Voters throughout Miami-Dade County are headed to the ballot box on Tuesday to pick new mayors, new commissioners and new laws this Election Day.

The cities of Miami, Hialeah, Miami Beach, Homestead and Surfside are all hosting municipal elections today. WLRN is rounding up the biggest elections in the county and speaking to residents as they cast their vote.

For the first time since 2001, it appears as if the City of Miami might actually have a competitive mayoral election.

Every mayoral election since then has been decided by double digit margins in the first round of voting. That’s unlikely to be the case on Tuesday, however, as thirteen candidates vie to become the next mayor of Miami.

The group of candidates includes two former city mayors, local politicos with strong followings,

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