Miami Holds Election Runoff for Mayor

Numbers from November’s election night seemed to indicate the GOP candidate is the one with the uphill battle for a position long-held by Republicans.

(L) City of Miami Mayoral candidate Eileen Higgins canvasses a neighborhood for votes in Miami on Dec. 8, 2025. (R) Emilio T. Gonzalez in an official portrait of director of USCIS on Oct. 17 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images; USCIS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Elections in Miami, Florida, are not over yet. Magic City’s voters still have to choose their next mayor, and their choice could show how the city’s political leaning has evolved ahead of the 2026 midterms.

A crowded pool of 13 mayoral candidates was on the Nov. 4 ballot, but none attracted the majority needed to win. So, a runoff between the two highest-polling picks from that night was scheduled for Dec. 9.