2025 Miami mayoral election

The 2025 Miami mayoral election will be held on November 4, 2025. Incumbent mayor Francis Suarez is term-limited and cannot run for a third term. Miami has runoff elections if no candidates can get a majority of the vote. A runoff election will be held on November 18, 2025, if necessary.^[1]

Background

Incumbent mayor Francis Suarez, was re-elected in 2021 with 78.6% of the vote, defeating Democrat Max Martinez.

Candidates

Filed paperwork

Michael Hepburn, perennial candidate^[2]
June Savage, perennial candidate^[2]

Publicly expressed interest

Manolo Reyes, Miami City Commissioner^[3]

Potential

Joe Carollo, Miami City Commissioner and former mayor of Miami (Republican)^[2]
Jorge Colina, former Miami police chief^[2]
Alex Diaz de la Portilla, former Miami City Commissioner (Republican)^[4]
Emilio Gonzalez, former Miami city manager^[2]
Maxwell Martinez, perennial candidate^[2]

Declined

Joe Sanchez, former Miami City Commissioner^[2]
Xavier Suarez, former mayor of Miami and father of incumbent Francis Suarez^[2]

References

^ "Election Calendar (2025)". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Long list of potential 2025 Miami mayoral candidates starts to take form". Political Cortadito. December 17, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
^ Riski, Tess (May 29, 2024). "After cancer battle, Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes plans to run for mayor, 'God willing'". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
^ Riski, Tess (November 13, 2024). "Díaz de la Portilla, facing criminal corruption trial, considers run for Miami mayor". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

[1] "Election Calendar (2025)". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

[potential-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Long list of potential 2025 Miami mayoral candidates starts to take form". Political Cortadito. December 17, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

[3] Riski, Tess (May 29, 2024). "After cancer battle, Miami Commissioner Manolo Reyes plans to run for mayor, 'God willing'". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

[4] Riski, Tess (November 13, 2024). "Díaz de la Portilla, facing criminal corruption trial, considers run for Miami mayor". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.

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