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.
Posted in Coral Gables Elections 2026 NEWS

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…

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Side-by-side headshots of Coral Gables Group V candidate Dominique “Nikki” Whiting and Mayor Vince Lago.
Posted in Coral Gables Elections 2026 NEWS

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…

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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.
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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…

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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.
Posted in Coral Gables Elections 2026 NEWS

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…

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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.
Posted in Coral Gables Elections 2026

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 …

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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.
Posted in Coral Gables Elections 2026

Campaign season begins in earnest ahead of historic November election

In less than two months, on Nov. 3, Coral Gables residents will vote in the city’s first-ever November general election in its more than 100-year history. But election season is…

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Portrait of Nestor Menendez smiling outdoors in a light blue collared shirt with trees blurred in the background.
Posted in Coral Gables Elections 2026

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

Nestor Menendez, the challenger seeking to unseat Commissioner Melissa Castro, has reported $93,120 in monetary campaign contributions — $5,895 more than the other six candidates running for Coral Gables mayor…

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