The 2000 Miami-Dade County mayoral election took place on September 5, 2000. Incumbent Mayor Alex Penelas ran for re-election to a second term. He faced nine opponents, including County Commissioner Miguel DÃÂaz de la Portilla and businessman Jay Love. In the primary election, Penelas won a second term outright, receiving 52 percent of the vote and avoiding the need for a runoff election.
Primary election
Candidates
- Alex Penelas, incumbent Mayor
- Miguel DÃÂaz de la Portilla, County Commissioner
- Jay Love, businessman
- Al Woods, former retail worker, 1992 independent candidate for Congress
- Dave Slater, former WPLG traffic reporter
- Pamela Lynn Cheatham, aviation company executive
- Juan Armando Montes, deputy regional director for the State Comptroller's office
- Nicholas "Nick" Cappetta, legal technician
- Joseph Perea, Miami-Dade Community College instructor
- Frank Cervoni, architect
Results
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