Democrat Eileen Higgins broke a nearly 30-year losing streak to win Miami mayor race, defeating Republican Emilio González in a closely watched runoff election.

Florida Democrats say recent election wins show the party gaining momentum. But Republican leaders are projecting confidence going into the midterms.

National Democrats have deployed resources for County Commissioner Eileen Higgins, while Mr. Trump has endorsed former City Manager Emilio Gonzalez.

A string of election victories on Tuesday has Democrats bullish about the midterm elections, leading them to expand their target map for 2026. In an upset win, the party flipped the Miami mayorship blue for the first time in nearly three decades,

Higgins near 20-point advantage against Trump-endorsed González signals a potential shakeup for the 2026 midterms.

After dying unheard last Session, a revived bill by Tallahassee Democratic Rep. Allison Tant that would give teeth to Florida’s rules on party affiliation in elections just cleared its first House hurdle.

Higgins and González advanced to a runoff after a blanket primary in November after no candidate won at least 50% of the vote. Higgins finished atop the 13-candidate field with 36% of the vote to González’s 19%, and the top two Democratic candidates combined for a majority of the vote.

According to betting platform Polymarket, Higgins, who has campaigned on providing affordable housing, has a 94 percent chance of winning the election while González, who worked as a director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under former President George W. Bush, has a 6 percent chance.

Davis has somehow managed to build his entire campaign on a lie — and he’s been so committed to the performance he even managed to fool ActBlue, the nation’s Democratic fundraising platform. That alone deserves some kind of participation trophy for creativity.

Before the final votes of Tuesday’s elections in New Jersey, Virginia and New York City had been tallied, Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared to be positioning himself for his next big race. DeSantis, who is term-limited from running for governor again in 2026 ...

Emboldened Democrats are expanding their target lists for the House and state legislatures after a series of notable wins and overperformances on Tuesday. The Democratic Legislative Campaign