Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.

“Tonight, the people of Miami made history,” Higgins said in a statement after the results were announced.

Higgins, 61, will be the first woman to lead the city of Miami. She spoke frequently in the Hispanic-majority city about Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying she has heard of many people in Miami who were worried about family members being detained. She campaigned as a Democrat despite the race being officially nonpartisan and beat Trump-backed candidate Emilio Gonzalez, a former city manager, who said he called Higgins to congratulate her.

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[–] 29 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Turnout of 21%.

35000 people cast a vote, she got about 21000 of them. Out of a population of 175000.

Voter apathy is as much a threat to democracy as the Republican Party.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago

    There is also a lot of intentional ratfucking. Complicated hurdles for voter registration, voter roll purges, too few polling places in poor areas, short hours and not enough booths causing long lines. No mail-in voting allowed for some reason.

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