Hialeah voters pick Bryan Calvo as first new elected Mayor in 5 years

A little over six months after Jackie Garcia-Roves made history as Hialeah’s first woman Mayor , voters in the city put a man back in the job.

With 41 of 45 precincts reporting, former City Council member Bryan Calvo had 53% of the vote to supplant Garcia-Roves while also outpacing three others — Council member Jesús Tundidor , Bernardo “Benny” Rodriguez and Marc Anthony Salvat — vying for the post.

Tundidor, who received 21% of the vote, placed second in the contest, followed by Garcia-Roves, who had 19%.

Hialeah’s election this year came amid rising concerns over the cost of living, maintenance of public infrastructure and the city’s bookkeeping.

Accordingly, the priorities of nearly every candidate on the ballot overlapped.

At a televised debate last mont