Read before you vote: List of candidates and races before the Nov. 6 general election
Read about the major candidates, races and referendums in Miami-Dade and Miami before the November 6, 2018 Florida general election. This list will be updated frequently. For recommendations from the Miami Herald Editorial Board, click here.
United States Senator:
- Rick Scott
- Bill Nelson
Representative in Congress, District 23:
- Joseph “Joe” Kaufman
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Don Endriss
- Timothy A. “Tim” Canova
Representative in Congress, District 25:
Representative in Congress, District 26:
Representative in Congress, District 27:
- Maria Elvira Salazar
- Donna Shalala
- Mayra Joli
Governor and Lieutenant Governor:
- Ron DeSantis and Jeanette Nuñez
- Andrew Gillum and Chris King
- Darcy G. Richardson and Nancy Argenziano
- Kyle “KC” Gibson and Ellen Wilds
- Ryan Christopher Foley and John Tutton Jr.
- Bruce Stanley and Ryan Howard McJury
Attorney General:
- Ashley Moody
- Sean Shaw
- Jeffrey Marc Siskind
Chief Financial Officer:
Commissioner of Agriculture:
State Senator, District 36:
State Senator, District 40:
State Representative, District 103:
State Representative, District 105:
State Representative, District 108:
State Representative, District 111:
State Representative, District 112:
State Representative, District 113:
State Representative, District 114:
State Representative, District 115:
State Representative, District 116:
State Representative, District 118:
State Representative, District 119:
State Representative, District 120:
Circuit Judge 11th Judicial Circuit Group 14:
- Vivianne del Rio
- Renee Gordon
Constitutional Amendments:
Here’s a summary of all 12 proposed amendment and what they do.
- No. 1: Increased Homestead Property Tax Exemption
- No. 2: Limitations on Property Tax Assessments
- No. 3: Voter Control of Gambling in Florida
- No. 4: Voting Restoration Amendment
- No. 5: Supermajority Vote Required to Impose, Authorize, or Raise State Taxes or Fees
- No. 6: Rights of Crime Victims; Judges
- No. 7: First Responder and Military Member Survivor Benefits; Public Colleges and Universities
- No. 9: Prohibits Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling; Prohibits Vaping in Enclosed Indoor Workplaces
- No. 10: State and Local Government Structure and Operation
- No. 11: Property Rights; Removal of Obsolete Provision; Criminal Statutes
- No. 12: Lobbying and Abuse of Office by Public Officers
- No. 13: Ends Dog Racing
County Referendum:
- No. 1: Charter Amendment Relating to Nonpartisan Election of Clerk of the Circuit Court
- No. 2: Charter Amendment Relating to County Appointed Officials and Employees Running for Certain Elective Office
- No. 3: Charter Amendment Relating to Review of Initiatory Petititions for Legal Sufficiency
- No. 4: Charter Amendment Regarding Elections for County Commissioners and Mayor
- No. 5: Charter Amendment Prohibiting Certain Payments Circulators of Initiatory Petitions
- No. 6: New Municipality in Northeast Miami-Dade
School Board Referendum:
Municipal races and ballot measures:
- City of Miami (Three ballot measures: soccer stadium plan, proposed lease of city-owned riverfront land, strong mayor)
- Bal Harbour
- Bay Harbour Islands
- Biscayne Park
- Cutler Bay
- Doral
- El Portal
- Key Biscayne
- Medley
- Miami Beach
- Miami Gardens
- Miami Lakes
- Miami Springs
- North Bay Village
- North Miami Beach
- Opa-locka (Mayor and city commission)
- Palmetto Bay
- Pinecrest
- Sunny Isles Beach
- West Miami
- Broward County
This story was originally published October 4, 2018 at 10:01 AM with the headline "Read before you vote: List of candidates and races before the Nov. 6 general election."