(L) City of Miami Mayoral candidate Eileen Higgins canvasses a neighborhood for votes in Miami on Dec. 8, 2025. (R) Emilio T. Gonzalez , official portrait of Director of USCIS, on Oct. 17 2022. Joe Raedle/Getty Images; USCIS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Elections in Miami, Florida, are not over yet. Magic City’s voters still have to choose their next mayor, and their choice could show how the city’s political leaning has evolved ahead of the 2026 midterms.

A crowded pool of 13 mayoral candidates was on the Nov. 4 ballot, but none attracted the majority needed to win. So, a runoff between the two highest-polling picks from that night was scheduled for Dec. 9.

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