Joe Martinez (Florida)
Joe Martinez was a member of the Miami-Dade County Commission in Florida, representing District 11. Martinez assumed office in 2016. Martinez left office in 2022.
Martinez (Republican Party) ran for election for Miami-Dade County Sheriff in Florida. Martinez lost in the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Martinez on September 20, 2022, after Martinez was charged with unlawful compensation.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2024)
General election
General election for Miami-Dade County Sheriff
Rosie Cordero-Stutz defeated James Reyes in the general election for Miami-Dade County Sheriff on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rosie Cordero-Stutz (R) | 55.6 | 583,505 |
 | James Reyes (D) | 44.4 | 465,369 | |
| Total votes: 1,048,874 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alberto De Alba (No Party Affiliation)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Miami-Dade County Sheriff
James Reyes defeated Rickey Mitchell, Susan Khoury, and John Barrow in the Democratic primary for Miami-Dade County Sheriff on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Reyes | 46.0 | 51,306 |
| Rickey Mitchell | 21.0 | 23,377 | ||
 | Susan Khoury | 17.4 | 19,437 | |
 | John Barrow | 15.6 | 17,409 | |
| Total votes: 111,529 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Freddy Ramirez (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Miami-Dade County Sheriff
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Miami-Dade County Sheriff on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rosie Cordero-Stutz | 24.5 | 27,074 |
 | Joe Sanchez | 22.3 | 24,688 | |
 | Mario Knapp | 14.1 | 15,572 | |
| Ernesto Rodriguez | 9.5 | 10,551 | ||
 | Joe Martinez | 9.5 | 10,466 | |
| Jose Aragu | 9.1 | 10,077 | ||
| Ignacio Alvarez | 6.0 | 6,669 | ||
| John Rivera | 1.5 | 1,605 | ||
| Ruamen DeLaRua | 1.2 | 1,362 | ||
| Jeffrey Giordano | 1.2 | 1,291 | ||
 | Alex Fornet | 1.1 | 1,241 | |
| Total votes: 110,596 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rolando Riera Jr. (R)
- Jaspen Bishop (R)
- Orlando Lopez (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Martinez in this election.
2020
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Commission District 11
Incumbent Joe Martinez won election outright against Robert Asencio and Cristhian Mancera in the primary for Miami-Dade County Commission District 11 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Joe Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 54.5 | 17,606 |
 | Robert Asencio (Nonpartisan) | 29.4 | 9,485 | |
 | Cristhian Mancera (Nonpartisan) | 16.1 | 5,205 | |
| Total votes: 32,296 | |||
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2016
| Miami-Dade County Commission, District 11 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Joe Martinez |
69.47% | 9,469 |
| Felix Lorenzo | 30.53% | 4,162 |
| Total Votes | 13,631 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed September 8, 2016 | ||
2014
Florida's 26th Congressional District was a battleground district in 2014. Incumbent Joe Garcia faced no challenger in the Democratic primary. In the Republican primary, Carlos Curbelo defeated Ed MacDougall, Joe Martinez, Lorenzo Palomares Starbuck and former U.S. Rep. David Rivera. Curbelo then beat incumbent Garcia in the general election on November 4, 2014.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carlos Curbelo |
47% | 13,861 | ||
| Ed MacDougall | 25.3% | 7,455 | ||
| Joe Martinez | 17.4% | 5,136 | ||
| David Rivera | 7.5% | 2,209 | ||
| Lorenzo Palomares-Starbuck | 2.8% | 824 | ||
| Total Votes | 29,485 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Joe Martinez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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