The 2020 Miami-Dade County mayoral election was held on November 3, 2020, to determine the mayor of Miami-Dade County, Florida. County Commissioner Daniella Levine Cava defeated fellow commissioner Esteban Bovo. Incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez, first elected in 2011, was term-limited; instead running for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent .
The election was officially non-partisan. A top-two primary election for this office was held on August 18, 2020, with county commissioners Esteban Bovo and Daniella Levine Cava advancing to a runoff election scheduled for November 3, 2020.
Candidates
Advanced to run-off
Esteban Bovo, Miami-Dade County commissioner (Republican) Daniella Levine Cava, Miami-Dade County commissioner (Democratic)
Eliminated in primary
Monique Nicole Barley, businesswoman and daughter of former State Representative Roy Hardemon (Democratic) Carlos de Armas, businessman and Uber driver (independent, write-in) Ludmilla Domond, real estate agent (Republican) Alex Penelas, former Mayor of Miami-Dade County (Democratic) Xavier Suarez, Miami-Dade County commissioner and former mayor of Miami (Independent)
Withdrawn
Robert Ingram Burke, candidate for mayor of Miami in 2017 (Independent) Jean Monestime, Miami-Dade County commissioner (Democratic) Juan Zapata, Miami-Dade County commissioner (Republican)
Declined
Luther Campbell, rapper and candidate for mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2011 (Democratic) Carlos Curbelo, former United States representative (Republican) Carlos Lopez-Cantera, former Lieutenant Governor of Florida (Republican) Bernie Navarro, former president of the Latin Builders Association (Republican)
