US EditionDemocrats see an opening to win the Miami mayor’s race in the latest test of the US political mood
Early voting shows Democrats leading by about 8% and aiming to end nearly 30 years of Republican mayors in Miami, a key battleground ahead of 2026 midterms.
- Democrats have not held the Miami mayor's office for nearly three decades, but they hope to change that in this week's special runoff election.
- Christian Ulvert, Higgins’ campaign manager, noted that early mail ballot returns show 44% were cast by registered Democrats compared to 30% by registered Republicans.
- Higgins has garnered support from Florida Democrats, addressing local issues like income inequality and the affordable housing market.
- Local issues like income inequality and housing affordability resonate nationally in this election.
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The contest to become the next mayor of Miami may be technically non-partisan, but the politics surrounding the election is.
Eileen Higgins will win Miami mayor’s race, CNN projects, breaking a nearly 30-year GOP hold
Eileen Higgins will be the next mayor of the city of Miami, according to a projection from CNN’s Decision Desk, breaking a nearly 30-year Republican streak in holding the nonpartisan seat and giving Democrats another example of strong performance in elections during the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term.
The city of Miami, Florida, will elect on Tuesday December 9 the successor of Mayor Francis Suárez, between Eileen Higgins and Emilio González
Miami’s mayoral race could be latest test of the US political mood
Miami residents will find out Tuesday if they’ll have their first Democratic mayor in nearly three decades. The election has drawn national attention as the latest test of the nation’s political mood one year into President Donald Trump’s second term. Big-name politicians have backed candidates from both sides of the aisle, with Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis backing the Republican candidate, Emilio González, the former city manager. Mean…
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