While the race for the White House will be the most closely watched race in the general election, there are many other important races that will be voted on in South Florida.
Below is a list of races and candidates running for office in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties. Registered voters may also view Local 10′s 2020 voter guide to find their sample ballot and other useful information.
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CONGRESSIONAL RACES:
U.S. Representative District 20:
Greg Musselwhite (R)
Alcee Hastings (D)
U.S. Representative District 22:
James Pruden (R)
Ted Deutch (D)
U.S. Representative District 23:
Carla Spalding (R)
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D)
U.S. Representative District 24:
Lavern Spicer (R)
Frederica Wilson (D)
Christine Alexandria Olivo (NPA)
U.S. Representative District 26:
Carlos Gimenez (R)
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D)
U.S. Representative District 27:
Donna Shalala (D)
Maria Elvira Salazar (R)
FL State Representative District 101:
Vincent “Vinny” Parlatore (R)
Marie Woodson (D)
FL State Representative District 103:
Tom Fabricio (R)
Cindy Polo (D)
FL State Representative District 104:
George Navarini (R)
Robin Bartleman (D)
State Representative District 105:
David Borrero (R)
Maureen Porras (D)
State Representative District 110:
Alex Rizo (R)
Annette Collazo (D)
FL State Representative District 111:
Bryan Avila (R)
Ross Elde Hancock (D)
FL State Representative District 112:
Bruno Barreiro (R)
Nicholas Xavier Duran (D)
FL State Representative District 114:
Demi Busatta Cabrera (R)
Jean-Pierre Bado (D)
FL State Representative District 115:
Vance Aloupis (R)
Franccesca Cesti-Browne (D)
FL State Representative District 116:
Daniel Perez (R)
Bob Lynch (D)
FL State Representative District 118:
Anthony Rodriguez (R)
Ricky Junquera (D)
FL State Representative District 119:
Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R)
Imtiaz Ahmad Mohammad (D)
FL State Representative District 120:
James “Jim” Vernon Mooney (R)
Clint Barras (D)
FL State Representative District 92:
Patricia Hawkins-Williams (D)
Nancy St. Clair (NPA)
FL State Representative District 93:
Chip LaMarca (R)
Linda Thompson Gonzalez (D)
FL State Representative District 96:
Christine Hunschofsky (D)
State Senator District 29:
Brian Norton (R)
Tina Polsky (D)
FL State Senator District 35:
Shevrin ‘Shev’ Jones (D)
FL State Senator District 37:
Ileana Garcia (R)
Jose Javier Rodriguez (D)
Alex Rodriguez (NPA)
FL State Senator District 39:
Ana Maria Rodriguez (R)
Javier Fernandez (D)
Celso Alfonso (NPA)
FLORIDA CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
FL Constitutional Amendment 1, Citizenship Requirement to Vote:
Yes
No
Constitutional Amendment 2, Raising Florida’s Minimum Wage
Yes
No
Constitutional Amendment 3, Open Primary Elections:
Yes
No
FL Constitutional Amendment 4, Approval of Constitutional Amendments:
Yes
No
FL Constitutional Amendment 5, Homestead Property Tax Assessments:
Yes
No
Constitutional Amendment 6, Tax Cut Spouses of Fallen & Disabled Veterans:
Yes
No
STATE COURTS:
Florida Supreme Court Justice Carlos Muniz:
Yes
No
District Court of Appeal - Judge Bronywn Catherine Miller:
Yes
No
District Court of Appeal - Judge Monica Gordo:
Yes
No
District Court of Appeal - Judge Eric William Hendon:
Yes
No
District Court of Appeal - Judge Jeannine Lobree:
Yes
No
District Court of Appeal - Judge Thomas Logue:
Yes
No
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY RACES:
