1996 Dade County mayoral election|
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The 1996 Dade County mayoral election took place on October 1, 1996, following a primary election on September 3, 1996. The election was the first one to take place following an October 1992 referendum that established the office following the 1992 abolition of the previous mayoral position, which was largely ceremonial.[1] Eleven candidates ran in the formally nonpartisan election, and the leading candidates were County Commissioners Alex Penelas, Arthur Teele, and Maurice Ferré, as well as former Miami Mayor Xavier Suarez. Penelas placed first in the primary with 37 percent of the vote, and advanced to a runoff election against Teele, who placed second with 25 percent. In the runoff election, Penelas defeated Teele in a landslide, winning 61 percent of the vote to Teele's 39 percent.
Primary election
Candidates
- Alex Penelas, County Commissioner[2]
- Arthur Teele, Chairman of the County Commission[3]
- Maurice Ferré, County Commissioner, former Mayor of Miami[4]
- Xavier Suarez, former Mayor of Miami[5]
- William Perry, former director of the Miami Sports and Exhibition Authority[6]
- Charles F. Knapp, Jr., pharmacist[7]
- Clennon King, self-proclaimed rabbi, Dean of the Arenia Mallory School of Religion[7]
- Rachele Fruit, Socialist Workers Party activist[7]
- Juan Michael Alfonso, accountant, 1993 candidate for Mayor of Hialeah[7]
- Manny Gonzalez-Goenaga, investor[7]
- Dori De Falco, investor[7]
Results
Runoff election
Results
References
- ^ Filkins, Dexter (October 3, 1992). "Dade overwhelmingly approves strong-mayor plan on third try". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 11A. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ Branch, Karen (January 25, 1996). "Penelas joins race for mayor of Dade". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ Tanfani, Joseph (June 12, 1996). "Teele giving up post as county chairman to run for mayor". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ Tanfani, Joseph (June 15, 1996). "Ferre jumps into race for Dade mayor, says he paid off old fine". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ Branch, Karen; Filkins, Dexter (September 8, 1995). "Xavier Suarez to run for Metro_Dade mayor". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ Marquez Garcia, Sandra (August 31, 1996). "Perry says black constitutents need liberal, black candidate for mayor". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1A. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Marquez Garcia, Sandra (August 31, 1996). "Lesser-knowns say they're not fringe candidates". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 16A. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "FIRST PRIMARY, NONPARTISAN AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS - DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 3, 1996". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. 1996. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
- ^ "SECOND PRIMARY, NONPARTISAN AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS - OCTOBER 1, 1996". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. 1996. Retrieved July 6, 2025.
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