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Democrat Eileen Higgins won Tuesday’s Miami mayor’s race, ending her party’s nearly 30-year losing streak and becoming the city’s first female mayor.

Higgins campaigned heavily on concerns about Trump’s immigration crackdown and dehumanizing rhetoric, defeating a Trump-endorsed Republican candidate by about 19 percentage points.

The Democratic victory provides momentum heading into the 2026 midterms as Republicans grow increasingly anxious about losing ground with Hispanic voters.

MIAMI — Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost

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