2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

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.[1] The election was officially nonpartisan. The race was marred by controversy, including attempts by Regalado to take Giménez off the ballot[2] and accusations that Giménez was responsible for flyers suggesting Regalado was in association with then Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump.[3]

Miami-Dade County mayoral election, 2016

November 8, 2016
Turnout	72.40% 52.40 pp
Candidate Carlos A. Giménez Raquel Regalado Party Republican Republican Popular vote 475,547 376,249 Percentage 55.83% 44.17%
Mayor before election Carlos A. Giménez Republican Elected Mayor Carlos A. Giménez Republican

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

• Carlos A. Giménez, mayor of Miami-Dade County (Republican Party)[4]
• Raquel Regalado, Miami-Dade School Board member (Republican Party)[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Frederick Bryant, printer (Democratic Party)[6]
• Benjamin "B. J." Chiszar, former chair of the Miami-Dade County Democratic Party (Democratic Party)[7]
• Miguel A. Eizmendiz, former political consultant (Independent)[8]
• Farid Khavari, former gubernatorial candidate in 2010 and 2014 (Democratic Party)[9]
• Alfred Santamaria, former staffer for David Rivera (Republican Party)[10]

Declined

• Jean Monestime, Chairman of County Commission (Democratic Party)[11]
• Xavier Suarez, County Commissioner and former mayor of Miami (Independent)[12]

Primary election

Non-partisan blanket primary results[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carlos A. Giménez	121,891	47.61%
	Republican	Raquel Regalado	81,952	32.01%
	Democratic	Frederick Bryant	22,710	8.87%
	Republican	Alfred Santamaria	22,277	8.70%
	Democratic	Farid Khavari	2,967	1.16%
	Democratic	Benjamin "B. J." Chiszar	2,669	1.04%
	Independent	Miguel A. Eizmendiz	1,546	0.60%

General election

Miami-Dade County mayoral election, 2016[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carlos A. Giménez	475,547	55.83%
	Republican	Raquel Regalado	376,249	44.17%

References

1. "Dade - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
2. "Judge Rules Against Regalado Again in Case vs. Gimenez". NBC 6 South Florida.
3. "Mystery flier tries to link Miami-Dade mayoral challenger to Trump | Naked Politics".
4. "Carlos Gimenez Files Re-Election Papers".
5. "Can Raquel Regalado make history in Miami-Dade?". miamiherald.
6. "Gimenez a no-show at mayoral forum but says he will debate". miamiherald.
7. "County Hall regular running for mayor of Miami-Dade | Naked Politics".
8. "Other candidates for county mayor". miamiherald.
9. "Miami-Dade mayor heads into summer with nearly $3 million campaign war chest | Naked Politics".
10. "For newcomer, a sudden grab for the top job". miamiherald.
11. "It's official: Miami-Dade commission chair Jean Monestime won't run for mayor in 2016 | Naked Politics".
12. "In Miami-Dade mayoral race, a bitter contest breaks new ground". miamiherald.
13. "Dade - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
14. "Dade - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.