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Steven Reed, Mayor-Elect of Montgomery, AL! (Original Post) sprinkleeninow Nov 2019 OP
Montgomery, Ala., Elects Steven Reed, Its First Black Mayor Demovictory9 Nov 2019 #1
Tide keep turnin'! eom sprinkleeninow Nov 2019 #2
67 percent?! now that's 200 years of pent-up frustration Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #3

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1. Montgomery, Ala., Elects Steven Reed, Its First Black Mayor
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 02:09 AM
Nov 2019

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — On the cusp of celebrating 200 years as a city, Montgomery does not have too many “firsts” remaining. But on Tuesday night, the black-majority city and capital of Alabama elected Steven L. Reed as its first African-American mayor.

Mr. Reed, a probate judge, captured about 67 percent of the vote in the nonpartisan runoff election, according to unofficial results released by the city. He defeated David Woods, a white TV station owner, after they advanced from a 12-person election in August. (Ten of those candidates were black, and Mr. Reed received 42 percent of the vote.)

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