Ralph Rosado emerged victorious in Tuesday’s special election for the Metropolis of Miami’s District 4 fee seat, securing simply over 55% of the vote.
Rosado will exchange the late Commissioner Manolo Reyes, who represented the district till his dying in April. With all precincts reporting, Rosado defeated Jose Francisco Regalado, a member of the outstanding Regalado political household, who garnered simply over 44% of the vote, in accordance with the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections.
“Ralph Rosado shouldn’t be going to offer something again to anyone besides the individuals in District 4,” Rosado mentioned following his win. “And that is the swing seat on the fee. And my intention is to all the time assist what I feel is true, and I’m going to vote with whoever that occurs to be.”
Rosado, a Miami native and former metropolis supervisor of North Bay Village, runs an city planning consulting agency and has constructed a profession on securing billions in funding for Miami-Dade and advancing infrastructure tasks. His marketing campaign targeted on urgent native considerations like drainage issues and housing affordability.
Rosado’s marketing campaign had benefited from assist on the highest ranges of metropolis management, together with Mayor Francis Suarez.
“Congratulations Commissioner-elect @Ralphrosado305 in your election to symbolize District 4,” Suarez posted. “It was an honor to assist you on this race and also you honored that assist with laborious work each step of the best way. Your victory speaks volumes. It’s the results of tireless days on the bottom and a testomony to the belief your neighbors have in your management and your imaginative and prescient for the long run. Welcome to the dais and I sit up for working with you.”
U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar additionally prolonged her congratulations, saying, “Congratulations to Commissioner-elect Ralph Rosado in your victory for the Metropolis of Miami Fee, District 4. I sit up for working with you to deal with housing, neighborhood wants, and improve the well-being of the residents of the Metropolis of Miami.”
Regardless of the high-profile race, turnout remained low. Of the 46,742 registered voters within the district, simply 11.44% forged ballots.
District 4 consists of the neighborhoods of Coral Gate, Shenandoah, and Flagami.
