The race for Miami Mayor is on track to be far less crowded come 6 p.m. Saturday.

That’s the deadline to qualify for what is now a 13-candidate contest to succeed term-limited Mayor Francis Suarez.

As of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, just five candidates — Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, former City Manager Emilio González, former City Commissioner Ken Russell, entrepreneur Christian Cevallos and Laura Anderson, an affiliate of the Socialist Workers Party — have qualified.

(L-R) Christian Cevallos, Emilio González, Eileen Higgins, Ken Russell and Laura Anderson (not pictured) have qualified for the Miami Mayor’s race. Eight other active candidates haven’t, and at least two other contenders have yet to file. (Images via the candidates)

Another candidate, Max Martinez, who placed

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