2025 Miami mayoral election
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The 2025 Miami mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent mayor Francis Suarez is term-limited and cannot run for a third term. Miami has runoff elections if no candidates can get a majority of the vote. A runoff election will be held if necessary.[1]
Miami city commissioners originally agreed to change the election dates from odd-numbered to even-numbered years, citing voter turnout as a key factor. A lawsuit from one of the candidates was filed to challenge the decision with the presiding judge ruling it unconstitutional as it was performed without consent of the voters.[2][3]
Background
[edit]Incumbent mayor Francis Suarez, was re-elected in 2021 with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Democrat Max Martinez.
Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Eileen Higgins, Miami-Dade County commissioner and candidate for Florida's 27th congressional district in 2022 (Democratic)[4]
- Ken Russell, former city commissioner and candidate for Florida's 27th congressional district in 2022 (Democratic)[5]
- Emilio Gonzalez, former city manager and former Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Republican)[6]
- Xavier Suarez, former mayor and father of incumbent Francis Suarez (Republican)[7]
Filed paperwork
[edit]- Michael Hepburn, perennial candidate (Democratic)[8]
- Maxwell Martinez, perennial candidate[9]
- June Savage, real estate professional and perennial candidate[8]
Potential
[edit]- Joe Carollo, city commissioner and former mayor[10]
- Carlos Giménez, U.S. Representative from Florida's 28th congressional district (Republican)[11]
Declined
[edit]- Joe Sanchez, former city commissioner[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Calendar (2025)". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Costeines, Michael (July 1, 2025). "Attorneys File Lawsuit After Miami Cancels November's Mayoral Election". The Floridian. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Producer, John MacLauchlan Digital Content; University, CBS Miami John MacLauchlan is a digital content producer for CBS Miami He attended Florida State; MacLauchlan, graduated with a Communications degree John joined the CBS Miami digital team in February 2007 Read Full Bio John (July 21, 2025). "Miami's decision to postpone 2025 election without voter approval unconstitutional, judge rules - CBS Miami". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Scheckner, Jesse (April 2, 2025). "Eileen Higgins enters Miami Mayor's race, vows to ensure city 'works for everyone'". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ Ceballos, Joshua (March 10, 2025). "Former Miami commissioner announces bid for mayoral race". WLRN-TV. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ Riski, Tess (April 9, 2025). "Ex-city manager files to run for Miami mayor: 'Stop voting for the clowns'". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ Riski, Tess (July 22, 2025). "Xavier Suarez, Miami's first Cuban-born mayor, plans to run for mayor again". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Long list of potential 2025 Miami mayoral candidates starts to take form". Political Cortadito. December 17, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Riski, Tess (December 23, 2024). "What to expect in Miami 2025 politics: Carollo bros, ex-city manager could run for office". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (July 22, 2025). "Morning Digest: An Arizona Democrat looks to expand the House playing field". Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (February 3, 2025). "Morning Digest: Nominate him now 'or I'm going to get it later,' threatens New York Republican". The Downballot. Retrieved February 3, 2025.