Miami-Dade Runoff Election Results: Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah

MIAMI, FL — Miami-Dade County voters in Miami, Miami Beach and Hialeah headed back to the polls Tuesday for special runoff elections.

The polls closed at 7 p.m. around Miami-Dade County.

Here are the unofficial election results with 100 percent of the precincts reporting:

MIAMI

Commissioner Wilfredo Gort's District 1 seat was up for grabs in Tuesday's runoff since no candidate garnered the necessary 50 percent plus one vote to win the race outright. Commissioner Gort had been barred from running in this election based on term limitations.

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, former Florida State Sen. Alex Diaz de la Portilla appeared to defeat Miguel Angel Gabela by a vote of 2,784 to 1,796 based on unofficial returns.

Seats on the Miami Commission are considered non partisan.

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MIAMI BEACH

With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Steven Meiner appeared to defeat former Miami Beach Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez by a margin of 4,427 votes to 3,798 based on unofficial results.

Meiner earned a spot in the runoff by only two votes after a recount while Rosen Gonzalez received more votes than any of her opponents in the Nov. 5 election.

In the days since the Nov. 5 election, Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber publicly endorsed Meiner, and blasted Rosen-Gonzalez in an email to city residents on Monday.

"Ms. Rosen Gonzalez has, on a daily basis, accused me of oppressing her and waging a campaign against her," the mayor penned in Monday's email. "She has compared herself to Jews in Nazi Germany and African-Americans during Jim Crow."

Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola appeared to beat Raquel Pacheco by a margin of 4,578 to 3,343 with 100 percent of the votes counted, according to the unofficial returns.

David Richardson appeared to defeat Adrian Gonzalez based on unofficial returns by a margin of 4,677 to 3,394 with 100 percent of the votes tallied.

Arriola told Patch Tuesday's unofficial results marked a big win for city residents.

"We elected three solid, serious, drama free commissioners who will get to work right away to move our city forward," Arriola said.

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HIALEAH

With 100 percent of the votes tallied in the Group II council runoff race, Jesus Tundidor appeared to defeat Luis Gonzalez by a margin of 6,795 votes to 3,728.

With 100 percent of the votes tallied in the Group III Council runoff, Jackie Garcia-Roves appeared to defeat Milly Herrera by a margin of 5,552 votes to 4,730 based on unofficial returns.

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All of the results from the Nov. 5 municipal elections have been certified and are now available online for Hialeah, Miami and Miami Beach as well as Homestead.