Overview
- Preliminary Miami-Dade results show Higgins winning about 59% to 41% over Emilio González, with roughly 37,000 ballots cast, and González conceding.
- She becomes Miami’s first Democratic mayor in nearly 30 years, as well as the city’s first woman and first non-Hispanic mayor in decades.
- Trump endorsed González on Truth Social as the DNC and prominent Democrats rallied behind Higgins, transforming a local runoff into a nationally watched race.
- Higgins ran on affordability, infrastructure and permitting reforms and on restoring trust in city government; González prioritized property-tax cuts, policing and tougher immigration enforcement.
- Parties are treating the result as a Democratic momentum marker ahead of the 2026 midterms, though participation of about 20% cautions against sweeping conclusions.