Miami-Dade County Mayor:
Daniella Levine Cava
Esteban Bovo
Miami-Dade Commission, District 3:
Keon Hardemon
Gepsie Metellus
Miami-Dade Commission, District 5:
Renier Diaz de la Portilla
Eileen Higgins
Miami-Dade Commission, District 7:
Cindy Lerner
Raquel Regalado
Miami-Dade Commission, District 9:
Elvis Maldonado
Kionne McGhee
Miami-Dade Clerk of Court:
Harvey Ruvin (D)
Rubin Young (NPA)
Miami-Dade School Board Member, District 3:
Lucia Baez-Geller
Russ Rywell
Miami-Dade School Board Member, District 5:
Christi Fraga
Mara Zapata
Miami-Dade School Board Member, District 9:
Dennis C. Moss
Luisa Santos
Miami-Dade County Referendum 1, Establish Independent Inspector:
Yes
No
Miami-Dade County Referendum 2, Elections for Mayoral & Commissioner Vacancies:
Yes
No
Miami-Dade Co. Referendum 3, Nonpartisan Election of Certain Public Positions:
Yes
No
Aventura City Commissioner, Seat 1:
Linda Marks
Barry Silverstein
Aventura City Commissioner, Seat 5:
Rachel Saltzman Friedland
Joshua Mandall
Gladys Mezrahi
Bal Harbour Referendum, Measuring Homes from Base Flood Elevation:
Yes
No
Biscayne Park Commissioner:
William Abreu
Arturo Jose Gonzalez
Judi Hamelburg
Alfred Jonas
MacDonald Kennedy
William Tudor
Cutler Bay Vice Mayor:
Michael Callahan
Sean Salazar
David Zoll
Cutler Bay Council Member, Seat 2:
Suzy Lord
Jose Rodriguez
Melyssa Sueiro
Debbie Waks
Doral Mayor:
Juan Carlos “JC” Bermudez
Victor Camara
Emmanuel “Manny” Sarmiento
Doral Councilmember, Seat 1:
Claudia Mariaca
Rafael Pineyro
Doral Councilmember, Seat 3:
Alberto Chavez
Juan Carlos Esquivel
Oscar Puig
Doral Referendum 1, Expand Role of Office of Charter Enforcement:
Yes
No
Doral Referendum 2, Naming City Properties:
Yes
No
Doral Referendum 3, Change Minimum Qualifications for City Manager:
Yes
No
Doral Referendum 4, Change Minimum Qualifications for City Attorney:
Yes
No
Doral Referendum 5, Eliminating Runoff Elections:
Yes
No
Doral Referendum 6, Change Charter Commission Review to 6 Years:
Yes
No
Hemingway Point Community Seat 1:
Cheryll Angell
Roy Louis Spallone
Key Biscayne Village Council (3 winners):
Jennifer Allegra
Matt Bramson
Franklin Caplan
Armando Chapelli
Reynaldo Figueredo
Michael Kelly
Louisa Lincoln Conway
Allison McCormick
Brett Moss
Oscar Sardinas
Key Biscayne Referendum, General Obligation Bonds:
Yes
No
Lakes by the Bay Community Seat 2:
William Augustine Pacetti
John Soleo
Majorca Isles Community Seat 1:
Ernice Elie-Sturrup
Josianne Stewart
Medley Mayor:
Roberto Martell
Lily Stefano
Medley Council Member:
Evelyn Bassaure
Griselia DiGiacomo
Yesenia Martinez
Ivan Pacheco
Lourdes Rodriguez
Gerardo “Gerry” Silva
Medley Council Member 2nd Contest:
Lizelh Ayala
Carlos Alexander Benedetto
Karina Pacheco
Miami Beach Referendum 1, Funding for Marina Park Project:
Yes
No
Miami Beach Referendum 2, Approval of Property Sale for Marina Park Project:
Yes
No
Miami Beach Referendum 3, Lease of Miami Beach Marina:
Yes
No
Miami Beach Referendum 4, Historic Building Reconstruction:
Yes
No
Miami Beach Referendum 5, Wolfsonian Arts District Floor Area Ratio:
Yes
No
Miami Beach Referendum 6, Building Floor Area Calculations:
Yes
No
Miami Gardens Mayor:
Rodney Harris
Sharon Pritchett
Miami Gardens Council Member Seat 1:
Shannon Campbell
Robert Stephens
Miami Gardens Council Member Seat 3:
Shannan Ighodaro
Patricia “Pat” Wright
Miami Gardens Council Member Seat 5:
Linda Julien
Andre Williams
Miami Lakes Councilmember Seat 1:
Tony Fernandez
Nayib Hassan
Miami Lakes Councilmember Seat 3:
Ray Garcia
Marilyn Ruano
North Miami Beach Mayor:
