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The 2024 Miami-Dade County mayoral election will be held on August 20, 2024, to elect the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida The election will be officially nonpartisan; if no candidate receives a majority of the vote, a runoff election is scheduled to be held on November 5, 2024.[1]
Incumbent Daniella Levine Cava was first elected in 2020 with 54.0% of the vote and is running for re-election to a second term.[2]
Candidates
Declared
- Daniella Levine Cava, incumbent mayor (2020–present) (party preference: Democratic)[3]
- Manny Cid, mayor of Miami Lakes (2016–present) (party preference: Republican)[4]
- Carlos Garín, actor and candidate for Florida's 28th congressional district in 2022 (party preference: Republican)[5]
- Alexander Otaola, social media influencer and activist (party preference: Republican)[6]
- Miguel Quintero, trapeze artist (party preference: Democratic)[7]
- Eddy Rojas, cargo and transportation executive (party preference: Independent)[5]
- Shlomo Danzinger, former mayor of Surfside (party preference: Republican)[8]
Withdrawn
- Monique Barley, businesswoman, daughter of former state representative Roy Hardemon, and candidate for mayor in 2020 (party preference: Democratic)[8]
Declined
- Jeanette Nuñez, Lieutenant Governor of Florida (2019–present) (party preference: Republican)[9]
General election
Endorsements
Daniella Levine Cava
- Local officials
- Javier Fernandez, mayor of South Miami[7]
- Dan Gelber, mayor of Miami Beach[7]
- 22 other mayors[a][7]
- Individuals
- Uncle Luke, rapper[11]
- Labor unions
- American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Florida[12]
- Metro Dade Firefighters (IAFF Local 1403)[5]
- Service Employees International Union Florida and SEIU 32BJ[13][14]
- South Florida AFL–CIO[15]
- Teamsters Local 769[5]
- UNITE HERE Local 355[16]
- Organizations
- EMILY's List[17]
- Equality Florida Action PAC[12]
- Sierra Club[18]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Daniella Levine Cava |
Manny Cid |
Alexander Otaola |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMC Research | November 16–16, 2023 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 63% | 16% | 15% | 32% |
Runoff
Polling
- Daniella Levine Cava vs. Manny Cid
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Daniella Levine Cava |
Manny Cid |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMC Research[A] | August 29–September 2, 2023 | 1,987 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 56% | 12% | 32% |
Hypothetical polling
- Daniella Levine Cava vs. Carlos Giménez vs. Alex Otaola
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Daniella Levine Cava |
Carlos Giménez |
Alex Otaola |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMC Research[A] | August 29–September 2, 2023 | 1,987 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 55% | 19% | 8% | 18% |
Notes
- Partisan clients
References
- ^ "Election Calendar (2024)". miamidade.gov.
- ^ https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2023/09/06/miami-dade-contest-heats-up-00114184
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (March 1, 2023). "Daniella Levine Cava launches re-election campaign for Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Hanks, Douglas (September 1, 2023). "It's mayor versus mayor in 2024 as Levine Cava gets a GOP challenger from Miami Lakes". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on September 7, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Scheckner, Jesse (February 20, 2024). "Firefighters union, Teamsters back Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "He's a conservative Cuban-American YouTube star. Now he's running for Miami-Dade mayor". Miami Herald. April 20, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Scheckner, Jesse (September 6, 2023). "25 city Mayors endorse Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ a b Scheckner, Jesse (April 23, 2024). "Shlomo Danzinger, Surfside's recently supplanted Mayor, seeks Miami-Dade's top elected job". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ Hanks, Douglas (March 1, 2023). "Which Republicans could challenge Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in Miami-Dade in 2024?". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (April 25, 2024). "Shlomo Danzinger rescinds endorsement of Miami-Dade Mayor after launching bid to unseat her". Florida Politics.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (February 7, 2024). "'That's my girl': Uncle Luke backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ a b Scheckner, Jesse (October 25, 2023). "Equality Florida Action PAC backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (December 6, 2023). "Daniella Levine Cava again scores endorsement from SEIU Florida". Florida Politics.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (November 14, 2023). "Service workers union backs 'fearless' Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (September 4, 2023). "South Florida AFL-CIO backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (September 22, 2023). "Service workers union backs 'true partner' Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (August 1, 2023). "'A steadfast leader': EMILY's List backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (September 14, 2023). "Sierra Club endorses Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved October 25, 2023.