2017 Miami mayoral election

The 2017 Miami mayoral election took place on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Mayor Tomás Regalado was term-limited and could not run for re-election. City Commissioner Francis Suarez, the son of former Mayor Xavier Suarez, ran to succeed him. He faced three little-known opponents and entered the election as the frontrunner, with endorsements from the Miami Herald and the Miami Times. Suarez ultimately won the election in a landslide, receiving 86 percent of the vote.

Infobox

Candidate

Francis Suarez

Popular vote

21,856

Percentage

85.81%

Tables

2017 Miami mayoral election results[7] · General election › Results

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

25,471

Candidate

100

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Francis Suarez	21,856	85.81
	Nonpartisan	Cynthia Jaquith	1,394	5.47
	Nonpartisan	Williams Armbrister	1,392	5.47
	Nonpartisan	Christian Canache	829	3.25
Total votes			25,471	100

References

Miami Herald
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article181998761.html
The Miami Times
https://www.miamitimesonline.com/opinion/editorials/suarez-for-mayor-yes-on-go-bond/article_a0c31d6c-bf0f-11e7-99fc-3b59bda79a26.html
Miami Herald
https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald/177238351/
Miami Herald: Naked Politics
https://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2017/07/socialist-workers-party-candidate-running-for-miami-mayor.html
Miami Herald: Naked Politics
https://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2016/02/former-david-rivera-staffer-joins-race-for-miami-dade-mayor-.html
Miami Herald: Naked Politics
https://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2016/11/third-candidate-enters-race-for-miami-mayor.html
"Fall Municipal Elections: Election Date: 11/7/2017"
https://enr.electionsfl.org/DAD/3007/Summary/