Alina Garcia
Alina Garcia (Republican Party) is the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections in Florida. She assumed office on January 7, 2025. Her current term ends on January 2, 2029.
Garcia (Republican Party) ran for election for Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections in Florida. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Garcia also ran for re-election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 115. She did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.
Biography
Alina Garcia was born in Havana, Cuba. Garcia graduated from Miami Senior High School in 1974. Her career experience includes owning a business.[1]
Elections
2024
Supervisor of Elections
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2024)
General election
General election for Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections
Alina Garcia defeated Juan-Carlos Planas in the general election for Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alina Garcia (R) | 55.8 | 580,061 |
 | Juan-Carlos Planas (D)  | 44.2 | 458,770 | |
| Total votes: 1,038,831 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections
Juan-Carlos Planas defeated Willis Howard and Arnold Weiss in the Democratic primary for Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Juan-Carlos Planas | 46.2 | 51,119 |
 | Willis Howard | 39.1 | 43,241 | |
 | Arnold Weiss | 14.8 | 16,366 | |
| Total votes: 110,726 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Alina Garcia advanced from the Republican primary for Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ruth Swanson (R)
- Megan Pearl (R)
Endorsements
Garcia received the following endorsements.
- Former President Donald Trump (R)
State House
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 115
Omar Blanco defeated Norma Perez Schwartz in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 115 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Omar Blanco (R) | 59.3 | 54,952 |
 | Norma Perez Schwartz (D) | 40.7 | 37,639 | |
| Total votes: 92,591 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Norma Perez Schwartz advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 115.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 115
Omar Blanco defeated Alian Collazo and Moises Benhabib in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 115 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Omar Blanco | 58.7 | 7,090 |
 | Alian Collazo | 29.1 | 3,512 | |
 | Moises Benhabib | 12.3 | 1,482 | |
| Total votes: 12,084 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alina Garcia (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Garcia in this election.
2022
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 115
Alina Garcia defeated Christie Davis in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 115 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alina Garcia (R) | 58.5 | 40,393 |
| Christie Davis (D) | 41.5 | 28,696 | ||
| Total votes: 69,089 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Christie Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 115.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Alina Garcia advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 115.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Vance Aloupis (R)
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Supervisor of Elections
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alina Garcia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
State House
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Alina Garcia did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Alina Garcia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Garcia's responses.
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- Implement policies that protect small businesses and allow private enterprise to prosper.
- Ensure parents have more control over their child's education.
- Provide meaningful relief to homeowners through property insurance reform.
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Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
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2024
In 2024, the Florida State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Florida State Legislature was in session from March 7 to May 5.
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Committee assignments
2023-2024
Garcia was assigned to the following committees:
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida House of Representatives District 115 |
Officeholder Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by - |
Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Vance Aloupis (R) |
Florida House of Representatives District 115 2022-2024 |
Succeeded by Omar Blanco (R) |
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State of Florida Tallahassee (capital) |
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