Vicki Lopez and Rob Piper are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Miami-Dade County Commission — District 5.
August 18 result: incumbent Vicki Lopez (42.3 percent) fell short of a majority and meets Rob Piper (29.5 percent) in a November 3 runoff; Joe Sanchez was eliminated by 211 votes, per Florida Politics.
Vicki LopezIncumbent
Vicki Lopez is the appointed incumbent District 5 commissioner, facing her first commission election on the August 18 ballot. A former state legislator, she was appointed in late 2025 after Eileen Higgins resigned to run for Miami mayor, and has drawn endorsements from the Miami-Dade Sheriff, the county firefighters union, and the South Florida PBA while raising nearly $1.2 million, per Florida Politics coverage. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026.
Priorities: Housing and condo-safety policy · Transportation · Constituent services
Rob Piper is a retired Marine Corps officer who served from 1993 to 2016 with three combat tours in Iraq, later a Florida House legislative aide with a PhD in international relations, per his campaign site. The Miami-Dade Democratic Party endorsed him in this race, per the party's voter guide.
Priorities: Transparency and accountability in county government · Lower housing costs and expand affordable housing · Climate resilience and flood protection (per the campaign site)
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