US EditionWake up Call: Miami Election Results Forces GOP to Recalibrate
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The political DNA of Eileen Higgins, Miami’s elected mayor, is deeply Democratic. Her agenda, trajectory and civic alliances point to a worldview aligned with the party’s progressive ideology, which has celebrated victory as its own. Not only as a local triumph against a candidate backed by President Donald Trump in a city that has not seen a Democratic mayor for three decades, but as a sign that the party remains relevant to a year of its defea…
Miami, FL — December 13, 2025. In an election that marks a turning point in local politics, Eileen Higgins has become the first woman and first Democrat in nearly 30 years to be elected mayor of Miami. Her victory with about 59.4% of the votes against the Republican Emilio González —backed by former President Donald Trump — symbolizes a change of political and cultural direction in a key city in southern Florida. Although the post of mayor in Mi…
Wake up call: Miami election results forces GOP to recalibrate
Just a few days ago, Democrats added another victory to their off-year election tallies: the City of Miami’s Mayor. The race was officially non-partisan, but Democrat Eileen Higgins took the win by nearly 60% against Republican challenger Emilio Gonzalez. This marks the first time a Democrat will hold the 305’s top job since 1993. For […] The post Wake up call: Miami election results forces GOP to recalibrate first appeared on The Miami Hurrica…
Higgins is the first woman to impose herself on Republicans. Analysts explain what her victory in the 2026 legislative elections suggests.
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