2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election
May 24, 2011 (first round)
June 28, 2011 (runoff)
Turnout15.96% Decrease (first round)
16.51% Increase (runoff)
 
Candidate Carlos A. Giménez Julio Robaina
First round 55,180
28.9%		 64,507
33.8%
Runoff 102,445
51.0%		 98,337
49.0%
 
Candidate Marcelo Llorente Luther Campbell
First round 28,334
14.8%		 20,982
11.0%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Mayor before election

Vacant

 Elected Mayor

Carlos A. Giménez
Republican

The 2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election took place on May 24, 2011 and June 28, 2011 after the recall of County Mayor Carlos Álvarez earlier that year.[1] After a May 24 first round, former County Commissioner Carlos A. Giménez narrowly defeated Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina in a June 28 runoff.[2] The election was officially nonpartisan.

Candidates

  • Carlos A. Giménez, County commissioner and former City of Miami Fire chief
  • Julio Robaina, Mayor of Hialeah
  • Marcelo Llorente, former state representative district 116
  • Luther Campbell, rapper
  • Roosevelt Bradley, businessman and member of the Miami-Dade Transit
  • Jose "Pepe" Cancio, County Commission
  • Jefferey Lampert
  • Gabrielle Redfern, candidate for Miami Beach City commission
  • Wilbur "Short Stop" Bell, Candidate for Dade County Commission district 3
  • Eddie Lewis, candidate Miami Dade County Property Appraiser in 2008
  • Farid Khavari, economist and gubernatorial candidate in 2010

First round

Results

2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election[3]
Candidate Votes  %
Julio Robaina 64,507 33.76
Carlos A. Giménez 55,180 28.87
Marcelo Llorente 28,334 14.83
Luther Campbell 20,982 10.98
Roosevelt Bradley 7,293 3.82
Jose 'Pepe' Cancio 5,464 2.86
Jeffery Lampert 2,619 1.37
Gabrielle Redfern 2,446 1.28
Wilbur Bell 2,261 1.18
Eddie Lewis 1,269 0.66
Farid Khavari 763 0.40
Total votes 191,118 100.00

Runoff

Results

2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election[4]
Candidate Votes  %
Carlos A. Giménez 102,445 51.02
Julio Robaina 98,337 48.98
Total votes 200,782 100.00

References

  1. ↑ Alvarez, Lizette (March 15, 2011). "Miami-Dade County Mayor Is Removed". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Dade - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
  3. ↑ "Dade - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
  4. ↑ "Dade - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
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