2021 North Miami mayoral election

2021 North Miami mayoral election
	May 11, 2021
Mayor before election; Philippe Bien-Aime; Nonpartisan	Elected mayor ; Philippe Bien-Aime; Nonpartisan

The 2021 North Miami mayoral election took place on May 11, 2021. Incumbent Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by Michael Etienne, the former city clerk. During the campaign, Etienne attacked Bien-Aime for fiscal irresponsibility and argued that it was "absolutely imperative" to rein in the city's budget deficit, while Bien-Aime attacked Etienne for mismanagement of the city clerk's office.^[1] Bien-Aime ultimately defeated Etienne in a landslide, winning 64 percent of the vote to Etienne's 36 percent.^[2]

Bien-Aime would not end up serving out his full term as Mayor. In 2022, he unsuccessfully ran for the County Commission, forcing him to resign as mayor under Florida's resign-to-run law.^[3]

General election

Candidates

Philippe Bien-Aime, incumbent Mayor^[1]
Michael Etienne, former City Clerk^[1]

Results

2021 North Miami mayoral election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Philippe Ben-Aime (inc.)	3,334	63.86%
	Nonpartisan	Michael Etienne	1,887	36.14%
Total votes			5,221	100.00%

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Leibowitz, Aaron (April 17, 2021). "Ex-city clerk is taking on incumbent North Miami mayor. There's no love lost between them". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 7A. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
^ Leibowitz, Aaron (May 12, 2021). "Bien-Aime and Estime-Irvin top North Miami ballots while another race heads to runoff". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4A. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
^ Habersham, Raisa (November 25, 2022). "North Miami Council will appoint new mayor after delaying vote on moving election date". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4A. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
^ "North Miami Regular and Special Elections". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. August 16, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

[love_lost-1] Leibowitz, Aaron (April 17, 2021). "Ex-city clerk is taking on incumbent North Miami mayor. There's no love lost between them". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 7A. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[2] Leibowitz, Aaron (May 12, 2021). "Bien-Aime and Estime-Irvin top North Miami ballots while another race heads to runoff". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4A. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[3] Habersham, Raisa (November 25, 2022). "North Miami Council will appoint new mayor after delaying vote on moving election date". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 4A. Retrieved July 25, 2025.

[4] "North Miami Regular and Special Elections". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. August 16, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2025.

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