2009 Hialeah mayoral election

The 2009 Hialeah mayoral election took place on November 15, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Julio Robaina ran for re-election to a second term. Unlike the 2005 election, Robaina faced only one little-known challenger, physician Santiago Cardenas. Robaina significantly outraised and outspent Cardenas,^[1] and won the endorsement of the Miami Herald, which praised him for "set[ting] a steady course that has kept Hialeah's budget in the black."^[2] Robaina ultimately won re-election in a landslide, winning 93 percent of the vote to Cardenas's 7 percent.^[3]

Robaina did not ultimately end up serving a full term. He resigned to unsuccessfully run for Mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2011, triggering a special election.^[4]

General election

Candidates

Julio Robaina, incumbent Mayor^[1]
Santiago A. Cardenas, physician^[1]

Results

2009 Hialeah mayoral election results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Julio Robaina (inc.)	20,188	93.35%
	Nonpartisan	Santiago A. Cardenas	1,439	6.65%
Total votes			21,627	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Pineiro, Yudy (October 11, 2009). "Mayor aims to complete city's transformation". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4NW. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
^ "The Herald recommends". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 22, 2009. p. 20A. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
^ Pineiro, Yudy (November 4, 2009). "Mayor Robaina reelected by a landslide". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
^ Isensee, Laura (April 17, 2011). "Mayor Julio Robaina to leave office in May". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 3ND. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
^ "Municipal Elections". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. August 30, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

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[transformation-1] Pineiro, Yudy (October 11, 2009). "Mayor aims to complete city's transformation". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4NW. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

[2] "The Herald recommends". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 22, 2009. p. 20A. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

[3] Pineiro, Yudy (November 4, 2009). "Mayor Robaina reelected by a landslide". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 24, 2025.

[4] Isensee, Laura (April 17, 2011). "Mayor Julio Robaina to leave office in May". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 3ND. Retrieved July 17, 2025.

[5] "Municipal Elections". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. August 30, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

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