Compton Mayor Aja Brown appeared headed to a second term Tuesday, defeating former Mayor Omar Bradley, in early results. Bradley had forced a runoff in the April primary but couldn’t make up more ground on Brown, 35, who was the youngest mayor in the city’s history when elected in 2013. Preliminary results show Brown with 60% of the vote, according to Compton Clerk Alita Godwin. Brown went to great lengths to explain to voters how she had worked to improve the city, but she said Compton had a lot more to improve on going forward. The longtime politician and Compton resident ran on the message that City Hall and Brown had failed to live up to their promises to citizens.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 07, 2017 06:54 UTC