020 | 487 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 22% | 20% | 14% | 11% | 10% | 23% |
| Dyanmic Research/Daniella Levine Cava[upper-alpha 1][35] | July 20-23, 2020 | 457 (RV) | ± 4.9% | 26% | 22% | 22% | 15% | 2% | 13% |
| Unnamed independent pollster/Political Cortadito[36] | July 30 - August 3, 2020 | 400 (V) | – | 20% | 15% | 19% | 10% | – | – |
| Change Research/Daniella Levine Cava[upper-alpha 2][37] | August 3-6, 2020 | 473 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 25% | 20% | 21% | 9% | 4% | 22% |
| Frederick Polls/Alex Penelas[upper-alpha 3][38] | August 7-9, 2020 | 350 (LV) | ± 5% | 22% | 27% | 20% | 11% | 6%[lower-alpha 2] | 16% |
| National Victory Strategies/P3 Management[39] | August 12-13, 2020 | 200 (LV) | ± 5% | 18% | 18% | 21% | 9% | – | 26% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Esteban Bovo | 122,135 | 29.28% | |
| Democratic | Daniella Levine Cava | 120,089 | 28.79% | |
| Democratic | Alex Penelas | 102,338 | 24.53% | |
| Independent | Xavier Suarez | 43,831 | 10.51% | |
| Democratic | Monique Nicole Barley | 22,823 | 5.47% | |
| Republican | Ludmilla Domond | 5,230 | 1.25% | |
| Write-in | 715 | 0.17% | ||
| Total votes | 417,161 | 100% | ||
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Daniella Levine Cava (D) | Esteban Bovo (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research/Daniella Levine Cava[upper-alpha 4][40] | August 3-6, 2020 | – (V)[lower-alpha 3] | – | 39% | 28% | 33% |
| Bendixen and Amandi/Miami Herald[41] | September 1-4, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.5% | 39% | 32% | 29% |
| Change Research/Daniella Levine Cava[upper-alpha 5][42] | September 14-17, 2020 | 436 (V) | ± 4.7% | 45% | 32% | 13% |
| Amandi On Air/Miami Herald[43] | October 1-4, 2020 | 600 (V) | – | 45% | 35% | – |
| SEA Research/Daniella Levine Cava[upper-alpha 6][44] | October 20-22, 2020 | 407 (LV) | ± 5.3% | 45% | 30% | 25% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Daniella Levine Cava | 576,647 | 53.97 | ||
| Republican | Esteban Bovo | 491,838 | 46.03 | ||
| Total votes | 1,068,485 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Barley, De Armas and Domond with 2%
- Not yet released
- Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by Cava's campaign
- Poll sponsored by Cava's campaign
- Poll sponsored by Penelas' campaign
- Poll sponsored by Cava's campaign
- Poll sponsored by Cava's campaign
- Poll sponsored by Cava's campaign
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External links
- Official campaign websites for mayoral candidates
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