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Mayoral election in Miami, Florida (2021)
- Election date: 11/2/2021
- Registration deadline(s): 10/4/2021[1]
- Online registration: Yes[2]
- Same-day registration: No
- Start of early voting: 10/23/2021[3][4]
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): 11/2/2021 (received)[5][6]
- Voter ID: Photo ID
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.[7]
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| 2021 Miami elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: September 18, 2021 |
| General election: November 2, 2021 Runoff election: November 16, 2021 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Mayor |
| Total seats up: 1 (click here for other city elections) |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
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| U.S. municipal elections, 2021 |
The city of Miami, Florida, held a general election for mayor on November 2, 2021. A runoff election was scheduled for November 16, 2021, but canceled. The filing deadline for this election was September 18, 2021.
Elections
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Candidates and results
General election
General election for Mayor of Miami
Incumbent Francis Suarez defeated Max Martinez, Marie Exantus, Anthony Dutrow, and Francisco Pichel in the general election for Mayor of Miami on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Francis Suarez (Nonpartisan) | 78.6 | 21,485 | |
| Max Martinez (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 3,167 | ||
| Marie Exantus (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 1,187 | ||
| Anthony Dutrow (Nonpartisan) | 3.7 | 1,009 | ||
| Francisco Pichel (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 482 | ||
| Total votes: 27,330 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mayra Joli (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2021
November 2, 2021
- City elections in Miami, Florida (2021)
- City elections in Hialeah, Florida (2021)
- Mayoral election in Hialeah, Florida (2021)
- Miami, Florida, Biscayne Marine Partners Waterfront Development Lease Charter Amendment (November 2021)
November 16, 2021
Mayoral partisanship
Mayoral elections were held in 28 of the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2021. Once mayors elected in 2021 assumed office, the mayors of 64 of the country's 100 largest cities were affiliated with the Democratic Party.
The following top-100 mayoral offices changed partisan control in 2021:
- Mayor John J. Lee of North Las Vegas, Nevada, announced that he was changing his party affiliation from Democratic to Republican on April 6, 2021.[8]
- David Bronson (R) was elected as mayor of Anchorage, Alaska, on May 11, 2021. He assumed office on July 1, 2021, replacing nonpartisan Acting Mayor Austin Quinn-Davidson.
What was at stake?
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About the city
- See also: Miami, Florida
Miami is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida. As of 2020, its population was 442,241.
City government
- See also: Mayor-council government
The city of Miami uses a "mayor-city commissioner plan." In this form of municipal government, an elected board of commissioners serves as the city's primary legislative body while a mayor serves as the city's chief executive. The mayor appoints an administrative executive called a city manager to oversee day-to-day municipal operations and implement city policies.[9]
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Miami, Florida | ||
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| Miami | Florida | |
| Population | 442,241 | 21,538,187 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 35 | 53,653 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 65.4% | 71.6% |
| Black/African American | 16% | 15.9% |
| Asian | 1.3% | 2.8% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | N/A | 3.3% |
| Multiple | 12.6% | 6% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 72.5% | 25.8% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 78.3% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 31.5% | 30.5% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $44,268 | $57,703 |
| Persons below poverty level | 21.5% | 13.3% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Miami-Dade County, "Election Calendar (2021)," accessed July 27, 2021
- ↑ To register online, voters must have a either valid Florida driver license or Florida identification card. Voters without these materials may still use the online registration tool to pre-fill a registration form, which he or she must then print, sign, and mail/deliver to his or her county Supervisor of Elections' office.
- ↑ Miami-Dade County, "Early Voting," accessed July 27, 2021
- ↑ AARP, "How to Vote in Miami’s 2021 Municipal Elections," July 26, 2021
- ↑ Absentee/mail-in ballots must be received by 7:00 p.m. on Nov. 2, 2021. Ballots may be returned by mail, deposited at an early voting location during business hours, or hand-delivered to the Miami-Dade Elections Department during business hours. Learn more here.
- ↑ Miami-Dade County, "Vote-by-Mail Ballot," accessed July 27, 2021
- ↑ Miami-Dade County, "Voting on Election Day," accessed July 27, 2021
- ↑ Las Vegas Review-Journal, "North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee says he’s becoming a Republican," April 6, 2021
- ↑ Miami City Charter, Sec. 4a, accessed October 22, 2014
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