MIAMI – The City of Miami is holding a Special Election Monday to elect a new city commissioner.
Voters in Miami’s District 2 will elect a commissioner to serve out the remainder of a term vacated by Ken Russell, who had to resign before the end of his four-year term because he ran for Congress last year.
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Candidates for the city commission were required to reside within the district for at least one year before qualifying and to remain in the district for the duration of their term of office.
Below is the list of District 2 candidates on the 2023 ballot:
According to campaign finance reports, Martin Zilber has gained $129,260 through monetary contributions, the most of any candidate.
Curious about who is financially backing the candidates? Viewers can review the campaign finance reports for all the candidates here, provided by the City of Miami Clerk’s Office.
According to the Miami-Dade County Elections Department, there are 49,195 active eligible voters for the Miami Special Election.
As of 8:20 a.m. Monday, the Miami-Dade County Elections Department reported a voter turnout of 8.46%.
Of the active eligible voters 3,219 voted by mail, three are provisional ballots and 851 voters turned out during early voting.
Just over an hour after polls opened Monday morning, 90 people had voted.
According to a Miami-Dade County Elections Department spokesperson, “turnout for municipal elections is historically 10-15 percent.”
Click here to view polling locations. Polls close at 7 p.m.