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Xavier Suarez
Xavier Suarez was a member of the Miami-Dade County Commission in Florida, representing District 7. Suarez assumed office in 2011. Suarez left office on November 17, 2020.
Suarez ran for election for Mayor of Miami in Florida. Suarez lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in Miami, Florida (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Miami
Emilio Gonzalez and Eileen Higgins are running in the general runoff election for Mayor of Miami on December 9, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Emilio Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | |
 | Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan) | |
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General election
General election for Mayor of Miami
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Miami on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan) | 36.0 | 13,325 |
| ✔ | | Emilio Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 7,214 |
 | Ken Russell (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 6,514 | |
 | Joe Carollo (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 4,253 | |
 | Alex Díaz de la Portilla (Nonpartisan) | 5.1 | 1,905 | |
 | Xavier Suarez (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 1,830 | |
 | Michael Hepburn (Nonpartisan) | 1.9 | 687 | |
 | Laura Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 411 | |
| Christian Cevallos (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 287 | ||
| Kenneth DeSantis (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 219 | ||
| Elijah Bowdre (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 180 | ||
 | Alyssa Crocker (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 147 | |
| June Savage (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 37,056 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ijamyn Gray (Nonpartisan)
- Max Martinez (Nonpartisan)
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2020)
General election
General election for Mayor of Miami-Dade County
Daniella Levine Cava defeated Esteban Bovo Jr. in the general election for Mayor of Miami-Dade County on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Daniella Levine Cava (Nonpartisan) | 54.0 | 576,970 |
 | Esteban Bovo Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 46.0 | 492,053 | |
| Total votes: 1,069,023 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Miami-Dade County
The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Miami-Dade County on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Esteban Bovo Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 122,135 |
| ✔ | | Daniella Levine Cava (Nonpartisan) | 28.8 | 120,089 |
 | Alexander Penelas (Nonpartisan) | 24.5 | 102,338 | |
| Xavier Suarez (Nonpartisan) | 10.5 | 43,831 | |
| Monique Barley (Nonpartisan) | 5.5 | 22,823 | ||
| Ludmilla Domond (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 5,230 | ||
| Carlos De Armas (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 715 | ||
| Total votes: 417,161 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Ingram Burke (Nonpartisan)
- Williams Armbrister Sr. (Nonpartisan)
- Jean Monestime (Nonpartisan)
- Juan Zapata (Nonpartisan)
2016
| Miami-Dade County Commission, District 7 Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Xavier Suarez Incumbent |
72.06% | 18,442 |
| Michael Castro | 27.94% | 7,149 |
| Total Votes | 25,591 | |
| Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed September 8, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Xavier Suarez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Xavier Suarez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Miami-Dade County Commission District 7 2011-2020 |
Succeeded by Raquel Regalado |
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