2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral special election

Miami-Dade County mayoral election, 2011

May 24, 2011 and June 28, 2011
Turnout	16.51% 0.21 pp
Candidate Carlos A. Giménez Julio Robaina Party Republican Republican Popular vote 102,445 98,337 Percentage 51.02% 48.98%
Mayor before election Carlos Álvarez Republican Elected Mayor Carlos A. Giménez Republican

The 2011 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on May 24, 2011 and June 28, 2011 after the recall of County Mayor Carlos Álvarez earlier that year. After a May 24 first round, former County Commissioner Carlos A. Giménez narrowly defeated Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina in a June 28 runoff. The election was officially nonpartisan.

Candidates

• Carlos Gimenez, County commissioner and former City of Miami Fire chief
• Julio Robaina, Mayor of Hialeah
• Marcelo Llorente, former state representative district 116
• Luther Campbell, rapper and political
• Roosevelt Bradley, businessman and member of the Miami-Dade Transit
• Jose "Pepe" Cancio, County Commission
• Jefferey Lampert
• Gabrielle Redfern, candidate for Miami Beach City commission
• Wilbur "Short Stop" Bell, Candidate for Dade County Commission district 3
• Eddie Lewis, candidate Miami Dade County Property Appraiser in 2008
• Farid Khavari, economist and gubernatorial candidate in 2010

First Round Results

Miami-Dade County mayoral election, 2011

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julio Robaina	64,507	33.76%
	Republican	Carlos A. Giménez	55,180	28.87%
	Republican	Marcelo Llorente	28,334	14.83%
	Democratic	Luther Campbell	20,982	10.98%
	Democratic	Roosevelt Bradley	7,293	3.82%
	Republican	Jose 'Pepe' Cancio	5,464	2.86%
	Republican	Jeffery Lampert	2,619	1.37%
	Democratic	Gabrielle Redfern	2,446	1.28%
	Democratic	Wilbur Bell	2,261	1.18%
	Democratic	Eddie Lewis	126	0.66%
	Democratic	Farid Khavari	763	0.40%