2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
The 2016 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on November 8, 2016. After a primary on August 30, incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez defeated Miami-Dade School Board member Raquel Regalado on November 8. The election was officially nonpartisan. The race was marred by controversy, including attempts by Regalado to take Giménez off the ballot and accusations that Giménez was responsible for flyers suggesting Regalado was in association with then Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Candidates
Advanced to runoff
- Carlos A. Giménez, mayor of Miami-Dade County
- Raquel Regalado, Miami-Dade School Board member
Eliminated in primary
- Frederick Bryant, printer
- Benjamin "B. J." Chiszar, former chair of the Miami-Dade County Democratic Party
- Miguel A. Eizmendiz, former political consultant
- Farid Khavari, former gubernatorial candidate in 2010 and 2014
- Alfred Santamaria, former staffer for David Rivera