Miami Elects Eileen Higgins as Next Mayor

MIAMI—Eileen Higgins was elected Maimi’s next mayor on Dec. 9. The decision came in less than 30 minutes after the polls closed. The election was called by DecisionDesk HQ less than 10 minutes after polls closed at 7 p.m., giving her a nearly 20 percent lead after early voting and absentee voting. Gonzalez called Higgins at 7:30 p.m., conceding the race. “We both have our city’s best interest at heart, and we’re going to be here,” Gonzalez told his supporters gathered for a watch party. He celebrated that his team got more people out to vote in December than those who came out a month ago, and that the first December election ended without some “great controversy” like past elections....