Miami Mayoral Election Goes to Runoff; Meiner Projected to Win Miami Beach

Miami Beach’s law-and-order mayor, who cracked down on Spring Break, won reelection.

A parking lot adjacent to the Freedom Tower was chosen by Florida officials to be donated as the potential site for President Donald Trump's future presidential library, in Miami, Fla., on Sept. 30, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The race to become Miami’s next mayor will go to a runoff, after none of the 13 candidates managed to clear a simple majority on Nov. 4.

With the runoff already set for Dec. 9, the two front-runners in Tuesday night’s election were Eileen Higgins and Emilio Gonzalez. Higgins earned just under 40 percent of the vote, while Gonzalez followed with a little less than 20 percent. Ken Russell came in third with just under 18 percent.