Teresa Myers Ervin elected 1st African American mayor of Florence, South Carolina

Democrat Teresa Myers Ervin is the new mayor of Florence, South Carolina after defeating Republican Bryan Braddock.

Myers Ervin is the first African American to serve as mayor in Florence.

She's been on council for more than 10 years and points to her success with redeveloping communities in North and Northwest Florence.

"I am energized because I love my hometown. And I love moving us forward. I want to see us progress with our economic development. I want to focus on COVID-19 recovery. And also I want to continue to expand our community development. And areas such as North Florence, Northwest. And I want to focus on East Florence that corridor. So, I am looking forward to moving our city forward economically, and also community-based," said Myers Ervin.

Marilyn Strickland: First African American elected to Congress from the state of Washington

Democrat Marilyn Strickland, the former mayor of Tacoma and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, has won the open congressional race in Washington’s 10th Congressional District.

The Associated Press called the race for Strickland, in a district representing Olympia, Lakewood, Puyallup, eastern Tacoma and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Strickland, who was born in Seoul, South Korea, will become both the first Black member of Congress from Washington and the first Korean American congresswoman anywhere in America.

Bonnie Watson Coleman re-elected to House of Representatives

Incumbent Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman successfully defeated Republican Mark Razzoli to win a fourth term to New Jersey's 12th Congressional District.

With 63% of polls reporting, she won with 70.3% of the vote, leading Razzoli by more than 98,000 votes.

VOTE TOTALS

Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman: 164,079

Repunlblucan Mark Razzoli: 66,017

Jahana Hayes wins re-election to House of Representatives

Democrat Jahana Hayes, the first Black woman elected to Congress from Connecticut, won a second term by defeating Republican David Sullivan on Wednesday.

Ms. Hayes led Mr. Sullivan by roughly 11 percentage points, and The Associated Press declared her the winner on Wednesday afternoon.

VOTE TOTALS

Jahana Hayes: 188,409

David Sullivan: 150,072

Rep. Ayanna Pressley re-elected To U.S. House of Representatives

Rep. Ayanna Pressley has won a second term in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to The Associated Press.

The congresswoman defeated Independent candidate Roy Owens in Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District.

With 90% of voting precints reporting Pressley recieved over 87% of the vote.

VOTE TOTALS

Pressley: 219,518

Roy Owens: 31,442