2001 Miami mayoral election

The 2001 Miami mayoral election took place on November 6 and November 13, 2001 to elect the mayor of Miami, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan, and held in conjunction with other city elections. Manny Diaz won, unseating incumbent mayor Joe Carollo and also defeating former mayor Maurice Ferré.

2001 Miami mayoral election

← 1997 November 6, 2001 (first round)[1]
November 13, 2001 (runoff)[1]
2005 →
 
Candidate Manny Diaz Maurice Ferré Joe Carollo
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 10,808 14,310 10,581
First-round percentage 23.7% 31.4% 23.2%
Second-round vote 28,051 22,718
Second-round percentage 55.25% 44.75%

 
Candidate Jose Garcia-Pedrosa Willy Gort Xavier L. Suarez
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First-round vote 3,284 2,844 2,292
First-round percentage 7.2% 6.2% 5.0%

Mayor before election

Joe Carollo
Republican

Elected mayor

Manny Diaz
Democratic

Results

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First round

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The turnout in the first-round was 34%.

First round results[2]
Candidate Votes %
Maurice Ferré 14,310 31.4
Manny Diaz 10,808 23.7
Joe Carollo (incumbent) 10,581 23.2
Jose Garcia-Pedrosa 3,284 7.2
Wifredo 'Willy' Gort 2,844 6.2
Xavier L. Suarez 2,292 5.0
Danny Couch 998 2.2
Emiliano Antunez 290 0.6
Michael Italie 93 0.2
Juan Miguel Alfonso 49 0.1
Total votes 46,889

Runoff results

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Runoff results[3]
Candidate Votes %
Manny Diaz 28,051 55.25
Maurice Ferré 22,718 44.75

References

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  1. ^ a b "Election Results Archive". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cities of Miami Beach and Miami General, Special, and Non-Partisan Miami-Dade County, Florida November 6, 2001". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "November 13, 2001". Miami-Dade County. Retrieved October 14, 2019.