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Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2018)

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2018 Miami-Dade County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: June 22, 2018
Primary election: August 28, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County commissioner, Special district members, Local judgeships
Total seats up: 60 seats
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018
Miami-Dade County, Florida, held general elections for county commissioner, special district members, and local judgeships in 2018. Judicial and county commission candidates ran in the primary election on August 28, 2018. If no candidate received a majority of the vote in a race, that race also appeared on the general election ballot on November 6, 2018. The special district candidates only appeared on the general election ballot. There was also a special election for District 5 of the Miami-Dade County Commission on May 22, 2018. A runoff was held on June 19, 2018. The special election was called to replace Bruno Barreiro, who resigned in order to run for the U.S. House.

Elections

County commission

Miami-Dade County Commission Primary Election 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngJean Monestime (i)
Dorrin Rolle 
District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngRebeca Sosa (i)
Maryin Vargas 
District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniella Levine Cava (i)
Gus Barreiro 
Johnathan Burke 
District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngJavier Souto (i)
Jose Garrido 
Julio Sanchez 
Alfred Santamaria 
Roberto Suarez Jr. 
District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngJose Diaz (i)
Patricio Moreno 
Rafael Pineyro 

Note: Candidates who received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary won the election outright.

Special districts

Soil & Conservation District

South Dade Soil and Water Conservation District General Election 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Group 1

Green check mark transparent.pngLovey Clayton 
Eduardo Ramirez Dominguez 
Group 3

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJeremy Weinstock 
Group 5

The general election was canceled and this candidate was elected:

Green check mark transparent.pngJose Vigoreaux Jr. 


Midtown Miami Community Development District

Midtown Miami Community Development District General Election 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Seat 1

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Padula (i)
Seat 2

Green check mark transparent.pngAlberto Vadia 
Seat 3

Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Miranda (i)


Judicial

11th Circuit Court

Group 8

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Florida 11th Circuit Court

Incumbent David C. Miller won election outright against Elisabeth Espinosa in the primary for Florida 11th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of David C. Miller
David C. Miller (Nonpartisan)
 
52.5
 
136,621
Elisabeth Espinosa (Nonpartisan)
 
47.5
 
123,446

Total votes: 260,067
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Group 13

General election

The general election was canceled. Jose L. Fernandez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 14

General election

General election for Florida 11th Circuit Court

Vivianne del Rio defeated Renee Gordon in the general election for Florida 11th Circuit Court on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Vivianne del Rio (Nonpartisan)
 
53.2
 
333,289
Renee Gordon (Nonpartisan)
 
46.8
 
293,606

Total votes: 626,895
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Florida 11th Circuit Court

Renee Gordon and Vivianne del Rio defeated Louis Martinez in the primary for Florida 11th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Renee Gordon (Nonpartisan)
 
47.6
 
122,561
Vivianne del Rio (Nonpartisan)
 
34.8
 
89,587
Louis Martinez (Nonpartisan)
 
17.7
 
45,562

Total votes: 257,710
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Group 15

General election

The general election was canceled. Maria Elena Verde-Yanez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 21

General election

The general election was canceled. Bronwyn C. Miller (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 24

General election

The general election was canceled. Mindy S. Glazer (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 25

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Florida 11th Circuit Court

Yery Marrero won election outright against Joe Perkins in the primary for Florida 11th Circuit Court on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Yery Marrero
Yery Marrero (Nonpartisan)
 
52.9
 
133,322
Joe Perkins (Nonpartisan)
 
47.1
 
118,501

Total votes: 251,823
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Group 29

General election

The general election was canceled. Pedro P. Echarte Jr. (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 31

General election

The general election was canceled. Carlos Lopez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 36

General election

The general election was canceled. Lisa S. Walsh (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 42

General election

The general election was canceled. Miguel de la O (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 43

General election

The general election was canceled. Ellen Sue Venzer (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 47

General election

The general election was canceled. Maria de Jesus Santovenia (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 49

General election

The general election was canceled. Teresa Mary Pooler (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 53

General election

The general election was canceled. Jason Dimitris (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 54

General election

The general election was canceled. Antonio Arzola (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 56

General election

The general election was canceled. Maria Espinosa Dennis (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 60

General election

The general election was canceled. Michael A. Hanzman (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 66

General election

The general election was canceled. Lourdes Simon (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 68

General election

The general election was canceled. Victoria del Pino (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 71

General election

The general election was canceled. Charlie Johnson (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 78

General election

The general election was canceled. Valerie R. Manno Schurr (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Group 80

General election

The general election was canceled. Marisa Tinkler Mendez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

County court

Miami-Dade County Court Primary Election 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Group 2

Rosy Aponte 
Green check mark transparent.pngKristy Nunez 
Group 32

Green check mark transparent.pngLizzet Martinez 
Chris Pracitto 
Group 33

Olanike Adebayo 
Green check mark transparent.pngEleane Sosa-Bruzon 
Group 40

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Barket 
Elena Ortega-Tauler 
Group 43

Green check mark transparent.pngMilena Abreu 
Mike Mirabal 

Note: Candidates who received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary won the election outright.

