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 on November 18, 2025, if necessary.[1]
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)[2]
- Ken Russell, former city commissioner and candidate for Florida's 27th congressional district in 2022 (Democratic)[3]
- Emilio Gonzalez, former city manager and former Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Republican)[4]
Filed paperwork
[edit]- Michael Hepburn, perennial candidate (Democratic)[5]
- Maxwell Martinez, perennial candidate[6]
- June Savage, real estate professional and perennial candidate[5]
Publicly expressed interest
[edit]Potential
[edit]- Joe Carollo, city commissioner and former mayor (Republican)[5][6]
- Jorge Colina, former chief of police[5]
- Carlos Giménez, U.S. Representative from Florida's 28th congressional district (Republican)[8]
- Manolo Reyes, city commissioner[6]
Declined
[edit]- Joe Sanchez, former city commissioner[5]
- Xavier Suarez, former mayor and father of incumbent Francis Suarez (Independent)[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Election Calendar (2025)". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f "Long list of potential 2025 Miami mayoral candidates starts to take form". Political Cortadito. December 17, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ Riski, Tess (November 13, 2024). "Díaz de la Portilla, facing criminal corruption trial, considers run for Miami mayor". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ 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.