Overview
- Higgins defeated Trump‑backed Emilio González in the December 9 runoff, with multiple outlets reporting an approximate 59% to 41% result as votes were tallied.
- Her victory makes her Miami’s first woman mayor and the first non‑Latina to hold the office in more than three decades.
- González acknowledged the outcome and said he called Higgins to congratulate her after results were reported.
- The campaign centered on cost of living and immigration, with Higgins criticizing detentions linked to the Krome facility and pledging to seek legal avenues to end the city’s participation in a federal program that delegates immigration authority to local police.
- Although the mayor’s post has limited formal powers, the result is being read as a symbolic boost for Democrats, and Higgins will inherit issues including a court‑blocked land deal for a proposed Trump presidential library with a trial scheduled for August.