Kenneth DeSantis

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Kenneth DeSantis

Nonpartisan

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 4, 2025

Kenneth DeSantis ran for election for Mayor of Miami in Florida. DeSantis lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in Miami, Florida (2025)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Mayor of Miami

Eileen Higgins defeated Emilio Gonzalez in the general runoff election for Mayor of Miami on December 9, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan)	59.5	22,142
		Emilio Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)	40.5	15,097

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	There were no incumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 37,239
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General election

General election for Mayor of Miami

The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Miami on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan)	35.9	13,403
✔		Emilio Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)	19.5	7,258
		Ken Russell (Nonpartisan)	17.6	6,550
		Joe Carollo (Nonpartisan)	11.5	4,277
		Alex Díaz de la Portilla (Nonpartisan)	5.2	1,929
		Xavier Suarez (Nonpartisan)	4.9	1,841
		Michael Hepburn (Nonpartisan)	1.8	688
		Laura Anderson (Nonpartisan)	1.1	415
	Submit photo	Christian Cevallos (Nonpartisan)	0.8	287
	Submit photo	Kenneth DeSantis (Nonpartisan)	0.6	224
	Submit photo	Elijah Bowdre (Nonpartisan)	0.5	180
		Alyssa Crocker (Nonpartisan)	0.4	147
	Submit photo	June Savage (Nonpartisan)	0.2	84

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,283
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ijamyn Gray (Nonpartisan)
• Max Martinez (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for DeSantis in this election.

Campaign themes

2025

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