Elections

“Let’s be clear, in Virginia and New Jersey, the GOP would have had a much better chance of winning if the Hispanic vote would have stuck with the GOP," Salazar said in her widely viewed social media post

Tuesday night's municipal elections brought a mix of continuity and change to South Florida, with a close mayoral race in Miami Beach and an upset in a Homestead council race. In the Florida Keys, two incumbents got re-elected to the city council in Marathon.

City of Miami voters Oscar Elio Alejandro, Victor Milanes, and Alex Almirola filed the legal action, demanding the "term limits reform overwhelmingly approved by voters through Referendum 4" be enforced "immediately and without exception."

The runoff election will take place on December 9th.

In a landslide victory in a crowded field, Hialeah's previous youngest councilmember makes history as the city's youngest mayor.

Marathon, in Monroe County, and five cities across Miami-Dade — Miami, Hialeah, Homestead, Miami Beach and Surfside — are holding municipal elections today. WLRN breaks down the key issues and races, with many voters saying affordability is top of mind as they cast their ballots. Over a dozen candidates are running for Miami mayor, in the city's most competitive race in years.

The Republican-controlled Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration have made a series of changes to the election system in recent years, spurring controversies and legal challenges. Secretary of State Cord Byrd has expressed confidence in the integrity and security of Florida’s election system.

An appeals-court panel has put on hold a judge’s ruling that blocked parts of a law prohibiting non-Florida residents and non-U.S. citizens from collecting signatures for ballot proposals.

Resurrecting longstanding complaints about how U.S. elections are run, President Donald Trump this week reiterated that he wants faster election results, but doesn’t want voting machines.

Meiner was first elected in November 2023 and is touting his record during his first-term "successfully cracking down on spring break chaos and crime, and prioritizing the prosperity of Miami Beach residents and small businesses."

In its ruling Thursday, the court upheld a lower court’s ruling that the city had violated both its own charter and the Miami-Dade County Home Rule Charter when it voted last month to postpone the November 2025 mayoral and commission election.

A circuit judge has scheduled an expedited hearing this week to weigh whether the City of Miami had the right to postpone the November 2025 election by a year.