2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

The 2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on November 8, 2016. After a primary on August 30, incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez defeated Miami-Dade School Board member Raquel Regalado on November 8.^[1] The election was officially nonpartisan. The race was marred by controversy, including attempts by Regalado to take Giménez off the ballot^[2] and accusations that Giménez was responsible for flyers suggesting Regalado was in association with then Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump.^[3]

2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

← 2012 August 30, 2016 (first round) November 8, 2016 (runoff) 2020 →
Turnout	20.5% (first round) 72.4% (runoff)
Candidate Carlos A. Giménez Raquel Regalado First round 121,891 47.6% 81,952 32.0% Runoff 475,547 55.8% 376,249 44.2%   Candidate Frederick Bryant Alfred Santamaria First round 22,710 8.9% 22,277 8.7% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
Results by precinct Giménez:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Regalado:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No data
Mayor before election Carlos A. Giménez Republican Elected mayor Carlos A. Giménez Republican

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

• Carlos A. Giménez, mayor of Miami-Dade County (Republican Party)^[4]
• Raquel Regalado, Miami-Dade School Board member (Republican Party)^[5]

Eliminated in primary

• Frederick Bryant, printer (Democratic Party)^[6]
• Benjamin "B. J." Chiszar, former chair of the Miami-Dade County Democratic Party (Democratic Party)^[7]
• Miguel A. Eizmendiz, former political consultant (Independent)^[8]
• Farid Khavari, former gubernatorial candidate in 2010 and 2014 (Democratic Party)^[9]
• Alfred Santamaria, former staffer for David Rivera (Republican Party)^[10]

Declined

• Jean Monestime, Chairman of County Commission (Democratic Party)^[11]
• Xavier Suarez, County Commissioner and former mayor of Miami (Independent)^[12]

Primary election

2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election^[13]

Candidate		Votes	%
Carlos A. Giménez (incumbent)		121,891	47.61
Raquel Regalado		81,952	32.01
Frederick Bryant		22,710	8.87
Alfred Santamaria		22,277	8.70
Farid Khavari		2,967	1.16
Benjamin "B. J." Chiszar		2,669	1.04
Miguel A. Eizmendiz		1,546	0.60
Total votes		256,012	100.00

General election

2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election runoff^[14]

Candidate		Votes	%
Carlos A. Giménez (incumbent)		475,547	55.83
Raquel Regalado		376,249	44.17
Total votes		851,796	100.00