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2024 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

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2024 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

← 2020 August 20, 2024
Officially nonpartisan
2028 →
 
Candidate Daniella Levine Cava Manny Cid Alexander Otaola
Popular vote 163,597 64,985 33,252
Percentage 57.9% 23.0% 11.8%

Mayor before election

Daniella Levine Cava
Democratic

Elected Mayor

Daniella Levine Cava
Democratic

The 2024 Miami-Dade County mayoral election was held on August 20, 2024, to elect the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan; a runoff election would have occurred on November 5, 2024 if no candidate won a majority of the vote.[1]

Incumbent Daniella Levine Cava, first elected in 2020 with 54.0% of the vote, was re-elected in a landslide.[2]

On election night, early returns and precinct-level data indicated that Levine-Cava would win every municipality except for Miami Lakes, home to her main opponent Manny Cid.

Candidates

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Declared

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  • 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: Libertarian)[7]
  • Eddy Rojas, cargo and transportation executive (party preference: Independent)[5]
  • Shlomo Danzinger, former mayor of Surfside (party preference: Republican)[8]

Withdrawn

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Declined

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General election

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Endorsements

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Manny Cid
Organizations
Daniella Levine Cava
Local officials
Individuals
Labor unions
Organizations

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[b]
Margin
of error
Daniella
Levine Cava
Manny
Cid
Alexander
Otaola
Other Undecided
Dark Horse Strategies (R)[A] May 14, 2024 474 (LV) ± 5.0% 41% 20% 6% 3%[c] 29%
EMC Research[B] August 29 – September 2, 2023 1,987 (LV) ± 5.2% 63% 16% 15% 32%
EMC Research[B] August 29 – September 2, 2023 1,987 (LV) ± 5.2% 55% 19% 8% 18%
56% 12% 32%

Results

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2024 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
Candidate Votes %
Daniella Levine Cava (incumbent) 163,597 57.93%
Manny Cid 64,985 23.01%
Alexander Otaola 33,252 11.78%
Carlos Garín 8,333 2.95%
Shlomo Danzinger 5,300 1.88%
Eddy Rojas 3,608 1.28%
Miguel Quintero 3,313 1.17%
Total votes 282,388 100%

Notes

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  1. ^ Shlomo Danzinger previously endorsed Levine Cava, but rescinded his endorsement after launching a campaign himself.[13]
  2. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  3. ^ Shlomo Danzinger with 2%; "Other" with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll commissioned by Cid's campaign
  2. ^ a b Poll commissioned by Levine Cava's campaign

References

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  1. ^ "Election Calendar (2024)". miamidade.gov.
  2. ^ "Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava wins reelection". NBC 6 South Florida. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Scheckner, Jesse (March 1, 2023). "Daniella Levine Cava launches re-election campaign for Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "He's a conservative Cuban-American YouTube star. Now he's running for Miami-Dade mayor". Miami Herald. April 20, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Scheckner, Jesse (July 23, 2024). "Associated Builders and Contractors chapter endorses Manny Cid for Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "6 seeking vacant state House 107 seat". South Florida Times. February 8, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Hanks, Douglas (March 1, 2023). "Which Republicans could challenge Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in Miami-Dade in 2024?". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Scheckner, Jesse (July 9, 2024). "'Manny will put residents first': Miami Young Republicans back Manny Cid for county Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c 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.
  13. ^ Scheckner, Jesse (April 25, 2024). "Shlomo Danzinger rescinds endorsement of Miami-Dade Mayor after launching bid to unseat her". Florida Politics.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ a b Scheckner, Jesse (October 25, 2023). "Equality Florida Action PAC backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.
  16. ^ Scheckner, Jesse (December 6, 2023). "Daniella Levine Cava again scores endorsement from SEIU Florida". Florida Politics.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ Scheckner, Jesse (September 22, 2023). "Service workers union backs 'true partner' Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.
  20. ^ Scheckner, Jesse (August 1, 2023). "'A steadfast leader': EMILY's List backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.
  21. ^ Scheckner, Jesse (September 14, 2023). "Sierra Club endorses Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved October 25, 2023.