The City of Miami’s two mayoral runoff candidates, former County Commissioner Eileen Higgins and former Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez, went head-to-head Tuesday night in a live, hourlong debate moderated by CBS News Miami’s Jim DeFede.
The debate marked the first direct showdown between the candidates since they advanced to the Dec. 9 runoff election.
The race went to a runoff after no one secured more than 50% of the vote in the crowded 13-person field on Nov. 4. Higgins led the initial field with 36% of the vote, followed by Gonzalez with 19%, according to the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections…