"We are facing rhetoric from elected officials that is so dehumanizing and cruel, especially against immigrant populations,"
"The residents of Miami were ready to be done with that."
"Tonight's result is yet another warning sign to Republicans that voters are fed up with their out-of-touch agenda that is raising costs,"
Eileen Higgins, 61, defeated Republican Emilio Gonzalez by about 19 percentage points to win the Miami mayoralty. Higgins will be the first woman to lead Miami. Higgins campaigned as a Democrat in a nonpartisan race and emphasized concerns about immigration enforcement affecting residents and families in the Hispanic-majority city. The race attracted national attention and support from prominent Democrats, including Pete Buttigieg, Ruben Gallego and Rahm Emanuel. The result ended nearly three decades of Republican losses in the city and gave Democrats momentum ahead of the 2026 midterms, though it is not necessarily predictive of broader outcomes.
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