(Left) Miami mayoral candidate Eileen Higgins recruits neighbors for votes in Miami on December 8, 2025. (Right) Official portrait of Emilio T. Gonzalez, Commissioner of Immigration and Immigration, October 17, 2022. Joe Radle/Getty Images; USCIS, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The election in Miami, Florida isn’t over yet. Magic City voters still need to choose their next mayor, and their choice could indicate how the city’s political leanings have evolved heading into the 2026 midterm elections.
Thirteen mayoral candidates appeared on the Nov. 4 ballot, but none received the majority needed to win. As a result, a runoff election between the two candidates with the most votes that night was scheduled for December 9th.
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