2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
The 2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on August 14, 2012. Incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez defeated County Commissioner Joe Martinez with over 50% of the vote, avoiding a November 6 runoff. The election was officially nonpartisan.
Candidates
- Edna Diaz,
- Carlos A. Giménez, incumbent mayor of Miami-Dade County
- Gary Delano Johnson,
- Farid Khavari, economist and gubernatorial candidate in 2010
- Joe Martinez, Miami-Dade County commissioner
- Helen B. Williams, Miami-Dade County Public Schools administrator 2008 candidate for Mayor
- Denny Wood, activist