Eileen Higgins Blows It Out In Miami, Wins 59%-40%!!!

[pat_k]

In 2023 Democrats flipped Jacksonville, the largest city in Florida. Tonight we flipped Miami, Florida’s second largest city. It is a tough road back in Florida but we are making progress everyone!

More tomorrow - Simon

https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/eileen-higgins-blows-it-out-in-miami

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[The Roux Comes First]

1. Hurrah! Keep It Coming!

[chicoescuela]

2. Only 36,000 people voted in a mayoral race in Miami?

Is that correct?

[pat_k]

4. As per Supervisor of Elections Miami Dade, 37,496

This was a runoff election. Sounds to me like the turnout was in line with a special election.

https://enr.electionsfl.org/DAD/3900/Summary/

Registered Voters:175,692
Ballots Cast:37,496
Voter Turnout:21.34%

[VMA131Marine]

8. The population of Miami-Dade is 2.8 million

But the population of the City of Miami proper is only about 450,000. Even so, that means less than half are registered to vote.

[AZ8theist]

9. You would think more people would register when THIS GUY is the governor:

[In It to Win It]

11. Francis Suarez, the current mayor, won with about 21,000 votes both times. Turnout for Miami Mayor is usually very low

There were more votes in this election than the last few elections.

[IbogaProject]

10. Miami Proper not Miami Beach, or South Beach

I was confused too when I saw that vote total.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

3. And to top it off,

A Democrat flipped a Georgia State House seat in a deep red district and a Democrat won re-election as mayor in Albuquerque, NM.
Things are definitely looking positive going into the 2026 mid terms.

Flim Flam Man must be having a hissy fit about now, that's if he can stay awake long enough for that hissy fit.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

5. ..

[Deuxcents]

6. Ms Higgins has quite the resume and long time connections in Miami..I hope she is the change they need

To clean up 28 years of mess

[Cha]

7. It's so Awesome Celebrating Democratic WINS!

Maybe the Rs stayed home?

Mahalo, pat_k