Democrat wins Miami mayoral race for first time in nearly 30 years, marking major GOP loss

Democrats have taken control of Miami for the first time in nearly 30 years after candidate Eileen Higgins clinched the city's mayoral election.

Higgins, 61, beat out Trump-backed Republican Emilio Gonzalez in the Florida city's runoff Tuesday night and will become the city's first Democratic mayor since 1998, as well as the city's first-ever woman mayor.

"Tonight, the people of Miami made history," she said in a statement after the results were announced.

The victory is an upset for GOP lawmakers across the country, who rallied behind Gonzalez as the election became seen as a test of voter reaction to President Trump's first year of his second White House term.