Cristi Fraga eventually won the mayoralty of Doral, after defeating Claudia Mariaca in the second round, compared to the first round of the November elections.
After all precincts in the city were counted, Fraga received 3,702 votes (54.51%) and Mariaca 3,089 (45.49%), a difference of just 702 votes.
There has been a significant decrease in voter turnout in this second round as compared to the November elections.
Council member Rafael Piñero, who won with 51 percent, and newly elected councilor and attorney Maureen Porras pledged to join forces to work together for the city.
In the previous election battle for mayor of the city of Doral, none of the candidates reached 50%.
Doral’s statutes establish that candidates for mayor and council must receive over 50% of the vote in order to win.
Christi Fraga won the first round with 5,995 votes (40.70%), and Claudia Mariaca, who was the second most polled candidate, received 4,487 votes (30.46%).
Fraga gave up his seat on the Miami-Dade School Board to face Mariaca, the current vice mayor of Doral, who is supported by former mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez.
Municipal elections are held every two years in the city of Doral, even in November. The City Clerk of the City of Doral is the local Supervisor of Elections for all municipal elections.
