2021 Miami mayoral election explained

Election Name:	2021 Miami mayoral election
Flag Image:	Flag of Miami, Florida.svg
Country:	Miami
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2017 Miami mayoral election
Previous Year:	2017
Next Election:	2025 Miami mayoral election
Next Year:	2025
Election Date:	November 2, 2021
Image1:	File:FrancisSuarez (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Francis Suarez
Party1:	Republican Party of Florida
Popular Vote1:	21,479
Percentage1:	78.6%
Party2:	Florida Democratic Party
Popular Vote2:	3,166
Percentage2:	11.6%
Map Size:	250px
Mayor
Before Election:	Francis Suarez
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Francis Suarez
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 2021 Miami mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the mayor of Miami, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan. If no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first ballot, the top two candidates would have advanced to a runoff election on November 16, 2021.^[1]

Incumbent Republican mayor Francis Suarez was re-elected, receiving over 78% of the vote in the first ballot, thus avoiding the run-off. He was first elected in 2017, receiving 86% of the vote in the first ballot.

Candidates

Declared

• Anthony Melvin Dutrow, union organizer and Socialist Workers Party nominee for Utah's 3rd congressional district in 1990 (Socialist Workers)^{[2] [3]}
• Marie Frantz Exantus, businesswoman (Democratic)^[4]
• Max Martinez, businessman (Democratic)
• Frank Pichel, private investigator for Joe Carollo (Democratic)^[5]
• Francis Suarez, incumbent mayor (Republican)^[6]

Disqualified

• Mayra Joli, attorney and independent candidate for Florida's 27th congressional district in 2018 (Republican)^{[7] [8]}

Declined

• Tomás Regalado, former mayor of Miami (Republican)^[9]

External links

Official campaign websites

• Marie Frantz Exantus (D) for Mayor
• Maxwell Manuel Martinez (D) for Mayor
• Francis Suarez (R) for Mayor

Notes and References

1. Web site: Election Calendar (2021). 2021-04-25. www.miamidade.gov. en. 2021-04-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418061046/https://www.miamidade.gov/global/service.page. dead.
2. News: 1990-11-05. Anthony Melvin Dutrow (SWP). 2. The Daily Herald. 2021-04-25.
3. News: Leibowitz. Aaron. April 13, 2021. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez's committee has its biggest fundraising haul yet in March. Miami Herald. April 24, 2021.
4. Web site: The city of Miami is having an election in November. Here is the list of candidates. . September 19, 2021 . Miami Herald.
5. Web site: 2021-10-01. Miami Mayoral Candidate Frank Pichel Facing Felony Charge Of Impersonating Police Officer. live. 2021-11-01. CBS Miami. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20211001165029/https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/10/01/miami-mayoral-candidate-frank-pichel-charge-impersonating-police-officer/ . 2021-10-01 .
6. News: Levin. Jonathan. 2021-04-07. Miami Mayor Tries to Build a Tech Mecca, One Tweet at a Time. en. Bloomberg Businessweek. 2021-04-25.
7. Web site: June 11, 2021. STATEMENT OF CANDIDATE. live. June 15, 2021. Voter Focus. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715022132/https://www.voterfocus.com/CampaignFinance/pdf_muncitymiami/doc_66_20210614124246_DS-DE_84.pdf . 2021-07-15 .
8. Web site: Flechas. Joey. October 19, 2021. She lives in the Gables, but she tried to run for Miami mayor. A judge had to step in.. live. October 25, 2021. Miami Herald. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019005300/https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article255102772.html . 2021-10-19 .
9. Web site: De Valle. Elaine. December 28, 2020. More elections to come in 2021, including the Big 4 and lots of littles – Political Cortadito. live. 2021-04-25. Political Cortadito. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20201228130743/http://www.politicalcortadito.com/2020/12/28/elections-2021-big-4/ . 2020-12-28 .