Voters in House District 118 set to go to the polls Oct. 3 to choose new state Rep.

A Special Election for later this year has been called for voters in a southwest swath of Miami-Dade County to decide who will replace Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin, who Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed the new Miami-Dade Clerk of Courts and Comptroller.

DeSantis set the Primary for House District 118 for Oct. 3 and the Special General Election for the district for Dec. 5.

So far, the latter election to represent the unincorporated strip of the county west of the Turnpike appears unnecessary. Only Republicans – Miami Beach firefighter Christian Chavez, personal injury lawyer Mike Redondo and community board member Ernie Thomas – have filed.

– Anne Geggis, Florida Politics