Higgins and Gonzalez went on to run for Miami Mayor Rubaff after a 13-choice race
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Democratic County Commission Eileen Higgins and Republican Paradiotive Emilio González, sponsored by Gov. Ron Desantis, will promote the next Mayor of Miami after voting.
The top two vote-getters come from a tight field of 13 and will face TRUCK-REPICK REPICK MAYOR FRACSIS SUREZ.
If no candidate receives 50 or more votes, the top vote-getters must compete in a runoff for Mayor.
Higgins, a Miami-Dade County Commissioner elected in 2018, represents parts of Miami Beach, the city, Brickell, Coral Way, Little Havana Wafud Fladler, according to the County website.
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Miami Democrat Higgins is a former engineer, in charge of marketing and Peace Corps Belize Country Director, a position he accepted in 2006. He later served as a foreign service officer with the US State Department.
“There will be no drama,” Higgins said during his closing remarks at the mayoral debate Oct. 16. “I will not be a disaster. The house you love. The city you love.
Independent Mayor Eigen Higgins Waves and thanked his staff and supporters as they advanced to his departure during his election party at the Yotel in Downtown Miami on election day, November 4, 2025. (Carl Jute / Miami Herald / Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
He campaigned on accessibility, restoring trust in Miami City Hall by “cutting red tape that stops homeowners and small businesses from moving forward,” improving transportation, and protecting the environment, according to his campaign website.
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An aerial view shows downtown Miami property on Biscayne Boulevard near the Freedom Tower intended for future President Donald Trump. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump, who is also a resident of Florida, did not promote the election.
Although the mayoral race did not draw the same national attention as New York or the gubernatorial races in New Jersey and Virginia, past scandals and political jabs from both Democrats and politicians were noted. In September, a Florida judge blocked the city plan from reaching the November 2026 election without voter approval, following a lawsuit against the mayor.
Gonzalez, the leading Republican contender, was endorsed by Desantis and Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott. He previously worked as a bilingual shurgate for Trump’s presidential campaign, worked on the President’s transition team and was later named the top name in America first policy.
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City of Miami mayor candidate Emilio González speaks during a press conference outside his home in Miami on July 16, 2025. (Matias J. Ocner / Miami Herald / Miami Herald Service via Getty Images)
He campaigned on modernizing city services, cutting property taxes, reducing property taxes on small businesses, increasing energy availability and reducing government spending, according to his campaign website.
He said in the Mayor’s debate Oct. 16, “We need change and we need change badly,” after losing public trust in local government.
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“Our municipal government has failed our residents,” said the argument. “That’s why we’re here, all of us. All of us. We’re letting them go. They’ve abandoned us and we don’t trust them.”
He wanted “public service and that the Mayor should be certain jobs. “It’s not about making money, it’s not about making my big ego, it’s not about putting me in another office or clickbait or this or that. It has to be done.”
The race for the Mayor of the Mayor of MIAMI also included former Mayor Joe Carollo and Xavier Suarez, the father of the current Mayor Francis Suarez, and Alex Creval, Alyssall, Laura Anderre, Michael HepBurson, Michael HepBern and Kenneth James James James Desantis, who is not related to the gov. ron desantis.
FOX News Digital’s Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
