Doral precincts backed Democrat David Jolly for governor and Republican Mario Diaz-Balart for Congress. Here is how the city voted in every race and amendment.
Doral voters split their ticket Tuesday. The city’s eight precincts backed Democrat David Jolly for governor by 847 votes. On the same ballots, they backed Republican U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart for Congress by 567 votes.
Diaz-Balart was the only Republican on the partisan ballot to win a majority in Doral. The city also voted for the Democrat for U.S. Senate, attorney general, chief financial officer and agriculture commissioner.
The figures are our count of the precinct results the Miami-Dade Elections Department publishes, as of 5:24 p.m. Thursday. We added up the eight precincts that voted in Doral’s City Council races: 361, 366, 370, 371, 450, 462, 462.1 and 468. All results are unofficial until the county Canvassing Board certifies them.
The partisan races in Doral
| Race | Democrat | Republican |
|---|---|---|
| Governor | David Jolly, 10,489 (51.2%) | Byron Donalds, 9,642 (47.1%) |
| U.S. Senate | Angie Nixon, 10,491 (51.1%) | Ashley Moody, 9,731 (47.4%) |
| U.S. House, District 26 | Nicole Locklin, 9,843 (48%) | Mario Diaz-Balart, 10,410 (50.7%) |
| Attorney general | Jose Javier Rodriguez, 11,087 (54.4%) | James Uthmeier, 9,286 (45.6%) |
| Chief financial officer | Annette Taddeo, 10,537 (52%) | Blaise Ingoglia, 9,732 (48%) |
| Agriculture commissioner | Joey Mendoza Atkins, 10,431 (51.5%) | Wilton Simpson, 9,815 (48.4%) |
Shares include minor-party and no-party candidates, so rows do not add to 100%. Unofficial precinct results, Miami-Dade Elections Department.
How Doral compares with Miami-Dade
Doral voted a little more Republican than the county as a whole in the top races, but it was close.
- Governor: Jolly won 52.85% across Miami-Dade, against 51.2% in Doral.
- U.S. Senate: Nixon won 53% countywide and 51.1% in Doral.
- Attorney general: Rodriguez took 55.58% countywide and 54.4% in Doral.
The House race went the other way. Diaz-Balart won 60.3% in the Miami-Dade part of District 26, according to the county’s results page. In Doral, he won 50.7%. Doral’s turnout in the House race, 20,518 votes, was about a sixth of the district’s Miami-Dade total of 119,607.
The amendments and local questions
Doral gave the two property tax amendments more support than the county as a whole.
| Question | Doral yes | Miami-Dade yes |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment 1, budget stabilization fund | 42.3% | 40.29% |
| Amendment 2, personal property and farmland tax | 60.6% | 56.24% |
| Amendment 3, higher homestead exemption | 74.3% | 65.58% |
| School Board safety and security tax renewal | 84.5% | 81.82% |
| County charter, advertising in parks | 38.9% | 39.59% |
Unofficial results, Miami-Dade Elections Department.
A statewide amendment needs 60% of the vote across Florida to pass, under Article XI, Section 5 of the Florida Constitution. Doral’s vote is one small part of that statewide total.
What it means for you
- Your member of Congress. All eight Doral precincts are in the 26th Congressional District, the seat Diaz-Balart was defending Tuesday.
- The city races. Council member Maureen Porras leads Fernanda Gomes by 15 votes for Seat 2, inside the recount margin. Our Doral election results story has the latest count and the term limits result.
- Property taxes. If the homestead amendment passes statewide, it changes the exemption on your tax bill. Our Doral property tax guide explains how the bill is built today.
- Check the numbers yourself. The county posts a precinct-by-precinct results file for every race. Results become official once the Canvassing Board certifies them.
Our Miami-Dade voting guide covers registration and mail ballots for future elections.
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