Anthony “Tony” DeFillipo
Bruce Kusens
North Miami Beach Commission Group 3:
Ruth Abeckjerr
Henry Raphael Dube
Daniela Jean
Ketley Joachim
Margaret “Margie” Love
Dianne Weiss Raulson
North Miami Beach Commission Group 5:
McKenzie Fleurimond
Liliya Spektor
North Miami Beach Commission Group 7:
Michael Joseph
Antonio Ortega
Opa-Locka Commission:
Randolph Aikens
Christina Banks
Sherelean Bass
Audrey Dominguez
Timothy Holmes
Dorothy Johnson
John Taylor
Veronica Williams
Palmetto Bay Vice Mayor:
Alan Farquharson
Edward “Ed” Silva
Leanne Tellam
Palmetto Bay Councilmember Seat 1:
Anna Hochkammer
Harry Speizer
Palmetto Bay Councilmember Seat 2:
Steve Cody
David Singer
Palmetto Bay Councilmember Seat 3:
Shannon Del Prado
Laura McNaughton
Palmetto Bay Referendum 1, 2 Single Member Districts:
Yes
No
Palmetto Bay Referendum 2, Private School Expansion Approval:
Yes
No
Palmetto Bay Referendum 3, Change From ‘Council’ to ‘Commission:’
Yes
No
Palmetto Bay Referendum 4, Preventing Decrease of Park Sizes:
Yes
No
Palmetto Bay Referendum 5, Informational Inquiries of Village Employees:
Yes
No
Palmetto Bay Referendum 6, Approval for Selling & Leasing Village Land:
Yes
No
Palmetto Bay Referendum 7, Monthly Reports by City Manager:
Yes
No
South Dade Venture Community Seat 1:
Curtis Cooper
Juan Rosa
South Dade Venture Community Seat 4:
Eduardo Alonso
Jessica Cabrera
South Dade Venture Community Seat 5:
Maycol Enriquez
Victor Valladares
South Miami Referendum 1, Land Use & Development Regulations:
Yes
No
South Miami Referendum 2, Change of City Election Dates:
Yes
No
Stonegate Community Seat 1:
Alberto Eiras
Raider Ferro
Sunny Isles Beach Commission Seat 1:
Justen Fischer
Larisa Svechin
Sunny Isles Beach Commission Seat 3:
Greg Capra
Dana Goldman
Fabiola Stuyvesant
Surfside Referendum 1, Undergrounding of Utilities:
Yes
No
Surfside Referendum 2, Restrictions on Sale, Lease of Town-Owned Property:
Yes
No
Surfside Referendum 3, Approval of Indebtedness:
Yes
No
BROWARD COUNTY RACES:
Broward Sheriff:
H. Wayne Clark (R)
Gregory Tony (D)
Charles “Chuck” Whatley (NPA)
Broward Supervisor of Elections:
Catherine McBreen (R)
Joe Scott (D)
Broward State Attorney:
Gregg Rossman (R)
Harold Fernandez Pryor (D)
Broward Public Defender:
Gordon Weekes
Broward County Commission District 7:
Timothy “Tim” Ryan (D)
Broward County Commission District 9:
Dale Holness (D)
Broward County School Board Seat 9:
Debra Hixon
Jeff Holness
Broward Circuit Court Group 16:
Dennis Daniel Bailey
George Odom
Broward Ballot Question, County Recorder Duties Transferred:
Yes
No
Broward Charter Question, Surtax-Funded Transportation Improvements:
Yes
No
Broward Soil & Water Conserv District Seat 5:
Fred Segal
Beau Simon
Coconut Creek Referendum: Seating Commissioners:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Commissioner Term Limits:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Selection of Coconut Creek Mayor & Vice Mayor:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Commission Voting Requirements:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, City Commission Duties & Authority:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Filling Vacant Commission Seat:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Charter Consistency:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Commissioners Voting:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Independent Auditor:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Ordinances for Leases:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Coconut