Eileen Higgins has made political history by winning the Miami mayoral election, becoming the city’s first woman mayor and the first Democrat to hold the office in nearly 28 years. Her landslide victory over Trump-backed Republican candidate Emilio Gonzalez marks a dramatic shift in Miami’s political direction ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.br br Higgins’ campaign focused on affordable housing, transit reform, economic equality, and defending Miami’s diverse immigrant communities. A former engineer with an MBA from Cornell, Higgins has worked in international development, the U.S. State Department, and the private sector at Pfizer and Jose Cuervo before entering public office.br br Her win ends nearly three decades of Republican control and sends a strong signal about changing voter priorities in one of Florida’s most influential cities. Political analysts see this as a major test case for future Democratic momentum in the state.