Verania Hermida

Verania Hermida (also known as Betty) ran for election to the Miami Board of Commissioners to represent District 1 in Florida. Hermida lost in the general election on November 5, 2019.

Elections

Alex Díaz de la Portilla defeated Miguel Angel Gabela in the general runoff election for Miami Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 19, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Alex Díaz de la Portilla (Nonpartisan)	60.8	2,787
	Miguel Angel Gabela (Nonpartisan)	39.2	1,797

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,584
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The following candidates ran in the general election for Miami Board of Commissioners District 1 on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Díaz de la Portilla (Nonpartisan)	38.8	2,489
✔		Miguel Angel Gabela (Nonpartisan)	20.8	1,338
	Submit photo	Eleazar Melendez (Nonpartisan)	17.6	1,127
	Submit photo	Horacio Aguirre (Nonpartisan)	10.7	684
	Submit photo	Francisco Pichel (Nonpartisan)	5.2	334
	Submit photo	Verania Hermida (Nonpartisan)	4.1	261
	Submit photo	Yanny Hidalgo (Nonpartisan)	2.9	187

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,420
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