Unopposed

Note: Unopposed candidates for the circuit and county courts do not appear on any ballot and are considered elected following the general election.

Miami-Dade County Court Unopposed General Election 2018

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
Office Candidates
Group 1

Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia Marino-Pedraza (i)
Group 3

Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel J. Slom (i)
Group 4

Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Faber (i)
Group 6

Green check mark transparent.pngLuise Krieger-Martin (i)
Group 8

Green check mark transparent.pngShelley J. Kravitz (i)
Group 10

Green check mark transparent.pngDiana Gonzalez-Whyte (i)
Group 12

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Leifman (i)
Group 14

Green check mark transparent.pngGloria Gonzalez-Meyer (i)
Group 18

Green check mark transparent.pngBetsy Alvarez-Zane 
Group 19

Green check mark transparent.pngAlexander Bokor (i)
Group 20

Green check mark transparent.pngMichelle Alvarez Barakat (i)
Group 21

Green check mark transparent.pngJackie Woodward 
Group 22

Green check mark transparent.pngLinda Singer Stein (i)
Group 24

Green check mark transparent.pngAndrea Wolfson (i)
Group 25

Green check mark transparent.pngDawn V. Denaro (i)
Group 26

Green check mark transparent.pngMaria D. Ortiz (i)
Group 27

Green check mark transparent.pngIvonne Cuesta (i)
Group 28

Green check mark transparent.pngTanya Brinkley (i)
Group 29

Green check mark transparent.pngMyriam Lehr (i)
Group 39

Green check mark transparent.pngGina Beovides (i)
Group 41

Green check mark transparent.pngLawrence D. King (i)


Special election

General runoff election

Special general runoff election for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5

Eileen Higgins defeated Zoraida Barreiro in the special general runoff election for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5 on June 19, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eileen Higgins
Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan)
 
53.4
 
7,451
Image of Zoraida Barreiro
Zoraida Barreiro (Nonpartisan)
 
46.6
 
6,496

Total votes: 13,947
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General election

Special general election for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5

Eileen Higgins and Zoraida Barreiro advanced to a runoff. They defeated Alex Díaz de la Portilla and Carlos Garin in the special general election for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5 on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eileen Higgins
Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan)
 
34.9
 
4,159
Image of Zoraida Barreiro
Zoraida Barreiro (Nonpartisan)
 
33.1
 
3,939
Image of Alex Díaz de la Portilla
Alex Díaz de la Portilla (Nonpartisan)
 
27.2
 
3,239
Image of Carlos Garin
Carlos Garin (Nonpartisan)
 
4.8
 
568

Total votes: 11,905
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Florida elections, 2018

About the county

See also: Miami-Dade County, Florida

The county government of Miami-Dade County is located in Miami, Florida. The county was first established in 1836. It covers a total of 1,897.72 square miles in southern Florida.[1]As of 2010, its population was 2,496,435.

County government

See also: Government of Miami-Dade County, Florida

Miami-Dade County is overseen by a 13-member county commission. Each supervisor is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a county mayor, circuit court clerk, and county property appraiser.

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographic Data for Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County Florida
Population 2,496,435 18,801,310
Land area (sq mi) 1,899 53,651
Race and ethnicity**
White 75.1% 75.1%
Black/African American 17.4% 16.1%
Asian 1.6% 2.7%
Native American 0.2% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Other (single race) 4% 3%
Multiple 1.7% 2.7%
Hispanic/Latino 68.5% 25.6%
Education
High school graduation rate 81.4% 88.2%
College graduation rate 29.8% 29.9%
Income
Median household income $51,347 $55,660
Persons below poverty level 17.1% 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.


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 67 Florida counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Florida 5.06% 1.75% 3.66%
Monroe County, Florida 6.82% 0.44% 4.90%
Pinellas County, Florida 1.11% 5.65% 8.25%
St. Lucie County, Florida 2.40% 7.86% 12.12%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Florida with 49 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.8 percent. Florida was considered a key battleground state in the 2016 general election. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Florida voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. Florida went to the Republicans in 2000, 2004, and 2016, and it went to the Democrats in 2008 and 2012.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Florida. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[2][3]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 55 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 29.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 54 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 30.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 65 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 17.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 21.1 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

See also

Miami-Dade County, Florida Florida Municipal government Other local coverage
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