2017 Miami mayoral election

The 2017 Miami mayoral election took place on November 7, 2017, to elect the Mayor of Miami, Florida. The election was officially nonpartisan. A runoff election would have taken place on November 21, 2017, if no candidate had received a majority of votes in the general election. Francis Suarez won the election with almost 86% of the vote and little opposition, thus avoiding the runoff.

Declared

 * William Armbrister Sr., businessman (Independent)
 * Christian Canache, businessman (Independent)
 * Robert Ingram Burke, former candidate for Florida's 24th congressional district (Independent)
 * Francis Suarez, Miami City Commissioner (Republican Party), endorsed by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio

Declined

 * Frank Carallo, Miami City Commissioner (Republican Party)
 * Billy Corben, documentary film director and co-founder of the Miami-based studio Rakontur (Independent)

Results

 * Francis Suarez – 21,852 votes (85.83%)
 * William Armbrister Sr. – 1,390 votes (5.46%)
 * Cynthia Jaquith – 1,390 votes (5.46%)
 * Christian Canache – 829 votes (3.25%)