The 2012 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on August 14, 2012. Incumbent Mayor Carlos A. Giménez defeated County Commissioner Joe Martinez with over 50% of the vote, avoiding a November 6 runoff.[1] The election was officially nonpartisan.
Candidates[]
Edna Diaz, (Independent)
Carlos A. Giménez, incumbent mayor of Miami-Dade County (Republican)
Gary Delano Johnson, (Democratic)
Farid Khavari, economist and gubernatorial candidate in 2010 (Democratic)
Joe Martinez, Miami-Dade County commissioner (Republican)
Helen B. Williams, Miami-Dade County Public Schools administrator (Independent) 2008 candidate for Mayor[2]