From Fox News: It took nearly 30 years, but Democrats finally broke their decades-long ballot box losing streak in Miami, Florida, the city known as the nation’s “Gateway to Latin America.”
Democrat Eileen Higgins, a former county commissioner, defeated Republican Emilio Gonzalez, a former city manager, in Tuesday’s Miami’s mayoral runoff election, according to the Associated Press.
While the election was technically nonpartisan, the ballot box face-off became the latest showdown this year between Democrats and Republicans, with both parties pouring in resources and the race grabbing plenty of national attention.
President Donald Trump endorsed Gonzalez, who served on Trump’s Homeland Security Department transition team, and this past weekend took to social media to emphasize that Miami’s mayoral election “is a big and important race!!! Vote for Republican Gonzalez.”
Higgins becomes the first woman elected as Miami mayor.
In a statement on X, DNC Chair Ken Martin declared, “Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins’ win is a testament to what we can accomplish when we organize and compete everywhere. Democrats have now flipped a seat that was in Republicans’ hands for nearly 30 years.”
Mayor-elect Eileen Higgins’ win is a testament to what we can accomplish when we organize and compete everywhere.
Democrats have now flipped a seat that was in Republicans’ hands for nearly 30 years. https://t.co/5d0mVODp4m
— Ken Martin (@kenmartin73) December 10, 2025
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BREAKING: Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor special election.https://t.co/jGQQUt8chE
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 10, 2025
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