Overview
- Eileen Higgins defeated Emilio González by roughly 59% to 41%, and González conceded on Tuesday night.
- Higgins becomes Miami’s first woman mayor and the city’s first Democratic and first non-Hispanic mayor since the 1990s.
- The race was nationalized, with Trump endorsing González and Republicans including Ron DeSantis and Rick Scott campaigning for him, while the DNC and national Democrats boosted Higgins.
- Higgins ran on housing affordability, infrastructure and local governance, contrasting with González’s push to repeal the homestead property tax, streamline permits and back immigration arrests for those who commit crimes.
- Pre-runoff polls and prediction markets favored Higgins, and the result is being read as a bellwether for Hispanic and suburban voter sentiment ahead of the 2026 midterms; she is set to be sworn in later this month.