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. (Ten of those candidates were black, and Mr. Reed received 42 percent of the vote.) “This election has never been about me,” Mr. Reed told the crowd cheering his name in a packed hall after Tuesday night’s victory.

Source: New York Times October 09, 2019 01:33 UTC