‘History was made’: Voters in Miami just elected the city’s first woman mayor

Barbara Rodriguez

Interim Health and Caregiving Reporter

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Voters in Miami have elected their first woman mayor — a historic milestone with national implications for next year’s midterm elections.

Eileen Higgins’ win on Tuesday in a special runoff election to oversee Florida’s second largest city marks the first time in nearly 30 years that a Democrat will hold the mayor’s post. The former Miami-Dade County commissioner defeated Republican Emilio T. González, a former city manager who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.

“Tonight, history was made,” Higgins told supporters during her victory speech. “Our city chose a new direction. So you chose competence over chaos, results over excuses, and a city government that finally works f