Eileen Higgins’s win has reset Miami’s political landscape in a manner not seen in some ways in 28 years, and in others not at all
Miami’s new mayor, Eileen Higgins, hailed it as “a new day” for the city after the Democrat ended three decades of Republican rule on Tuesday night in a stunning election triumph.
In reality, the result is more of a seismic shifting of sands given the magnitude of her victory over the Donald Trump-backed Republican candidate, Emilio González, in the most populous city in Miami-Dade county, which the president won in 2024 by 12%.
Original Article: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/miami-mayor-eileen-higgins-trump-backlash
