Mayoral election in Hialeah, Florida (2025)
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: July 28, 2025 |
| Primary election: November 4, 2025 General election: December 9, 2025 |
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| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
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Bryan Calvo defeated Jesús Tundidor, and incumbent Jackie Garcia-Roves, and two other candidates in the primary election for mayor of Hialeah, Florida on November 4, 2025. A general election was scheduled for December 9, 2025, but was canceled after Calvo received a majority of the vote, winning the election outright.
Calvo was a former member of the Hialeah City Council. His other career experience included being an attorney. Calvo also interned at the White House during Donald Trump's (R) first presidency.[1] Calvo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. In his response he wrote, "I’m committed to lowering taxes, eliminating wasteful spending, fixing our broken public transportation system, and creating task forces to crack down on condominium corruption and money laundering tied to foreign interests."
Tundidor was a member of the Hialeah City Council. His career experience included working in healthcare and being on the Senior Management Team for a Florida Medicaid Managed Care Plan.[2] Tundidor's campaign website said his priorities included reducing government waste, public safety, and fiscal responsibility. In video posted on his campaign website, Tundidor said, "As your conservative voice on the city council I have always opposed tax and fee increases and now residents need additional property tax cuts. I have kept my promises before and I will do it again."[3]
Garcia-Roves was the interim mayor. Her camaign website said, "I’m committed to a municipal government that delivers on quality services, does not raise taxes and governs with utmost transparency and integrity. That’s why I’m now running to continue serving as your Mayor."[4]
Hialeah city council races were still held on December 9, 2025.[5] The filing deadline for this election was July 28, 2025. As of 2025, Hialeah has term limits for the position of mayor. Mayors can serve two consecutive four-year terms and can run again after a four year break.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
The general election scheduled for December 9, 2025, was canceled.
Nonpartisan primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Nonpartisan primary election for Mayor of Hialeah
Bryan Calvo (Nonpartisan) won election outright against Jesús Tundidor (Nonpartisan), incumbent Jackie Garcia-Roves (Nonpartisan), Marc Anthony Salvat (Nonpartisan), and Benny Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) in the primary for Mayor of Hialeah on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bryan Calvo (Nonpartisan)  | 52.9 | 9,210 |
| Jesús Tundidor (Nonpartisan) | 20.7 | 3,599 | ||
| Jackie Garcia-Roves (Nonpartisan) | 19.1 | 3,318 | ||
| Marc Anthony Salvat (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 1,128 | ||
| Benny Rodriguez (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 149 | ||
| Total votes: 17,404 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Daniel Cornejo (Nonpartisan)
- René Garcia (Nonpartisan)
- Manuel Reyes (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2025
November 4, 2025
- City elections in Hialeah, Florida (2025)
- Mayoral election in Miami, Florida (2025)
- Miami, Florida, Referendum 1, Establishing a Charter Review Commission Amendment (November 2025)
- Miami, Florida, Referendum 2, Authorization of Non-Waterfront Property Sales or Leases Amendment (November 2025)
- Miami, Florida, Referendum 3, Redistricting Rules and Establishing a Citizens' Redistricting Committee Amendment (November 2025)
- Miami, Florida, Referendum 4, Two-Term Lifetime Limit for Mayor and Commissioners Amendment (November 2025)
December 9, 2025
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Mayoral partisanship
Hialeah has a Republican mayor. As of November 2025, 66 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 23 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, three are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
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About the city
- See also: Hialeah, Florida
Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. As of 2020, its population was 223,109.
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.[6]
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 | 223,109 | 21,538,187 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 21 | 53,653 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 78.3% | 71.6% |
| Black/African American | 1.8% | 15.9% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 3.3% |
| Multiple | 14% | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 95.7% | 25.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 71.3% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 17.6% | 30.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $38,471 | $57,703 |
| Persons below poverty level | 19.6% | 13.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **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. | ||
See also
| Hialeah, Florida | Florida | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Bryan Calvo," accessed November 14, 2025
- ↑ Jesus Tundidor official website, "Jesus Tundidor," accessed November 14, 2025
- ↑ Jesus Tundidor 2025 campaign website, "Home," accessed November 14, 2025
- ↑ Jackie Garcia-Roves 2025 campaign website, "Home," accessed November 14, 2025
- ↑ NBC Miami, "Bryan Calvo, 27, elected as Hialeah mayor, reflecting voters' desire for change," November 4, 2025
- ↑ City of Hialeah, "Government," accessed October 28, 2014
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