Willy Gort
Willy Gort was a member of the Miami Board of Commissioners in Florida. He served two separate tenures on the board. He first served from 1993 to 2001. He resigned in 2001 to run for Mayor of Miami, but lost in the general election. Gort returned to the board in a special election in 2010 and served until 2019.[1]
In 1996, the Miami Board of Commissioners elected Gort to serve as the Vice-Mayor of Miami. He briefly served as Mayor of Miami that same year.[2]
Elections
2015
- See also: Miami, Florida municipal elections, 2015
The city of Miami, Florida, held elections for the city council on November 3, 2015. A runoff, if necessary, took place on November 17, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was September 19, 2015. In the race for District 1, incumbent Willy Gort defeated Miguel Angel Gabela in a rematch of a 2010 special election won by Gort.[3]
| Miami City Council District 1, General election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Willy Gort Incumbent |
55.7% | 1,997 |
| Miguel Angel Gabela | 44.3% | 1,590 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 3,587 | |
| Source: "Miami, Florida", "Miami Dade County Official Election Results," accessed November 16, 2015 | ||
2010
| Miami Board of Commissioners, District 1 Special Election, 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Willy Gort |
55.5% | 2,369 | |
| Miguel Angel Gabela | 13% | 555 | |
| Mike Suarez | 11.4% | 486 | |
| Manuel Richardson | 8.3% | 353 | |
| Richard Tapia | 4.5% | 193 | |
| Waldo Faura | 3.7% | 158 | |
| Luis Estaban De La Cruz | 1.8% | 78 | |
| Mariano Cruz | 1.1% | 47 | |
| Eric Bodin | 0.7% | 30 | |
| Total Votes | 3,956 | ||
| Source: Miami-Dade County Elections - Miami Special Election | |||
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Angel Gonzalez |
Miami Board of Commissioners, District 1 2010–2019 |
Succeeded by Alex Diaz de la Portilla |
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