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Mayoral election in Hialeah, Florida (2017)
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| 2017 Hialeah mayoral elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 31, 2017 |
| Primary election: November 7, 2017 General election: November 21, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor and city council |
| Total seats up: 4 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
Hialeah, Florida, held a primary election for mayor on November 7, 2017. A general election was scheduled for November 21, 2017, but it was not necessary because incumbent Carlos Hernandez won a majority of the vote in the primary.[1] The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 31, 2017.[2]
Hialeah voters weighed in on two local ballot measures in November 2017. One measure proposed amending the city charter to give the city council the power to sell unimproved city land, and the other proposed granting the council permission to sell a particular piece of city property on West 20th Street. For more information about Hialeah's 2017 ballot measures, click here and here.
Voters also cast ballots in two city council races. Incumbent Katharine "Katy" Cue-Fuente defeated one challenger, Rafael Gomez, to win re-election to the Group VII seat on the city council. Carl Zogby bested three other candidates in the open race to replace term-limited Group V Councilman Luis Gonzalez.[1] Group VI Councilman Paul "Pablito" Hernandez's seat was also up for election in 2017, but he won re-election automatically when no other candidates filed to run against him.[3] Click here to read more about Hialeah's 2017 city council elections.
Elections
Primary election
Mayor[1]
- ☑ Carlos Hernandez (i)
- ☐ Tania Garcia
- ☐ Juan Santana
Campaign finance
Campaign finance reports for Hialeah city elections are not publicly available. Ballotpedia has requested campaign finance information from city officials and will post it here if we receive a response.
Ballot measures
• Charter Amendment: Hialeah Unimproved Property Sale Authority 
• Charter Amendment: Hialeah Improved Property Sale Authority
Additional elections
- See also: Florida elections, 2017
The election for mayor of Hialeah shared the ballot with elections for three seats on the Hialeah City Council.
About the city
- See also: Hialeah, Florida
Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. As of 2010, its population was 224,669.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Hialeah uses a strong mayor and city council system. In this form of municipal government, the city council serves as the city's primary legislative body while the mayor serves as the city's chief executive.[4]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Hialeah, Florida | ||
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| Hialeah | Florida | |
| Population | 224,669 | 18,801,310 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 21 | 53,651 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 92.1% | 75.1% |
| Black/African American | 2.3% | 16.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 2.7% |
| Native American | 0% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 4.2% | 3% |
| Multiple | 0.7% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 95.9% | 25.6% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 69.7% | 88.2% |
| College graduation rate | 15.7% | 29.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $35,068 | $55,660 |
| Persons below poverty level | 22.4% | 14% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Miami-Dade County Elections, "Official Primary and Special Elections Ballot," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ City of Hialeah, "Ordinance No. 2016-70," accessed August 11, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "Paul Hernandez on July 31, 2017," accessed October 12, 2017
- ↑ City of Hiahleah, "Government," accessed October 28, 2014
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