2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
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  Mayor Daniella Levine Cava headshot-high-res (cropped).jpg Esteban Bovo House.jpg Mayor Alex Penelas photo circa 2002.jpg
Candidate Daniella Levine Cava Esteban Bovo Alex Penelas
First round 120,089
28.8%
122,135
29.3%
102,338
24.5%
Runoff 576,647
54.0%
491,838
46.0%
Eliminated

  Xavier Suarez.jpg
Candidate Xavier Suarez Monique Nicole Barley
First round 43,831
10.5%
22,823
5.5%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election second round results map by precinct.svg
Second round results by precinct
Levine Cava:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Bovo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No data

Mayor before election

Carlos A. Giménez
Republican

Elected Mayor

Daniella Levine Cava
Democratic

The 2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020, to determine the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida. County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava defeated fellow commissioner Esteban Bovo. Incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez, first elected in 2011, was term-limited; instead running for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Florida's 26th congressional district.

The election was officially non-partisan. A top-two primary election for this office was held on August 18, 2020, with county commissioners Esteban Bovo and Daniella Levine Cava advancing to a runoff election scheduled for November 3, 2020.

Candidates

Advanced to run-off

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Primary election

Endorsements

Esteban Bovo
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State representatives
County officials
Municipal officials
Organizations
  • Miami Young Republicans
  • Miami Dade College Republicans
  • FIU College Republicans
  • Police Benevolent Association of South Florida
Individuals
  • Monique Nicole Barley, former challenger, businesswoman and daughter of former State Representative Roy Hardemon (Democratic)
  • Ludmilla Domond, former challenger, real estate agent (Republican)
Daniella Levine Cava
Executive officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
State senators
State representatives
County officials
Individuals
  • Donald Sussman, hedge-fund executive
  • Chris King, businessman and 2018 nominee for lieutenant governor
Organizations
Alex Penelas
County officials
Municipal officials
Xavier Suarez (I)
Municipal officials

Polling

Poll
source
Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Daniella
Levine Cava
Alex
Penelas
Esteban
Bovo
Xavier
Suarez
Other Undecided
Change Research (D) April 30 - May 3, 2020 487 (RV) ± 4.4% 22% 20% 14% 11% 10% 23%
Dyanmic Research/Daniella Levine Cava July 20–23, 2020 457 (RV) ± 4.9% 26% 22% 22% 15% 2% 13%
Unnamed independent pollster/Political Cortadito July 30 - August 3, 2020 400 (V) 20% 15% 19% 10%
Change Research/Daniella Levine Cava August 3–6, 2020 473 (LV) ± 4.5% 25% 20% 21% 9% 4% 22%
Frederick Polls/Alex Penelas August 7–9, 2020 350 (LV) ± 5% 22% 27% 20% 11% 6% 16%
National Victory Strategies/P3 Management August 12–13, 2020 200 (LV) ± 5% 18% 18% 21% 9% 26%

Results

Non-partisan blanket primary results
Candidate Votes %
Esteban Bovo 122,135 29.28
Daniella Levine Cava 120,089 28.79
Alex Penelas 102,338 24.53
Xavier Suarez 43,831 10.51
Monique Nicole Barley 22,823 5.47
Ludmilla Domond 5,230 1.25
Write-in 715 0.17
Total votes 417,161 100.00

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Daniella
Levine Cava
Esteban
Bovo
Undecided
Change Research/Daniella Levine Cava August 3–6, 2020 – (V) 39% 28% 33%
Bendixen and Amandi/Miami Herald September 1–4, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 39% 32% 29%
Change Research/Daniella Levine Cava September 14–17, 2020 436 (V) ± 4.7% 45% 32% 13%
Amandi On Air/Miami Herald October 1–4, 2020 600 (V) 45% 35%
SEA Research/Daniella Levine Cava October 20–22, 2020 407 (LV) ± 5.3% 45% 30% 25%

Results

2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
Candidate Votes %
Daniella Levine Cava 576,647 53.97
Esteban Bovo 491,838 46.03
Total votes 1,068,485 100.00

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