Eileen Higgins
Eileen Higgins is the Mayor of Miami in Florida. She assumed office on December 18, 2025. Her current term ends in 2029.
Higgins ran for election for Mayor of Miami in Florida. She won in the general runoff election on December 9, 2025.
Mayoral elections in Miami are nonpartisan. Media outlets have reported that Higgins is a Democrat.[1][2]
Biography
Higgins earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of New Mexico in 1987 and a master's in business administration from Cornell University in 1989. Her career experience includes working as an engineer and as a foreign service officer for the Department of State.[3] Higgins has been affiliated with the following organizations:
- Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship
- People Acting for Community Together
- Downtown Neighbors Alliance
- Miami Climate Alliance
- League of Women Voters of Miami-Dade County
- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America[4]
Elections
2025
See also: Mayoral election in Miami, Florida (2025)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Miami
Eileen Higgins defeated Emilio Gonzalez in the general runoff election for Mayor of Miami on December 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan) | 59.5 | 22,145 |
 | Emilio Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 40.5 | 15,099 | |
| Total votes: 37,244 | |||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Miami
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Miami on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan) | 35.9 | 13,403 |
| ✔ | | Emilio Gonzalez (Nonpartisan) | 19.5 | 7,258 |
 | Ken Russell (Nonpartisan) | 17.6 | 6,550 | |
 | Joe Carollo (Nonpartisan) | 11.5 | 4,277 | |
 | Alex Díaz de la Portilla (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 1,929 | |
 | Xavier Suarez (Nonpartisan) | 4.9 | 1,841 | |
 | Michael Hepburn (Nonpartisan) | 1.8 | 688 | |
 | Laura Anderson (Nonpartisan) | 1.1 | 415 | |
| Christian Cevallos (Nonpartisan) | 0.8 | 287 | ||
| Kenneth DeSantis (Nonpartisan) | 0.6 | 224 | ||
| Elijah Bowdre (Nonpartisan) | 0.5 | 180 | ||
 | Alyssa Crocker (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 147 | |
| June Savage (Nonpartisan) | 0.2 | 84 | ||
| Total votes: 37,283 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ijamyn Gray (Nonpartisan)
- Max Martinez (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Higgins in this election.
2024
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2024)
General election
The general election was canceled. Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Higgins in this election.
2022
See also: Florida's 27th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Florida District 27
Incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar defeated Annette Taddeo in the general election for U.S. House Florida District 27 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maria Elvira Salazar (R) | 57.3 | 136,038 |
 | Annette Taddeo (D) | 42.7 | 101,404 | |
| Total votes: 237,442 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 27
Annette Taddeo defeated Ken Russell and Angel Montalvo in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Florida District 27 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Annette Taddeo | 67.8 | 27,015 |
| Ken Russell | 25.9 | 10,337 | |
 | Angel Montalvo | 6.3 | 2,493 | |
| Total votes: 39,845 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eileen Higgins (D)
- Janelle Perez (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 27
Incumbent Maria Elvira Salazar defeated Frank Polo Sr. in the Republican primary for U.S. House Florida District 27 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Elvira Salazar | 80.8 | 33,760 |
 | Frank Polo Sr. | 19.2 | 8,023 | |
| Total votes: 41,783 | |||
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2020
See also: Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2020)
General election
General election for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5
Incumbent Eileen Higgins defeated Renier Diaz de la Portilla in the general election for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 37,982 |
 | Renier Diaz de la Portilla (Nonpartisan) | 47.5 | 34,386 | |
| Total votes: 72,368 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5
Incumbent Eileen Higgins and Renier Diaz de la Portilla defeated Miguel Soliman in the primary for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan) | 46.9 | 13,023 |
| ✔ | | Renier Diaz de la Portilla (Nonpartisan) | 39.6 | 10,988 |
 | Miguel Soliman (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 3,732 | |
| Total votes: 27,743 | |||
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2018
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5
Eileen Higgins defeated Zoraida Barreiro in the special general runoff election for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5 on June 19, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan) | 53.4 | 7,451 |
 | Zoraida Barreiro (Nonpartisan) | 46.6 | 6,496 | |
| Total votes: 13,947 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5
Eileen Higgins and Zoraida Barreiro advanced to a runoff. They defeated Alex Díaz de la Portilla and Carlos Garin in the special general election for Miami-Dade County Commission District 5 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eileen Higgins (Nonpartisan) | 34.9 | 4,159 |
| ✔ | | Zoraida Barreiro (Nonpartisan) | 33.1 | 3,939 |
| Alex Díaz de la Portilla (Nonpartisan) | 27.2 | 3,239 | |
 | Carlos Garin (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 568 | |
| Total votes: 11,905 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Eileen Higgins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Eileen Higgins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Eileen Higgins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Eileen Higgins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York Times, "Miami Elects First Democratic Mayor in Nearly 30 Years," December 9, 2025
- ↑ Florida Politics, "Poll: Eileen Higgins leads race for Miami Mayor, but not enough to avoid a runoff," August 7, 2025
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Eileen Higgins, accessed December 9, 2025
- ↑ City of Miami, Florida, "Mayor Eileen Higgins," accessed January 7, 2026
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| Preceded by Francis Suarez |
Mayor of Miami 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Miami-Dade County Commission District 5 2018-2025 |
Succeeded by Vicki Lopez |
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