Carlos Hernandez (Florida)
Carlos Hernandez was the Mayor of Hialeah in Florida. Hernandez assumed office on May 23, 2011. Hernandez left office on November 5, 2021.
Hernandez ran for re-election for Mayor of Hialeah in Florida. Hernandez won in the primary on November 7, 2017.
Mayoral elections in Hialeah are nonpartisan. Media outlets have reported that Hernandez is affiliated with the Republican Party.[1][2]
At the time of his appointment as mayor, Hernandez was a member of the Hialeah City Council. He joined the city council in 2005.[3]
Biography
Hernandez earned a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership from Saint Thomas University. His professional experience includes work as a police officer with the Hialeah Police Department.[3]
Elections
2021
Carlos Hernandez was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2017
The city of Hialeah, Florida, held a primary election for mayor and the Group V and Group VII seats on the city council on November 7, 2017. A general election was scheduled for November 21, 2017, but was not necessary because the top vote-getter won a majority of the vote in each primary. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 31, 2017.
The Group VI seat on the city council was also up for re-election in 2017, but incumbent Paul Hernandez won re-election automatically when no other candidates filed to run against him. Incumbents also filed for re-election in the mayoral race and one of the other city council races. The incumbent in the final city council race, Group V Councilman Luis Gonzalez, was not eligible to run for re-election in 2017 due to term limits.[4][5] Incumbent Carlos Hernandez defeated Tania Garcia and Juan Santana in the primary election for mayor of Hialeah.[4]
| Mayor of Hialeah, Primary Election, 2017 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Carlos Hernandez Incumbent |
78.80% | 11,636 |
| Tania Garcia | 15.62% | 2,307 |
| Juan Santana | 5.57% | 823 |
| Total Votes | 14,766 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "November 7, 2017 - Fall Municipal Elections," accessed November 22, 2017 | ||
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2013
Hernandez won re-election in the 2013 election for mayor of Hialeah, Florida. He defeated Julio J. Martinez and Juan Santana in the nonpartisan primary on November 5, 2013.[6][7][8]
2011On November 15, 2011, Hernandez defeated former mayor Raul Martinez.[9]
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Florida Republicans to launch conservative coalition for immigration reform," November 21, 2016
- ↑ Local 10 News, "Feud between Florida governor and Hialeah mayor rolls on," February 23, 2021
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedofficialbio - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ballotpedia staff, "Email correspondence with the Hialeah city clerk," August 14, 2017
- ↑ Hialeah City Charter, "Section 2.02. - City Council," accessed August 14, 2017
- ↑ Miami Dade County Elections, "Official Primary and Special Elections Ballot for November 5, 2013," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Miami Herald, "Hialeah Incumbents Are Easy Victors," November 5, 2013
- ↑ Miami Dade County Election Results, "Official 2013 Election Results," accessed April 24, 2014
- ↑ Miami-Date County Elections, "November 15, 2011 Election Results," accessed October 14, 2013
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Succeeded by Esteban Bovo Jr. |
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