Democrat projected to win Miami mayoral election for first time in nearly 30 years: AP

Democrat Eileen Higgins is projected Tuesday night to become Miami's first Democratic mayor in nearly 30 years, according to the Associated Press.

Higgins defeated former Miami city manager Emilio Gonzalez, the conservative in the race. Higgins, who was a Miami Dade County commissioner before making it to the runoff last month, will replace the term-limited incumbent Mayor Francis Suarez.

“I’ve never been prouder to be a Democrat,” Higgins told the Associated Press. “We’re living in the state of Florida, where we have people that are building cages for our residents rather than affordable housing for them.”

Miami, with a population of 487,000, is Florida’s second most populous city and part of Miami-Dade, which President Trump flipped last year to win reelection, after losing to his Democratic opponents there in the 2016 and 2020 elections.

Higgins has promised to find city-owned land that could be turned into affordable housing and cut unnecessary spending. She is now expected to be the first Democratic mayor of Miami since 1997. 

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