2024 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

2024 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
← 2020 August 20, 2024; Officially nonpartisan 2028 →
	Results by precinct; Levine Cava: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Cid: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% >90%; Tie: 30-40% 50% No data
Mayor before election; Daniella Levine Cava; Democratic	Elected Mayor ; Daniella Levine Cava; Democratic

The 2024 Miami-Dade County mayoral election was held on August 20, 2024, to elect the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan; a runoff election would have occurred on November 5, 2024, if no candidate won a majority of the vote.^[1]

Incumbent Daniella Levine Cava, first elected in 2020 with 54.0% of the vote, was re-elected in a landslide.^[2]

On election night, early returns and precinct-level data indicated that Levine Cava would win every municipality except for Miami Lakes, home to her main opponent Manny Cid.^[3]

Candidates

Declared

Daniella Levine Cava, incumbent mayor (2020–present) (party preference: Democratic)^[4]
Manny Cid, mayor of Miami Lakes (2016–present) (party preference: Republican)^[5]
Shlomo Danzinger, former mayor of Surfside (party preference: Republican)^[6]
Carlos Garín, actor and candidate for Florida's 28th congressional district in 2022 (party preference: Republican)^[7]
Alexander Otaola, social media influencer and activist (party preference: Republican)^[8]
Miguel Quintero, trapeze artist (party preference: Libertarian)^[9]
Eddy Rojas, cargo and transportation executive (party preference: Independent)^[7]

Withdrawn

Monique Barley, business consultant, daughter of former state representative Roy Hardemon, and candidate for mayor in 2020 (party preference: Democratic)^[6] (ran for state house)^[10]

Declined

Jeanette Nuñez, lieutenant governor of Florida (2019–present) (party preference: Republican)^[11]

General election

Endorsements

Manny Cid

Organizations

Associated Builders and Contractors Florida East Coast^[9]
Miami Young Republicans^[12]

Daniella Levine Cava

Local officials

Javier Fernandez, mayor of South Miami^[13]
Dan Gelber, mayor of Miami Beach^[13]
22 other mayors^[a]^[13]

Individuals

Uncle Luke, rapper^[15]

Labor unions

American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Florida^[16]
Metro Dade Firefighters (IAFF Local 1403)^[7]
Service Employees International Union Florida and SEIU 32BJ^[17]^[18]
South Florida AFL–CIO^[19]
Teamsters Local 769^[7]
UNITE HERE Local 355^[20]

Organizations

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Daniella Levine Cava	Manny Cid	Alexander Otaola	Other	Undecided
Dark Horse Strategies (R)^[23]^[A]	May 14, 2024	474 (LV)	± 5.0%	41%	20%	6%	3%^[c]	29%
EMC Research^[24]	November 13–16, 2023	348 (LV)	± 4.0%	66%	16%	15%	–	2%
EMC Research^[25]^[B]	August 29 – September 2, 2023	1,987 (LV)	± 5.2%	56%	12%	–	–	32%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[b]	Margin of error	Daniella Levine Cava	Carlos Giménez	Alexander Otaola	Undecided
EMC Research^[25]^[B]	August 29 – September 2, 2023	1,987 (LV)	± 5.2%	55%	19%	8%	18%

Results

2024 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
Candidate	Votes	%
Daniella Levine Cava (incumbent)	163,597	57.93%
Manny Cid	64,985	23.01%
Alexander Otaola	33,252	11.78%
Carlos Garín	8,333	2.95%
Shlomo Danzinger	5,300	1.88%
Eddy Rojas	3,608	1.28%
Miguel Quintero	3,313	1.17%
Total votes	282,388	100%

Notes

↑ Shlomo Danzinger previously endorsed Levine Cava, but rescinded his endorsement after launching a campaign himself.^[14]
1 2 Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
↑ Shlomo Danzinger with 2%; "Other" with 1%

Partisan clients

↑ Poll commissioned by Cid's campaign
1 2 Poll commissioned by Levine Cava's campaign

