SURFSIDE, Fla. — Former Mayor Shlomo Danzinger and Vice Mayor Tina Paul are expected to face a runoff after Tuesday’s municipal election produced no outright winner for mayor.

With the town’s main precinct reporting and partial mail-in results counted, Danzinger had 49.3% of the vote, just below the 50% threshold, while Paul received 36.3%. The runoff is tentatively scheduled for April 7 to determine who will replace outgoing Mayor Charles Burkett. Former commissioner Mark Blumenstein, who earned 14.4% of the vote, was eliminated from contention.

In the race for four at-large Town Commission seats, Donna Benmergui, Dovid Weingot and Andrea Travani appeared to secure three positions. The fourth seat is expected to trigger a recount, with incumbent Gerardo Vildostegui narrowly ahead of challenger Yonathan Berdugo by just 16 votes, a 0.3% margin under Florida law’s recount threshold.

Voters also approved moving Surfside elections from March to November in even-numbered years starting in 2028, aligning with general elections, while rejecting a measure that would have required a supermajority for certain zoning changes.

Additional mail-in ballots are still being counted and could affect the final outcome of both the mayoral runoff and the commission recount.