Gabela, Pardo win runoff elections for Miami commission seats

MIAMI – Two Miami Commission seats were up for grabs in Tuesday’s runoff election.

In the District 1 race, Miguel Gabela defeated suspended commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla, receiving more than 54% of the vote.

In District 2, Damian Pardo received about 53% of the vote, beating incumbent commissioner Sabina Covo.

Miami’s District 1 includes Allapattah, Flagami and parts of Little Havana while District 2 includes downtown Miami, Coconut Grove, Brickell and Edgewater.

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