With voters set to choose the City of Miami's next mayor in a runoff election on Dec. 9, the field has narrowed to two candidates offering sharply different visions for the city's future: former County Commissioner Eileen Higgins and former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez .

The pair advanced from a crowded 13-person field on Nov. 4, with Higgins leading at 36% and Gonzalez taking 19% during the general municipal election , according to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections. Because no candidate secured more than 50% of the vote, a runoff will now determine who takes the city's top job for the next four years.

Both candidates have spent recent weeks outlining their contrasting approaches on housing, flooding, immigration, growth and the tone of leadership they believe M

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