Vince Lago is the new Coral Gables mayor in heated and divisive election

In the end, the attack mailers on Coral Gables Vice Mayor Vince Lago didn’t work. His signature on a letter to Carollton School from parents and alumni protesting new curriculum on race relations didn’t sway voters. The withdrawn Miami Herald endorsement didn’t matter much.

Lago was elected the mayor of Coral Gables Tuesday in a race against Pat Keon that had gotten pretty heated in the last week or so. And by a very comfortable lead — 58% to 38%, a near perfect reflection of the polls done before any of the Carrolton stuff came to light. Jackson “Rip” Holmes got 4% (Ladra thought he would do better this year).

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