Luis González Wins Hialeah City Council Seat
Voters chose González over Mariana Chavez in a special election for City Council Seat 2 in Hialeah.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in City Hall
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Hialeah voters elected Luis González to City Council Seat 2 in a special election on Tuesday, with González receiving 54% of the vote to Mariana Chavez's 46%. The results cited are preliminary.
Why it matters
González's victory gives Mayor Bryan Calvo another council member aligned with his administration, as González is the third council member elected with Calvo's endorsement.
González received 54% of the vote to Chavez's 46%, a margin of eight percentage points. His campaign raised $74,300, while Chavez reported $140 in monetary contributions and $840 in in-kind contributions; the results cited are preliminary.
The players
Luis González
Luis González is a former Hialeah City Council member who served 12 years before losing his seat in 2019 and won the special election for Seat 2 in 2026.
Bryan Calvo
Bryan Calvo is the mayor of Hialeah who endorsed González and whose political committee, Let's Fix Hialeah, paid González's company during the 2025 mayoral campaign.
Mariana Chavez
Mariana Chavez is the candidate who lost the Hialeah City Council Seat 2 special election to González and is currently a student at St. Thomas University.
The details
González previously served on the City Council for 12 years before losing his seat in 2019, and council members appointed him in January to fill the vacancy left by Jesus Tundidor. During Calvo's 2025 mayoral campaign, González's company, Vital Graphics, received more than $80,000 from Calvo's political committee, Let's Fix Hialeah, and Calvo personally contributed two $395 donations to Chavez's door hangers.
Timeline
2019: González loses his City Council seat.
2025: Calvo's mayoral campaign; Vital Graphics receives payments from Let's Fix Hialeah.
January 2026: Council appoints González to fill Tundidor's vacancy.
November 3, 2026: Special election for City Council Seat 2 is held, electing González.
Legal Context
González's win is the third council seat won with Mayor Calvo's endorsement on Hialeah's seven-member City Council. The seat runs through 2027, and the outcome adds another council member aligned with the mayor's administration.
González will hold Seat 2 through 2027, which means Hialeah residents will have a council member in that seat for the remainder of the current term. The seat's voting power affects local decisions made by the seven-member council.
The takeaway
Local council races can shift the balance of power on a city board, and residents often gain the most by tracking how seats are filled and who funds the campaigns behind them.
Further reading
For more on local government decisions, explore City Hall coverage in Hialeah.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Miami Herald.
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