2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election

2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election
Turnout	15.96% (first round); 16.51% (runoff)
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

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

[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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