Nov 1, 2023 - News

Your guide to Miami's November elections

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Election Day is on Tuesday. Voters will be picking a new Miami Beach mayor and deciding the political future of a suspended Miami commissioner arrested on corruption charges.

What's happening: Five cities and towns across Miami-Dade County are holding elections Nov. 7 as residents choose new local leaders and set government policy.

How to vote: Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah offer early voting through Nov. 5 at announced polling locations.

  • Homestead offers early voting through Nov. 4.
  • Surfside is not offering early voting.
  • If you wait for Election Day, you must go to your assigned polling place to vote. Bring your ID.
  • On Election Day, polls will be open from 7am–7pm.

What we're watching: Will voters re-elect suspended Miami Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla, who was arrested on corruption charges in September?

  • Even if Díaz de la Portilla beats his four challengers in the District 1 race, Gov. Ron DeSantis could suspend him from office again. (Díaz de la Portilla has denied the charges and pleaded not guilty.)
  • District 1 encompasses Allapattah, Flagami, Grapeland Heights, the Health District and parts of Little Havana, according to the Miami Herald.
  • The other candidates are Miguel Angel Gabela, Francisco "Frank" Pichel, Mercedes "Merci" Rodriguez and Marvin Tapia.

What else: Miami's District 2 and 4 commission seats are also up for grabs, as incumbent commissioners Sabina Covo and Manolo Reyes look to retain their positions.

In Miami Beach, voters will elect a new mayor for the first time in six years, as term limits prevent Mayor Dan Gelber from running again.

  • The race is between former City Commissioner Michael Gongora, former Commissioner and ex-state Rep. Mike Grieco, current City Commissioner Steven Meiner and former MTV International CEO Bill Roedy.
  • Voters will also elect three new commissioners.

Hialeah is holding city council elections in Groups I and IV.

  • Incumbent council members Monica Nicole Perez and Vivian Casáls-Muñoz look to retain their seats.

Homestead has four city council seats up for grabs.

  • Incumbent council members Sean L. Fletcher and Larry Roth are running for re-election while the other two seats are open.

In Surfside, voters will consider five ballot questions, including removing limitations on town indebtedness and extending terms in office for elected officials.

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