1985 Miami mayoral election

1985 Miami mayoral election
November 5, 1985 (first round)
November 12, 1985 (runoff)
Turnout47.98% (first round)
48.13% (runoff)
 
Candidate Xavier Suarez Raul Masvidal Maurice Ferré
First round 16,012
29.23% 		14,412
26.31% 		14,613
26.68%
Runoff 31,217
56.84% 		23,704
43.16% 		eliminated
 
Candidate Marvin Dunn
First round 7,041
12.85%
Runoff eliminated
Mayor before election

Maurice Ferré

 Elected mayor

Xavier Suarez

The 1985 Maimi mayoral election consisted of an initial vote held on November 5, 1985, and a runoff vote held on November 12. It resulted in the election of attorney Xavier Suarez. The incumbent mayor, Maurice Ferré, was seeking an unprecedented seventh term as mayor. However, Ferré was eliminated in the first round.

Both candidates to advance to the general election (Suarez and businessman Raul Masvidal) were Cuban-born. Suarez's election made him the first Cuban-born mayor of Miami.


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