Democrats are favoured to win Miami’s mayoral race for the first time in nearly 30 years, with the run-off closely watched as a test of voter sentiment in United States President Donald Trump’s Florida stronghold.

Although the election on Tuesday is technically nonpartisan – by law, candidates’ party affiliations do not appear on the ballot – it has drawn national attention.

Trump has endorsed former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, a Republican, while the Democratic National Committee is backing Eileen Higgins, 61, a former Miami-Dade County commissioner.

Higgins led a crowded field in last month’s first round, securing 36 percent of the vote, short of the majority needed to win outright, but well ahead of Gonzalez, a retired US Army colonel, who finished second with 20 percent. Ano

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