2000 Miami-Dade County mayoral election

2000 Miami-Dade County mayoral election
	September 5, 2000
Mayor before election; Alex Penelas; Nonpartisan	Elected mayor ; Alex Penelas; Nonpartisan

The 2000 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on September 5, 2000. Incumbent Mayor Alex Penelas ran for re-election to a second term. He faced nine opponents, including County Commissioner Miguel Díaz de la Portilla and businessman Jay Love. In the primary election, Penelas won a second term outright, receiving 52 percent of the vote and avoiding the need for a runoff election.

Primary election

Candidates

Alex Penelas, incumbent Mayor^[1]
Miguel Díaz de la Portilla, County Commissioner^[2]
Jay Love, businessman^[3]
Al Woods, former retail worker, 1992 independent candidate for Congress^[4]
Dave Slater, former WPLG traffic reporter^[4]
Pamela Lynn Cheatham, aviation company executive^[4]
Juan Armando Montes, deputy regional director for the State Comptroller's office^[4]
Nicholas "Nick" Cappetta, legal technician^[4]
Joseph Perea, Miami-Dade Community College instructor^[4]
Frank Cervoni, architect^[4]

Results

2000 Miami-Dade County mayoral election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Alex Penelas (inc.)	133,686	51.64%
	Nonpartisan	Miguel Díaz de la Portilla	54,088	20.89%
	Nonpartisan	Jay Love	51,836	20.02%
	Nonpartisan	Al Woods	4,497	1.74%
	Nonpartisan	Dave Slater	4,095	1.58%
	Nonpartisan	Pamela Lynn Cheatham	3,968	1.53%
	Nonpartisan	Juan Armando Montes	2,846	1.10%
	Nonpartisan	Nicholas "Nick" Cappetta	1,606	0.62%
	Nonpartisan	Joseph Perea	1,274	0.49%
	Nonpartisan	Frank Cervoni	1,008	0.39%
Total votes			258,904	100.00%

References

^ Finefrock, Don (January 11, 2000). "Penelas will seek 2nd term as mayor". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 7B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ Branch, Karen (March 29, 2000). "Diaz de la Portilla to challenge Penelas". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "Businessman kicks off mayoral campaign". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. July 15, 2000. p. 4B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Branch-Brioso, Karen (July 19, 2000). "County campaign begins". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
^ "1st Primary, Non-Partisan, And, Special Elections Miami-Dade County, Florida September 5, 2000 - County Mayor". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. 2000. Retrieved July 6, 2025.

[1] Finefrock, Don (January 11, 2000). "Penelas will seek 2nd term as mayor". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 7B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[2] Branch, Karen (March 29, 2000). "Diaz de la Portilla to challenge Penelas". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[3] "Businessman kicks off mayoral campaign". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. July 15, 2000. p. 4B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[campaign_begins-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Branch-Brioso, Karen (July 19, 2000). "County campaign begins". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[5] "1st Primary, Non-Partisan, And, Special Elections Miami-Dade County, Florida September 5, 2000 - County Mayor". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. 2000. Retrieved July 6, 2025.

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