Creek City Manager Residency & Removal:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Coconut Creek Short-Term Acting City Manager:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Clerk & Deputy Clerk Duties:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Boards & Committees:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Lapse of Appropriations:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Initiative, Referendum & Recall:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Charter Review Board:
Yes
No
Coconut Creek Referendum, Redistricting Board:
Yes
No
Cooper City Mayor:
Mike Bufalo
Greg Ross
Cooper City Commission District 4:
Joshua Giancarlo
Jennifer Goldfarb
Amy Lynn Rosen
Marty Sherwood
Ryan Shrouder
Cooper City Amendment, Advisory Boards & Limitations on Multiple Boards:
Yes
No
Cooper City Amendment, Remedies for Violation of Charter:
Yes
No
Cooper City Amendment, City Commissioners & Residency:
Yes
No
Cooper City Amendment, Swearing In Newly-Elected Commissioners:
Yes
No
Cooper City Amendment, City Manager Hiring & Qualifications:
Yes
No
Cooper City Amendment, City Manager’s Authority:
Yes
No
Cooper City Amendment, Administrative Assistant Change:
Yes
No
Cooper City Amendment, Annual Budget Submission:
Yes
No
Cooper City Amendment, Annual Audit:
Yes
No
Cooper City Amendment, Capital Projects:
Yes
No
Cooper City Amendment, Review Board:
Yes
No
Coral Springs Commission Seat 3:
Randal Cutter
Noor Fawzy
Andy Kasten
Nancy Metayer
Jose “Joe” Morera
Abel Pena
Coral Springs Commission Seat 5:
Joy Carter
Cathy Remy
Joyce Davis
Bobbie Grace
Bill Harris
Tamara James
Marco Anthony Salvino
Dania Beach Commission At Large:
Tony Suriani
Davie Charter, Grammatical Errors:
Yes
No
Davie Charter Gender-Neutral References:
Yes
No
Davie Charter, Removing Archaic Language:
Yes
No
Davie Charter, Mandating Annual Audit:
Yes
No
Davie Charter, Repealing Section 6(K):
Yes
No
Davie Charter, Capital Program Submission:
Yes
No
Davie Charter, Board Consolidation:
Yes
No
Davie Charter, Repealing Section 9(G):
Yes
No
Davie Charter, Fire Chief & Town Administrator:
Yes
No
Davie Charter, Election Candidate Qualification:
Yes
No
Davie Charter, Councilmembers & Mayor Salaries:
Yes
No
Fort Lauderdale Mayor:
Kenneth Cooper
Dean Trantalis
Fort Lauderdale Commission District 2:
Kyle Gibson
Steven Glassman
Hallandale Beach Mayor:
Joy Cooper
Joy Adams
Carmen Gimenez
Hallandale Beach Commission Seat 3:
Matthew Lorenzo
Maggie Ivanovski
Javonta McCoy
Cynthia Cabrera
Anabelle Lima-Taub
Ann Shires-Henigson
Hallandale Beach Commission Seat 4:
William Julian
Ruel Miles
Michele Lazarow
Dmitriy Yakubovich
Hollywood Commission District 2:
Linda Hill Anderson
Stephanie Anderson
Mitch Anton
Peter Hernandez
Hollywood Commission District 4:
Richard Blattner
Adam David Gruber
Guy Silla
Hollywood Commission District 6:
Jack Anthony Izzo
Linda Sherwood
Lauderdale Lakes Commission Seat 4:
Sandra Jean Davey
Mark Anthony Spence
Karlene Maxwell-Williams
Lauderdale Lakes Charter Amendment, Petition Process For Candidates:
For
Against
Lauderhill Commission Seat 1:
Lawrence Martin
Eric Reid
Mae Smith
Lauderhill Commission Seat 2:
Richard Campbell
Melissa Dunn
Kelvin Haynes
Lauderhill Commission Seat 3:
Nadia Assad
Kelly Davis
Ray Martin
Margate Commission Seat 1:
Charlie Artner
Anthony Caggiano
Lesa Peerman
Margate Commission Seat 2:
Dan Booker
Arlene Ruth Schwartz
Margate Commission Seat 4:
Bill Busch
Tommy Ruzzano
North Lauderdale Commission District C:
Regina Martin
Antony Hunter
