The 2025 miami mayoral election had its initial round held on november 4, 2025, with a runoff election then held on december 9, 2025 Joe carollo, gonzalez, higgins, ken russell, and xavier suarez. The election saw eileen higgins elected mayor of miami, becoming the first democrat to be elected to this position since 1997
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For the first time in decades, a democrat has won the mayoral race in the city of miami in a race that drew national attention from both major parties, including republican president donald trump. Democrat eileen higgins is projected to flip the miami mayor’s office, defeating republican emilio gonzález in the latest sign of the party’s momentum heading into next year’s midterms. Miami voters have their final chance tuesday to cast their ballots in the runoff election to determine the city’s new mayor. Thirteen candidates ran in the nonpartisan election for mayor of the city of miami, florida, on nov
