Lago seeks final mayoral term in Coral Gables Nov. 3

Coral Gables Mayor Vince C. Lago is seeking re-election in the Nov. 3 general election. He faces two challengers in the nonpartisan Group I race.

According to Florida Politics, Lago is seeking what would be his final term before term limits end an eight-year run as mayor. The November election is Coral Gables' first-ever November municipal contest, the result of a voter-approved charter amendment that moved races from April.

Candidate information

Name: Vince C. Lago

Office sought: Coral Gables Mayor, Group I, according to the Miami-Dade County sample ballot

Party: Nonpartisan

Election date: Nov. 3, 2026

Opponents: Jackson Holmes (nonpartisan) and Laureano Cancio (nonpartisan)

Education: Bachelor's degree in business administration; master's degree in construction management from Florida International University School of Engineering, according to the city of Coral Gables website

Experience and public service

Lago's city website biography describes him as the youngest person ever elected to serve as mayor in Coral Gables' history. He was re-elected as mayor in 2023 and again in 2025, according to his city biography.

This would be his final term.

Before becoming mayor in 2021, Lago served as a Coral Gables city commissioner from 2013 to 2021 and as vice mayor from 2019 to 2021, according to his city biography. He also served on the Coral Gables Planning and Zoning Board.

In the private sector, Lago has worked as an executive at a management and design firm specializing in commercial construction and medical and educational facilities, according to his city biography.

He has served on several local and regional boards, according to his city biography. He joined the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization in 2017 and the Junior League of Miami Community Advisory Board in 2019. He served as vice chair of the Biscayne Bay Watershed Management Advisory Board through December 2021. He has also served on the boards of the Coral Gables Museum, the Coral Gables Community Foundation and Locust Projects, a nonprofit contemporary art organization.