2001 Miami mayoral election

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2001 Miami mayoral election
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Candidate Manny Diaz Maurice Ferré Joe Carollo
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
First round10,808
23.73%		14,310
31.42%		10,581
23.23%
Runoff 28,051
55.25%		22,718
44.75%
Mayor before election

Joe Carollo
Nonpartisan

Elected Mayor

Manny Diaz
Nonpartisan

The 2001 Miami mayoral election took place on November 13, 2001, following a first-round election on November 6, 2001. Incumbent Mayor Joe Carollo, who won the 1997 mayoral election after successfully contesting the election results, initially announced that he would not seek re-election after his wife filed for divorce. [1] Carollo reconsidered the decision, and though he was arrested for domestic violence on February 7, 2001, [2] he ultimately announced that he would run for re-election. [3]

Contents

By the time that Carollo announced his re-election campaign, several prominent candidates had entered the race, including former Mayor and County Commissioner Maurice Ferré, former City Manager Jose Garcia-Pedrosa, City Commissioner Willy Gort, former Mayor Xavier Suarez, and attorney Manny Diaz, an attorney for Elián González's family.

In the primary election, Ferré placed first, winning 31 percent of the vote. Diaz narrowly defeated Carollo for second place, winning 24 percent of the vote to Carollo's 23 percent, and advancing to a runoff election with Ferré. [4] In the general election, Diaz defeated Ferré by a wide margin, receiving 55 percent of the vote. [5]

Primary election

Candidates

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Maurice
Ferré		Manny
Diaz		Joe
Carollo		Jose
Garcia-
Pedrosa		Willy
Gort		Xavier
Suarez		Danny
Couch		Undecided
Schroth & Associates [13] October 2–4, 2001600 (RV)± 4.0%23%9%20%8%8%8%1%23%


Results

Primary election results [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Maurice Ferré 14,310 31.42%
Nonpartisan Manny Diaz 10,808 23.73%
Nonpartisan Joe Carollo (inc.)10,58123.23%
Nonpartisan Jose Garcia-Pedrosa3,2847.21%
Nonpartisan Wifredo "Willy" Gort2,8446.24%
Nonpartisan Xavier Suarez2,2925.03%
Nonpartisan Danny Couch9982.19%
Nonpartisan Emiliano Antunez2900.64%
Nonpartisan Michael Italie930.20%
Nonpartisan Juan Miguel Alfonso490.11%
Total votes45,549 100.00%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Maurice
Ferré		Manny
Diaz		Undecided
Schroth & Associates [13] October 2–4, 2001600 (RV)± 4.0%45%34%21%
Schroth & Associates [15] November 7–8, 2001400 (LV)± 5.0%36%45%19%

Results

2001 Miami mayoral election results [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Manny Diaz 28,051 55.25%
Nonpartisan Maurice Ferré22,71844.75%
Total votes50,769 100.00%

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. ↑ Fleischman, Joan (November 10, 2000). "Joe Carollo's wife files for divorce". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 8B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  2. ↑ Garcia, Manny; Rabin, Charles; Lynch, Marika (February 8, 2001). "Carollo spends the night in jail: Mayor held on domestic violence charge". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 1A. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Cázares, David (March 8, 2001). "Carollo vows to run for Miami mayor again". Sun Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Florida. p. 5B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Rabin, Charles; Weaver, Jay; Corral, Oscar (November 7, 2001). "Carollo out; Ferré, Diaz in Miami runoff". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 1A. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ Ross, Karl; Weaver, Jay; Corral, Oscar (November 14, 2001). "Cuban-American vote lifts Diaz to Miami mayor's post". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 1A. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Rabin, Charles (November 11, 2000). "Carollo rivals poised to run for mayor". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 3B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ Rabin, Charles (February 5, 2001). "Mayoral hopeful at full gallop". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 1B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ Rabin, Charles (October 27, 2000). "Gort eyes running for Miami mayor in 2001". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 5B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ Utset, Joaquim (February 15, 2001). "Ex-mayor unveils new campaign plan". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 4B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ Rabin, Charles (June 26, 2001). "Bendixen poll shows Ferre ahead for mayor". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Emiliano Antunez is sixth mayoral candidate". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. February 26, 2001. p. 3B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Miami race uneventful". Florida Today . Cocoa, Florida. October 28, 2001. p. 1B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  13. 1 2 Corral, Oscar (October 7, 2001). "Poll: Carollo faces uphill fight in bid to remain mayor". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 1B, 8B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Cities of Miami Beach and Miami - General, Special, and Non-Partisan - Miami-Dade County, Florida - November 6, 2001". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  15. ↑ Bridges, Tyler (November 10, 2001). "Voters split along 'Elián lines'". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 1B, 2B. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  16. ↑ "November 13, 2001 - Election Results". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. 2001. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
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