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The seven candidates running for mayor and two Coral Gables Commission seats in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Four responded to a Gazette questionnaire on the Mobility Hub, development, City Hall leadership and other issues facing the city.

If the Coral Gables municipal election were held today, for whom would you vote in each race?

Side-by-side headshots of Coral Gables City Commission candidates Dominique “Nikki” Whiting, left, and Nestor Menendez, right, featured in a report on campaign fundraising and spending.

Whiting takes cash lead; Menendez spends $36,970 in a week

Side-by-side headshots of Coral Gables Group V candidate Dominique “Nikki” Whiting and Mayor Vince Lago.

Whiting raises $42,905 in a month; Lago collects $13,600 in a day

The seven candidates running for mayor and two Coral Gables Commission seats in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Four responded to a Gazette questionnaire on the Mobility Hub, development, City Hall leadership and other issues facing the city.

Coral Gables candidates split on Mobility Hub, development and City Hall

Horizontal bar chart of a Coral Gables Gazette reader poll showing candidate experience and qualifications first at 33 percent, followed by development and growth at 19 percent and property taxes and city spending at 12 percent.

Experience tops development in Gazette reader poll on Nov. 3 municipal races

Seven Coral Gables and Miami-Dade officials sit at a long panel table during Mayor Vince Lago’s Sept. 23 Town Hall at the Public Safety Building.

Lago backs four-year mayoral term, four other November ballot measures

The seven candidates running for mayor and two Coral Gables Commission seats in the Nov. 3 municipal election. Four responded to a Gazette questionnaire on the Mobility Hub, development, City Hall leadership and other issues facing the city.

POLL: What one factor is most important in deciding your vote in the Nov. 3 Coral Gables Commission races?

Composite image of Coral Gables mayoral candidates Vince Lago, Jackson “Rip” Holmes and Laureano Cancio speaking at a candidates forum.

Lago defends his record as Holmes, Cancio make case for change

Composite image of Coral Gables Commission candidates Melissa Castro and Nestor Menendez on the top row, with Gonzalo Sanabria and Dominique “Nikki” Whiting on the bottom row.

Commission candidates stress independence and civility, tout local roots and government experience

Lago-linked PAC raises another $36,000 in five days, refunds Crystal Residences consultant

Composite of seven Coral Gables election candidates. Top row: Vince Lago, Jackson “Rip” Holmes and Laureano Cancio; middle row: Melissa Castro and Nestor Menendez; bottom row: Gonzalo Sanabria and Dominique “Nikki” Whiting.

Campaign season begins in earnest ahead of historic November election

Portrait of Nestor Menendez smiling outdoors in a light blue collared shirt with trees blurred in the background.

Menendez reports $93,120, more than six other candidates combined

Black-and-white portrait of real estate developer Alberto J. Perez seated indoors and smiling while looking to his left.

Nine Perez-linked real estate LLCs donate to Lago-linked PAC on same day