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Municipal elections in Hialeah, Florida (2017)
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| 2017 Hialeah city council 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 the mayoral election) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
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 it 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.[1]
Incumbent Katharine "Katy" Cue-Fuente defeated challenger Rafael Gomez to win re-election to the Group VII seat. Carl Zogby took 75 percent of the vote to claim the Group V seat over opponents Ernesto Avila, Angel Omar Fajardo, and Juan Carlos Santana. Group V incumbent Luis Gonzalez, who was first elected in 2005, was not eligible to run for re-election in 2017 due to term limits.[2]
The Group VI seat on the city council was also up for election in 2017, but incumbent Paul "Pablito" Hernandez won re-election automatically when no other candidates filed to run against him.[3]
Incumbent Carlos Hernandez defeated two primary opponents in the 2017 election for mayor of Hialeah. Click here for more information about the mayoral race.
Elections
Primary election
Group V[2]
Incumbent Luis Gonzalez was not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits.
Group VI[2]
- ☑ Paul "Pablito" Hernandez (i)
Group VII[2]
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 Hialeah City Council shared the ballot with the election for mayor of Hialeah.
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
- ↑ City of Hialeah, "Ordinance No. 2016-70," accessed August 11, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Miami-Dade County Elections, "Official Primary and Special Elections Ballot," accessed October 20, 2017
- ↑ Twitter, "Paul Hernandez on July 31, 2017," accessed October 12, 2017
- ↑ City of Hiahleah, "Government," accessed October 28, 2014
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