The 2008 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on August 26, 2008. Incumbent Mayor Carlos Álvarez ran for re-election to a second term. Despite speculation that State House Speaker Marco Rubio would challenge Álvarez for re-election,[1] Rubio ultimately declined to run,[2] leaving Álvarez without a serious competitor. Retired teacher Helen Williams filed to run against Álvarez, but raised little money prior to the election.[3] Álvarez ultimately won re-election in a landslide, receiving 65 percent of the vote. However, Álvarez would not end up serving his full term as Mayor; in 2011, he was recalled by voters.

Primary election

Candidates

Results

2004 Miami-Dade County mayoral election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Carlos Álvarez (incumbent) 116,181 65.87%
Nonpartisan Helen B. Williams 60,191 34.13%
Total votes 176,372 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ Caputo, Marc (March 10, 2008). "Rubio backers urge run for Dade mayor". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Caputo, Marc (May 16, 2008). "Rubio says he won't seek Miami-Dade mayor's job". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 8B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Pinzur, Matthew I. (June 17, 2008). "Alvarez looks like a shoo-in". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1A. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ "OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION - MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - AUGUST 26, 2008 - STATISTICS" (PDF). Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. August 29, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Miami-Dade_County_mayoral_election