2025 Miami mayoral election
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The 2025 Miami mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent mayor Francis Suarez is term-limited and cannot run for a third term. Miami has runoff elections if no candidates can get a majority of the vote.[1]
The 2025 election cycle has been marred by early controversy. In June 2025, Miami city commissioners passed an ordinance that would change the election dates from odd-numbered to even-numbered years, citing voter turnout and the financial cost of elections as key factors. This ordinance would suspend the November 2025 elections until November 2026, giving incumbents an extra year in office. One of the candidates, Emilio T. Gonzalez, filed a lawsuit challenging the Commission's ordinance. Both the 11th Judicial Circuit and Third District Court of Appeal ruled in Gonzalez's favor, finding that the ordinance violated the Florida Constitution, the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter, and the City of Miami Charter.[2][3][4] The City of Miami soon after filed a motion to obtain a rehearing en banc.[5] This means that the entire Third District Court would hear the case as opposed to the customary three-judge panel.
Background
Incumbent mayor Francis Suarez, was re-elected in 2021 with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Democrat Max Martinez.
Primary election
Candidates
Declared
- Emilio Gonzalez, former city manager and former Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (Republican)[6]
- Eileen Higgins, Miami-Dade County commissioner and candidate for Florida's 27th congressional district in 2022 (Democratic)[7]
- Ken Russell, former city commissioner and candidate for Florida's 27th congressional district in 2022 (Democratic)[8]
- June Savage, real estate agent (Republican)[9]
- Xavier Suarez, former mayor and father of incumbent Francis Suarez (Republican)[10]
Filed paperwork
- Michael Hepburn, perennial candidate (Democratic)[11]
- Maxwell Martinez, perennial candidate[12]
- June Savage, real estate professional and perennial candidate[11]
Potential
- Joe Carollo, city commissioner and former mayor[13]
- Carlos Giménez, U.S. Representative from Florida's 28th congressional district (Republican)[14]
Declined
- Joe Sanchez, former city commissioner[11]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Emilio Gonzalez |
Eileen Higgins |
Ken Russell |
Xavier Suarez |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDW Communications (D)[15][A] | July 27 – August 1, 2025 | 511 (LV) | – | 15% | 36% | 12% | 7% | 11%[b] | 19% |
Notes
Partisan clients
- ^ This poll was sponsored by Ethical Leadership for Miami, which supports Higgins
References
- ^ "Election Calendar (2025)". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Costeines, Michael (July 1, 2025). "Attorneys File Lawsuit After Miami Cancels November's Mayoral Election". The Floridian. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Producer, John MacLauchlan Digital Content; University, CBS Miami John MacLauchlan is a digital content producer for CBS Miami He attended Florida State; MacLauchlan, graduated with a Communications degree John joined the CBS Miami digital team in February 2007 Read Full Bio John (July 21, 2025). "Miami's decision to postpone 2025 election without voter approval unconstitutional, judge rules - CBS Miami". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "City of Miami, Appellant, vs. Emilio Tomas Gonzalez, et al., Appellees" (PDF). Florida Third District Court of Appeals. July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Riski, Tess (August 7, 2025). "Miami wants another day in court: City asks for rehearing in election case". The Miami Herald. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
- ^ Riski, Tess (April 9, 2025). "Ex-city manager files to run for Miami mayor: 'Stop voting for the clowns'". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (April 2, 2025). "Eileen Higgins enters Miami Mayor's race, vows to ensure city 'works for everyone'". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ^ Ceballos, Joshua (March 10, 2025). "Former Miami commissioner announces bid for mayoral race". WLRN-TV. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (July 10, 2025). "'Energized': Eileen Higgins camp reports raising nearly $350K in first 3 months of Miami Mayor bid". Florida Politics. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
- ^ Riski, Tess (July 22, 2025). "Xavier Suarez, Miami's first Cuban-born mayor, plans to run for mayor again". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Long list of potential 2025 Miami mayoral candidates starts to take form". Political Cortadito. December 17, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Riski, Tess (December 23, 2024). "What to expect in Miami 2025 politics: Carollo bros, ex-city manager could run for office". Miami Herald. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (July 22, 2025). "Morning Digest: An Arizona Democrat looks to expand the House playing field". Retrieved July 22, 2025.
- ^ Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (February 3, 2025). "Morning Digest: Nominate him now 'or I'm going to get it later,' threatens New York Republican". The Downballot. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Scheckner, Jesse (August 7, 2025). "Poll: Eileen Higgins leads race for Miami Mayor, but not enough to avoid a runoff". Florida Politics. Retrieved August 12, 2025.