2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
Turnout	20.0%
Mayor before election; Carlos A. Giménez; Republican	Elected mayor ; Carlos A. Giménez; Republican

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.^[1] The election was officially nonpartisan.

Candidates

Edna Diaz, (Independent)
Carlos A. Giménez, incumbent mayor of Miami-Dade County (Republican)
Gary Delano Johnson, (Democratic)
Farid Khavari, economist and gubernatorial candidate in 2010 (Democratic)
Joe Martinez, Miami-Dade County commissioner (Republican)
Helen B. Williams, Miami-Dade County Public Schools administrator (Independent) 2008 candidate for Mayor^[2]
Denny Wood, activist (Independent)

Results

2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral election^[3]
Candidate	Votes	%
Carlos A. Giménez (incumbent)	126,525	54.23
Joe Martinez	71,814	30.78
Helen B. Williams	14,754	6.32
Denny Wood	6,900	2.96
Gary Delano Johnson	5,759	2.47
Edna Diaz	5,589	2.40
Farid Khavari	1,978	0.85
Total votes	233,319	100.00

References

^ "Dade - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
^ "Our Campaigns - Miami-Dade County Mayor Race - Aug 26, 2008".
^ "Dade - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.

[1] "Dade - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.

[2] "Our Campaigns - Miami-Dade County Mayor Race - Aug 26, 2008".

[3] "Dade - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.

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