Higgins defeated Republican Emilio González, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, in a Dec. 9 runoff election.

made history in electing on Dec. 9. She is the first woman to hold the position, and the first Democrat elected in nearly 30 years.

Higgins, a former Miami-Dade County, Florida, commissioner, came in the lead in the Nov. 4 election, but faced , a Republican backed by President , in the runoff on Dec. 9.

Democrats have been gaining ground after a bruising 2024 election, and though the Miami mayoral position is nonpartisan, some see it as a win for the party.

Trump flipped Miami-Dade County, which includes the city of Miami, in the 2024 presidential election. But Democrats have pointed to their recent victories as a sign of what’s to come in the next year as voters still

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