2009 Hialeah mayoral election

2009 Hialeah mayoral election

←  2005 November 15, 2009 2011 (special)  →

Candidate Julio Robaina Santiago A. Cardenas Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 20,188 1,439 Percentage 93.35% 6.65%

Mayor before election Julio Robaina Nonpartisan Elected mayor Julio Robaina Nonpartisan

The 2009 Hialeah mayoral election took place on November 15, 2009. Incumbent Mayor Julio Robaina ran for re-election to a second term. Unlike the 2005 election, Robaina faced only one little-known challenger, physician Santiago Cardenas. Robaina significantly outraised and outspent Cardenas, ^[1] and won the endorsement of the Miami Herald , which praised him for "set[ting] a steady course that has kept Hialeah's budget in the black." ^[2] Robaina ultimately won re-election in a landslide, winning 93 percent of the vote to Cardenas's 7 percent. ^[3]

Robaina did not ultimately end up serving a full term. He resigned to unsuccessfully run for Mayor of Miami-Dade County in 2011, triggering a special election. ^[4]

General election

Candidates

• Julio Robaina, incumbent Mayor ^[1]
• Santiago A. Cardenas, physician ^[1]

Results

2009 Hialeah mayoral election results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Julio Robaina (inc.)	20,188	93.35%
	Nonpartisan	Santiago A. Cardenas	1,439	6.65%
Total votes			21,627	100.00%

References

1. Pineiro, Yudy (October 11, 2009). "Mayor aims to complete city's transformation". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 4NW. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
2. "The Herald recommends". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. October 22, 2009. p. 20A. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
3. Pineiro, Yudy (November 4, 2009). "Mayor Robaina reelected by a landslide". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 2B. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
4. Isensee, Laura (April 17, 2011). "Mayor Julio Robaina to leave office in May". Miami Herald . Miami, Florida. p. 3ND. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
5. "Municipal Elections". Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. August 30, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2025.