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2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
← 2016 August 18, 2020 (first round)
November 3, 2020 (runoff)
Officially nonpartisan		 2024 →
 
Candidate Daniella Levine Cava Esteban Bovo Alex Penelas
Party Democratic Republican Democratic
First round 120,089
28.8% 		122,135
29.3% 		102,338
24.5%
Runoff 576,647
54.0% 		491,838
46.0% 		Eliminated
 
Candidate Xavier Suarez Monique Nicole Barley
Party Republican Democratic
First round 43,831
10.5% 		22,823
5.5%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
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

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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.[1][2][3]

Candidates

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Advanced to run-off

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Primary election

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Endorsements

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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[31]
  • Chris King, businessman and 2018 nominee for lieutenant governor
Organizations
Alex Penelas
County officials
Municipal officials
Xavier Suarez (I)
Municipal officials

Polling

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Poll
source 		Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin of
error 		Daniella
Levine Cava 		Alex
Penelas 		Esteban
Bovo 		Xavier
Suarez 		Other Undecided
Change Research (D)[35] April 30 – May 3, 2020 487 (RV) ± 4.4% 22% 20% 14% 11% 10% 23%
Dyanmic Research/Daniella Levine Cava[A][36] July 20–23, 2020 457 (RV) ± 4.9% 26% 22% 22% 15% 2% 13%
Unnamed independent pollster/Political Cortadito[37] July 30 – August 3, 2020 400 (V) – 20% 15% 19% 10% – –
Change Research/Daniella Levine Cava[A][38] August 3–6, 2020 473 (LV) ± 4.5% 25% 20% 21% 9% 4% 22%
Frederick Polls/Alex Penelas[B][39] August 7–9, 2020 350 (LV) ± 5% 22% 27% 20% 11% 6%[b] 16%
National Victory Strategies/P3 Management[40] August 12–13, 2020 200 (LV) ± 5% 18% 18% 21% 9% – 26%

Results

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Non-partisan blanket primary results[3]
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

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[a] 		Margin
of error 		Daniella
Levine Cava 		Esteban
Bovo 		Undecided
Change Research/Daniella Levine Cava[A][41] August 3–6, 2020 – (V)[c] – 39% 28% 33%
Bendixen and Amandi/Miami Herald[42] September 1–4, 2020 500 (LV) ± 4.5% 39% 32% 29%
Change Research/Daniella Levine Cava[A][43] September 14–17, 2020 436 (V) ± 4.7% 45% 32% 13%
Amandi On Air/Miami Herald[44] October 1–4, 2020 600 (V) – 45% 35% –
SEA Research/Daniella Levine Cava[A][45] October 20–22, 2020 407 (LV) ± 5.3% 45% 30% 25%

Results

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2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election[46]
Candidate Votes %
Daniella Levine Cava 576,647 53.97
Esteban Bovo 491,838 46.03
Total votes 1,068,485 100.00

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Barley, De Armas and Domond with 2%
  3. ^ Not yet released
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b c d e Poll sponsored by Cava's campaign.
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by Penelas' campaign.

References

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  2. ^ "Election Calendar". www.miamidade.gov. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
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  40. ^ Phil Prazan [@PhilPrazan] (August 15, 2020). "NEW: A neutral poll on the #MiamiDade Mayor race puts in public what many politicos say in private. This race is up for grabs. @SteveBovo - 21 @votedaniella - 18 @penelasformayor - 18 @XavierLSuarez1 - 8.5 Undecided - 25.5 #FlaPol #elections #Elections2020 @nbc6" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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