Oakland Park Commission At Large:
Steven Arnst
Aisha Gordon
Scott Herman
Grecia Rivas-Smith
Mitch Rosenwald
Matthew Sparks
Robert Thompson
Parkland Mayor:
Stacy Kagan
Richard Walker
Parkland Commission District 1:
Simeon Brier
Denise DellaPolla
William Reicherter
Alex Zand
Parkland Commission District 2:
Jordan Isrow
Derek Olivier
Parkland Commission District 4:
Robert Wesley Brannen
Bob Mayersohn
Plantation City Council Group 3:
Jennifer Andreu
Jennifer Izaguirre
Ron Jacobs
Plantation City Council Group 4:
Siobhan Edwards
Timothy Fadgen
Keandra Fulton
Henry Vanbaalen
Plantation City Council Group 5:
Robert Koreman
Nick Sortal
Pompano Beach Mayor:
Rex Hardin
Todd Hennen
Joseph Wells
Pompano Beach Commission District 1
Andrea Leigh McGee
Tom Drum
John Cavanaugh
Pompano Beach Commission District 2:
Rhonda Eaton
Thomas Terwilliger
Pompano Beach Commission District 3:
Tom McMahon
Dan Caradonna
Pompano Beach Commission District 4:
Beverly Perkins
Carmen Dixon Jones
Edward Phillips
Pompano Beach Commission District 5:
Barry Leonard Moss
Cyndy Floyd
Southwest Ranches Mayor:
Steve Breitkreuz
Doug McKay
Southwest Ranches Council District 3:
James Allbritton
Delsa Amundson
Barry Neunzig
Southwest Ranches Council District 4:
David Kuczenski
Denise Schroeder
Sunrise Commission Seat D:
Marco Bohorquez
Erncy Dumornay
Jacqueline Guzman
Patrick Jabouin
Jason Kruszka
Sunrise Amendment, Make Fire Chief Charter Officer:
Yes
No
Sunrise Amendment, Adoption of Ordinances:
Yes
No
Sunrise Amendment, Candidate Residency Requirement:
Yes
No
Tamarac Commission District 1:
Marlon Bolton
Michelle Jones
Tamarac Commission District 3:
Julie Fishman
Elvin Villalobos
Jodie-Ann Wright
West Park Mayor:
Felicia Mychele Brunson
Cristina Eveillard
West Park Commission Seat 3:
Keith Abel
Kristine Judeikis
Joy Smith
West Park Commission Seat 4:
Marvin Price
Katrina Touchstone
Weston Mayor:
Margaret “Peggy” Brown
James “Jim” Norton
Richard “Rick” Stark
Weston Commission Seat 1:
Chris Eddy
Rafael Pons
Jason Zauder
Weston Commission Seat 2:
Henry Mead
Dalia Quinones-Zayas
Kim Schnitzius
Wilton Manors Mayor:
Julie Carson
Josie Smith Malave
Scott Newton
Wilton Manors Commission At Large:
Jason Basilico
Doug Blevins
Mike Bracchi
Chris Caputo
Juan Melecio
Joe Sansone
District Court of Appeals Judge Mark Klingensmith:
Yes
No
Fourth District Court of Appeals Judge Alan Forst:
Yes
No
Fourth District Court of Appeals Judge Martha Warner:
Yes
No
MONROE COUNTY RACES
Monroe Co Commission District 1:
I Craig Cates (R)
Annalise Mannix (D)
Monroe Co Commission District 3:
Eddie Martinez (R)
Heather Carruthers (D)
Monroe Co Commission District 5:
Michael Forster (R)
Jose Peixoto (NPA)
Monroe State Attorney:
Dennis Ward (R)
Donald Barrett (D)
Key West City Commissioner:
Ryan Barnett
Clayton Lopez
Monroe Referendum, Public Emergency Bonds:
Yes
No
Key West Charter Amendment, Disembarkation for Cruises with 1,500 Capacity:
Yes
No
Key West Charter Amendment, Disembarkation for Cruises with 1,300 Capacity:
Yes
No
Key West Charter Amendment, Environmental, Health Record Priority to Cruises:
Yes
No
Islamorada Village Council Seat 1:
Peter Bacheler
Frank Lavin
Islamorada Village Council Seat 2:
Mark Gregg
Cheryl Meads
Islamorada Village Council Seat 3:
Jennifer Bell-Thomson
Joseph Pinder
Islamorada Village Council Seat 4:
Ken Davis
Henry Rosenthal
Key Colony Beach City Commissioner:
Thomas Lee Harding
Kimmeron Lisle
Ronald Alvin Sutton
Patricia Trefry
Key Largo Fire & Emergency Medical Board Seat 5:
Daniel Powers
Ronald Spodnik