Miami voters to choose between two City Commission incumbents, two challengers in runoff


The incumbents dwarfed their challengers in fundraising.

Two incumbent Miami Commissioners — one sitting, the other sidelined after being arrested on numerous corruption charges — will take on an opponent each in Tuesday runoff races to decide who will represent Districts 1 and 2 through 2027.

In District 1, suspended Commissioner Alex Díaz de la Portilla is taking on former Miami Zoning Board member Miguel Gabela in a rematch four years in the making.

Meanwhile, incumbent District 2 Commissioner Sabina Covo will try to deflect a challenge from certified financial planner and longtime community activist Damián Pardo just eight months after winning her seat in a Special Election. […]

Click here to read the full piece. This story was originally published by Florida Politics on November 20, 2023.