Miami-Dade gave the majority of votes to the Democrats in the Florida governor and U.S. Senate elections on November 3, 2026, although Decision Desk HQ projects Republican victories statewide. David Jolly received 415,100 votes (52.84%) for governor, and Angie Nixon garnered 415,732 (53.00%) for the U.S. Senate, according to the preliminary results from the Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, which were published on November 4 at 00:37:55 EST. These percentages apply only to the county.
Governor: David Jolly surpasses Byron Donalds by 55,100 votes
In the election for governor and lieutenant governor, Democrat David Jolly, running alongside Gwen Graham, received 415,100 votes (52.84%), compared to the 360,000 votes (45.83%) garnered by Republican Byron Donalds, whose ticket includes Bryan Avila. Jolly's lead amounted to 55,100 votes, equivalent to 7.01 percentage points.
The percentage is calculated based on the 785,526 votes published for this contest, including the other options on the ballot. The other seven options, consisting of minor candidacies and write-in votes, gathered 10,426 votes (1.33%). The official portal records 768 out of 768 reporting units for this election. CiberCuba offers the , with candidacies and breakdown by voting method.
Federal Senate: Angie Nixon reaches 53% in the county
In the race for the Florida seat in the United States Senate, Democrat Angie Nixon received 415,732 votes (53.00%), while Republican Ashley Moody garnered 359,887 votes (45.88%). Nixon led Moody by 55,845 votes, or 7.12 percentage points. The third candidate, Neil J. Gillespie, who is unaffiliated, received 8,804 votes (1.12%).
The total reported for this race is 784,423 votes, and the portal displays 773 out of 773 reporting units. The can also be accessed in CiberCuba's election special. This refers to the federal Senate in Washington, not the state Senate of Florida.
The difference between Miami-Dade and the state result
Although Jolly and Nixon lead the two contests within Miami-Dade, Decision Desk HQ projects Byron Donalds' victory for governor across Florida and Ashley Moody's for the federal Senate. These are projections of statewide results, not electoral certifications or victories for those candidates in Miami-Dade.
In the state recount of the Senate published by DDHQ as of 03:00 Eastern Time on November 4, Moody has a total of 4,207,774 votes (50.87%) and Nixon has 3,968,811 (47.98%). This state count is independent of that of Miami-Dade and should not be confused with the county figures.
Participation of 60.50% and differences by voting method
The Miami-Dade Elections Supervisor reports that 794,583 ballots have been cast out of 1,313,268 registered voters, representing a participation rate of 60.50%. The ballots issued are not the denominator used to calculate the percentage for each candidate, as each contest has its own total of published votes.
The breakdown shows that Jolly surpassed Donalds in both mail-in votes (118,815 to 71,591) and early votes (178,473 to 169,257). In contrast, Donalds had a narrow lead in votes cast on Election Day (119,152 to 117,812). Nixon outperformed Moody in all three categories: mail-in, early voting, and Election Day.
The fact that all reporting units are listed does not mean that the counting is certified. The electoral authority warns that the results are still preliminary and are subject to the review of provisional ballots and correction statements before official certification. It is also not possible to deduce how Cubans or Cuban Americans specifically voted from these totals, as the data corresponds to the entire county and does not identify the origin of its voters.
To follow the evolution of the count and , CiberCuba maintains a special section with tables, source breakdowns, and sources of the electoral results.
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