11/10/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/10/2025 22:20
We are heading to a runoff between Eileen Higgins and Emilio Gonzalez to determine who will become the City of Miami's next mayor!
View results of the 2025 Miami mayoral election
Attend the runoff candidate forum between Eileen Higgins and Emilio Gonzalez on Thursday 11/13
Turnout among registered voters has been unofficially reported in excess of 21.6%, with more than 37K ballots cast. There were over 174K registered voters in Miami ahead of the first round.
Support for Democrats running in the first round of the election surpassed 50%.
2025 Miami mayoral election
(first round)
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen Higgins | 13,397 | 35.95 | |
| Emilio T. Gonzalez | 7,256 | 19.47 | |
| Ken Russell | 6,547 | 17.57 | |
| Joe Carollo | 4,275 | 11.47 | |
| Alex Díaz de la Portilla | 1,922 | 5.16 | |
| Xavier Suarez | 1,839 | 4.94 | |
| Michael A. Hepburn | 688 | 1.85 | |
| Laura Anderson | 415 | 1.11 | |
| Christian E. Cevallos | 287 | 0.77 | |
| Kenneth James DeSantis | 224 | 0.60 | |
| Elijah John Bowdre | 180 | 0.48 | |
| Alyssa Crocker | 147 | 0.39 | |
| June E. Savage | 84 | 0.23 | |
The Miami-Dade Democratic Party proudly supports Eileen Higgins in the runoff.
A very respectable 3rd place finish for former City Commissioner Ken Russell.
If you are a registered voter in the City of Miami, please be sure you are enrolled to vote by mail so that you can receive your ballot at home.