Overview
- Preliminary results show Higgins defeated Republican Emilio González 59% to 41%, and González conceded Tuesday night.
- Her victory makes her Miami’s first woman mayor and the first non-Hispanic and first Democratic mayor in decades.
- The officially nonpartisan race drew unusual national attention after President Trump backed González and the DNC mobilized for Higgins.
- Higgins led the Nov. 4 first round with roughly 35–36% to González’s 18–20%, sending the race to the Dec. 9 runoff.
- Campaign contrasts centered on affordability, permitting and clean governance versus policing and tax cuts, with Higgins criticizing Trump-era immigration enforcement as the result is read as a signal of shifting voter sentiment ahead of 2026.