References

↑ "Election Calendar (2024)". miamidade.gov.
↑ "Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava wins reelection". NBC 6 South Florida. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
↑ Hanks, Douglas (August 26, 2024). "Did your city vote for Daniella Levine Cava in the Miami-Dade mayor race? Take a look". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 30, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ Scheckner, Jesse (March 1, 2023). "Daniella Levine Cava launches re-election campaign for Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
↑ Hanks, Douglas (September 1, 2023). "It's mayor versus mayor in 2024 as Levine Cava gets a GOP challenger from Miami Lakes". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 7, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
1 2 Scheckner, Jesse (April 23, 2024). "Shlomo Danzinger, Surfside's recently supplanted Mayor, seeks Miami-Dade's top elected job". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
1 2 3 4 Scheckner, Jesse (February 20, 2024). "Firefighters union, Teamsters back Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
↑ "He's a conservative Cuban-American YouTube star. Now he's running for Miami-Dade mayor". Miami Herald. April 20, 2023.
1 2 Scheckner, Jesse (July 23, 2024). "Associated Builders and Contractors chapter endorses Manny Cid for Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
↑ "6 seeking vacant state House 107 seat". South Florida Times. February 8, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
↑ Hanks, Douglas (March 1, 2023). "Which Republicans could challenge Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in Miami-Dade in 2024?". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
↑ Scheckner, Jesse (July 9, 2024). "'Manny will put residents first': Miami Young Republicans back Manny Cid for county Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
1 2 3 Scheckner, Jesse (September 6, 2023). "25 city Mayors endorse Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
↑ Scheckner, Jesse (April 25, 2024). "Shlomo Danzinger rescinds endorsement of Miami-Dade Mayor after launching bid to unseat her". Florida Politics.
↑ Scheckner, Jesse (February 7, 2024). "'That's my girl': Uncle Luke backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
1 2 Scheckner, Jesse (October 25, 2023). "Equality Florida Action PAC backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.
↑ Scheckner, Jesse (December 6, 2023). "Daniella Levine Cava again scores endorsement from SEIU Florida". Florida Politics.
↑ Scheckner, Jesse (November 14, 2023). "Service workers union backs 'fearless' Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
↑ Scheckner, Jesse (September 4, 2023). "South Florida AFL-CIO backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
↑ Scheckner, Jesse (September 22, 2023). "Service workers union backs 'true partner' Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.
↑ Scheckner, Jesse (August 1, 2023). "'A steadfast leader': EMILY's List backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.
↑ Scheckner, Jesse (September 14, 2023). "Sierra Club endorses Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
↑ Dark Horse Strategies (R)
↑ EMC Research
1 2 EMC Research

[15] Shlomo Danzinger previously endorsed Levine Cava, but rescinded his endorsement after launching a campaign himself.^[14]

[Key-24] 1 2 Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[27] Shlomo Danzinger with 2%; "Other" with 1%

[26] Poll commissioned by Cid's campaign

[DLC-30] 1 2 Poll commissioned by Levine Cava's campaign

[1] "Election Calendar (2024)". miamidade.gov.

[2] "Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava wins reelection". NBC 6 South Florida. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[3] Hanks, Douglas (August 26, 2024). "Did your city vote for Daniella Levine Cava in the Miami-Dade mayor race? Take a look". Miami Herald. Retrieved August 30, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[4] Scheckner, Jesse (March 1, 2023). "Daniella Levine Cava launches re-election campaign for Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

[5] Hanks, Douglas (September 1, 2023). "It's mayor versus mayor in 2024 as Levine Cava gets a GOP challenger from Miami Lakes". Miami Herald. Retrieved September 7, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[supplanted-6] 1 2 Scheckner, Jesse (April 23, 2024). "Shlomo Danzinger, Surfside's recently supplanted Mayor, seeks Miami-Dade's top elected job". Florida Politics. Retrieved April 23, 2024.

[back-7] 1 2 3 4 Scheckner, Jesse (February 20, 2024). "Firefighters union, Teamsters back Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

[8] "He's a conservative Cuban-American YouTube star. Now he's running for Miami-Dade mayor". Miami Herald. April 20, 2023.

[abc-9] 1 2 Scheckner, Jesse (July 23, 2024). "Associated Builders and Contractors chapter endorses Manny Cid for Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[10] "6 seeking vacant state House 107 seat". South Florida Times. February 8, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.

[11] Hanks, Douglas (March 1, 2023). "Which Republicans could challenge Mayor Daniella Levine Cava in Miami-Dade in 2024?". Miami Herald. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

[12] Scheckner, Jesse (July 9, 2024). "'Manny will put residents first': Miami Young Republicans back Manny Cid for county Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[dlcend-13] 1 2 3 Scheckner, Jesse (September 6, 2023). "25 city Mayors endorse Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[14] Scheckner, Jesse (April 25, 2024). "Shlomo Danzinger rescinds endorsement of Miami-Dade Mayor after launching bid to unseat her". Florida Politics.

[16] Scheckner, Jesse (February 7, 2024). "'That's my girl': Uncle Luke backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[eqflorida-17] 1 2 Scheckner, Jesse (October 25, 2023). "Equality Florida Action PAC backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.

[18] Scheckner, Jesse (December 6, 2023). "Daniella Levine Cava again scores endorsement from SEIU Florida". Florida Politics.

[19] Scheckner, Jesse (November 14, 2023). "Service workers union backs 'fearless' Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[20] Scheckner, Jesse (September 4, 2023). "South Florida AFL-CIO backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved September 7, 2023.

[21] Scheckner, Jesse (September 22, 2023). "Service workers union backs 'true partner' Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.

[22] Scheckner, Jesse (August 1, 2023). "'A steadfast leader': EMILY's List backs Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics.

[23] Scheckner, Jesse (September 14, 2023). "Sierra Club endorses Daniella Levine Cava for re-election as Miami-Dade Mayor". Florida Politics. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[25] Dark Horse Strategies (R)

[28] EMC Research

[EMC_Research-29] 1 2 EMC Research

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