Category: Coral Gables Elections 2026
Whiting takes cash lead; Menendez spends $36,970 in a week
Nestor Menendez, the Group IV challenger, spent $36,970 in the week ending Oct. 2 while raising $1,750. The Gazette estimates that cut his campaign cash by 43 percent and left…
Whiting raises $42,905 in a month; Lago collects $13,600 in a day
Group V candidate Dominique “Nikki” Whiting raised $42,905 during the latest four-week reporting period, more than any other Coral Gables candidate, while Mayor Vince Lago collected $13,600 in contributions on…
Coral Gables candidates split on Mobility Hub, development and City Hall
With the countdown running toward the City of Coral Gables’ first-ever general election in November at little over a month away, the Coral Gables Gazette sent a series of questions…
Experience tops development in Gazette reader poll on Nov. 3 municipal races
Candidate experience and qualifications led a Coral Gables Gazette reader poll on what matters most in the city’s Nov. 3 elections, with about one in three respondents naming it the…
Lago backs four-year mayoral term, four other November ballot measures
Coral Gables Mayor Vince Lago used a Sept. 23 Town Hall to endorse all four city charter amendments on the November ballot as well as a statewide property-tax measure that…
Lago defends his record as Holmes, Cancio make case for change
The three candidates for Coral Gables mayor offered sharply different visions for the city at a candidates forum Wednesday night, with incumbent Mayor Vince Lago highlighting his more than a…
Commission candidates stress independence and civility, tout local roots and government experience
Two Coral Gables City Commission seats are up for grabs during its first-ever Nov. 3 general election, and while the results will not necessarily impact the power dynamic of the …
Lago-linked PAC raises another $36,000 in five days, refunds Crystal Residences consultant
Coral Gables First, the political committee tied to Mayor Vince Lago, reported $36,000 in contributions from real estate developers, builders and contractors over five business days spanning late August and…
