2011 Hialeah mayoral special election

2011 Hialeah mayoral special election
November 1, 2011 (first round)
November 15, 2011 (runoff)
 
Candidate Carlos Hernández Raúl L. Martínez Rudy García
First round 12,074
39.53% 		10,529
34.47% 		7,838
25.66%
Runoff 19,055
60.89% 		12,239
39.11% 		Eliminated
Mayor before election

Carlos Hernández
Nonpartisan

Elected mayor

Carlos Hernández
Nonpartisan

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The 2011 Hialeah mayoral special election took place on November 15, 2011, following a first round on November 1, 2011. Former Mayor Julio Robaina resigned so that he could run for Mayor of Miami-Dade County.[1] Following Robaina's resignation, City Council President Carlos Hernández became Mayor.[2] Hernández ran in the special election to serve out the remaining two years of Robaina's term. He was challenged by former Mayor Raúl L. Martínez and former State Senator Rudy García. Though the race was formally nonpartisan, Hernández and García were Republicans, and Martínez was a Democrat.

In the first-round election, Hernández placed first with 40 percent of the vote, followed by Martínez with 34 percent and García with 26 percent. Because no candidate received a majority of the vote, a runoff election took place two weeks later. At the runoff election, Hernández defeated Martínez in a landslide, winning 61 percent of the vote.

Primary election

Candidates

Campaign

The mayoral election took place in the midst of steep cuts in city government finances lead by Hernández, which he campaigned on in the election.[6] However, Hernández was attacked for the depth of the cuts, including to the city fire department,[7] and his opponents criticized his handling of the budget. García called for a forensic audit, while Martínez argued that he was better-suited for reforming the city's budget, pointing to his past experience.[6] The Miami Herald endorsed García, whom they praised as "[s]mart and well-versed on budget-making" and predicted "would bring consensus to a city that desperately needs it."[8]

Results

Primary election results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Carlos Hernández 12,074 39.53%
Nonpartisan Raúl L. Martínez 10,529 34.47%
Nonpartisan Rudy García 7,838 25.66%
Nonpartisan George "Yoyito" Castro 100 0.33%
Total votes 30,541 100.00%

Runoff election

Results

2011 Hialeah mayoral special election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Carlos Hernández 19,055 60.89%
Nonpartisan Raúl L. Martínez 12,239 39.11%
Total votes 31,294 100.00%

References

  1. ^ Isensee, Laura (April 17, 2011). "Mayor Julio Robaina to leave office in May". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 3ND. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  2. ^ Isensee, Laura (May 29, 2011). "New acting mayor: I'm ready to take on budgets, contracts". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 3ND. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  3. ^ a b Mazzei, Patricia; Isensee, Laura (March 24, 2011). "And now, the next chapter: A domino effect of vacancies will be created by local-office contenders". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B, 2B. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  4. ^ Isensee, Laura (April 12, 2011). "Raul Martinez to seek his old job: mayor". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  5. ^ Isensee, Laura (May 1, 2011). "Ex-lawmaker jumps into mayor's race". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 3B. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Veiga, Christina (October 30, 2011). "Rocky city races heading to an end". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 3ND. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  7. ^ Mazzei, Patricia (October 7, 2011). "Firefighters back, for now: All 14 laid-off firefighters were rehired, at least temporarily". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "For Hialeah mayor". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. October 27, 2011. p. 18A. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
  9. ^ "Municipal Elections". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. August 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  10. ^ "Hialeah General Election". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. August 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
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