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The Hill has declared Higgins (D) the winner in Miami mayoral race (Original Post) DavidDvorkin Dec 9 OP
Yay! senseandsensibility Dec 9 #1
sweet. WarGamer Dec 9 #2
Excellent! anciano Dec 9 #3
yayy BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 9 #4
K & R...... Lovie777 Dec 9 #5
Sweet malaise Dec 9 #6
*squeeee!* buzzycrumbhunger Dec 9 #7
Hooooly Shit! sheshe2 Dec 9 #8
We need more women running for office in our party KS Toronado Dec 9 #20
Smart women. sheshe2 Dec 9 #26
WOW... Thanks for the details, she! Cha Dec 9 #25
30 years since a Democrat held that seat... sheshe2 Dec 9 #28
Dem Energy! And Yes.. Mind Boggling that Cha Dec 9 #31
Not only a win, not only a turnover, but a BIG win. Called it as soon as the polls close. Not even a contest. Midnight Writer Dec 9 #9
WooHoo!!! She smoked him in an area that is 70% Latino. Phoenix61 Dec 9 #10
Here's hoping. ananda Dec 9 #21
Yes.... This is a big deal finally a Dem won this mayors race. FloridaBlues Dec 9 #11
Great news! mcar Dec 9 #12
Can she cancel the Rump brothel and library? newdeal2 Dec 9 #13
What's the situation with Miami city council? DavidDvorkin Dec 9 #14
I would love to know how the Cuban vote came out. everyonematters Dec 9 #15
60% to 40% ... that is a blowout! bsiebs Dec 9 #16
Thank you IbogaProject Dec 9 #19
.. Mr. Sparkle Dec 9 #17
Only 36k people voted in the city of Miami? Aren't there over a million people there? madinmaryland Dec 9 #18
442,000 ibegurpard Dec 9 #23
Wonderful news orangecrush Dec 9 #22
Wow I am actually shocked that hell has frozen over in Miami! kimbutgar Dec 9 #24
First Dem in nearly 30 years. Heavily Hispanic city. paleotn Dec 9 #27
tRUMP endorsement is the kiss of death wolfie001 Dec 9 #29
That is awesome! Liberal In Texas Dec 9 #30

sheshe2

(95,937 posts)
8. Hooooly Shit!
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 07:29 PM
Dec 9
Democrats have wrested GOP control from the Miami mayor’s office for the first time in nearly 30 years in Tuesday’s closely watched runoff.

Democrat Eileen Higgins, a former county commissioner, won what her party saw as one of the last remaining tests of their grassroots energy heading into next year.

Higgins defeated Republican Emilio Gonzalez, Miami city manager, who has been endorsed by President Trump. Miami is party of Miami-Dade County, which went red in 2024 after being a blue stronghold for years.


Boom!

Go go go go!

KS Toronado

(23,060 posts)
20. We need more women running for office in our party
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 08:38 PM
Dec 9

believe voters are getting tired of watching men kiss IQ4.7's ass. How many times have we seen
Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins cross the aisle and vote with us? And now MTG of all people
is getting on tsf's ass. Women in Congress make better decisions than men for some reason.
Motherly instincts?

Cha

(316,846 posts)
25. WOW... Thanks for the details, she!
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:11 PM
Dec 9

Miami Voters are Evidently Tired of the SOS... Bonus that Traitor "endorsed" Gonzales.

Congratulations to Miami Mayor Elect, Eileen Higgins!

sheshe2

(95,937 posts)
28. 30 years since a Democrat held that seat...
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:29 PM
Dec 9

and all it took was a woman to lead the way.

DeSatan and Teerump must be pissed.

Ya gotta love it, Cha.

Cha

(316,846 posts)
31. Dem Energy! And Yes.. Mind Boggling that
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:45 PM
Dec 9

Eileen Higgins is now the Mayor Elect in Miami!... after 30 years of R rule!

I can only imagine how Ecstatic Miami Dems are

And how Pissed the PEDO Devil and that mini Satan in Florida are.

And another Big Dem Win in GA today!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20857519

Midnight Writer

(25,148 posts)
9. Not only a win, not only a turnover, but a BIG win. Called it as soon as the polls close. Not even a contest.
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 07:38 PM
Dec 9

Phoenix61

(18,706 posts)
10. WooHoo!!! She smoked him in an area that is 70% Latino.
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 07:38 PM
Dec 9

Last edited Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:45 PM - Edit history (1)

That Texas gerrymander is sooo not going to go the way the repukes thought it was going to go.😂😂😂

ananda

(34,447 posts)
21. Here's hoping.
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 08:44 PM
Dec 9

I got a text from one Latino Democrat running
in one of the new districts that's supposed to
go Republican, and he sounded good, so I
sent him some money.

bsiebs

(927 posts)
16. 60% to 40% ... that is a blowout!
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 08:05 PM
Dec 9

Looks like out of approximately 175,000 registered voters, only 37,000 went to the polls (about 20% turnout).

IbogaProject

(5,625 posts)
19. Thank you
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 08:35 PM
Dec 9

I was trying to find the statistics and was having trouble, I should have looked at ballotpedia. I had noticed the small vote totals.

madinmaryland

(65,668 posts)
18. Only 36k people voted in the city of Miami? Aren't there over a million people there?
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 08:30 PM
Dec 9

Am I missing something?

paleotn

(21,576 posts)
27. First Dem in nearly 30 years. Heavily Hispanic city.
Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:27 PM
Dec 9

Wasn't even close. This is a win on several levels.

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