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

Miami voters made history in electing Eileen Higgins as their next mayor 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 Emilio González , a Republican backed by President Donald Trump , 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 t

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