Democrat Eileen Higgins holds a slight lead over Republican Emilio González to become Miami's next mayor.

The fight to fill Miami’s mayoral office comes to a head on Tuesday evening during a special runoff election that has high stakes for national politics

Democrat Eileen Higgins holds a slight lead over Republican Emilio González to become Miami's next mayor.

Democrat Eileen Higgins is favoured to win Miami’s run-off, a closely watched test in Trump’s Florida stronghold.

Republicans were hoping to retain the seat in a city closely associated with President Donald Trump.

The win adds to the party's momentum ahead of the midterms next year.

WASHINGTON: Miami voters elected Eileen Higgins as the Florida city’s new mayor on Tuesday, making her the first Democrat to hold the office in nearly 30 years. Higgins received…

Higgins led Republican Gonzalez 59 percent to 41 percent on Tuesday night, according to preliminary results.

With nearly all votes counted Tuesday, Eileen Higgins led the Republican candidate by about 19 percentage points.