Democrat Hakeem Jeffries wins reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives in New York's 8th Congressional District.
Jefferies won a fifth term by deafeating his Republican challenger, Garfield Wallace by getting 82.6% of the vote.
Vote totals
Democrat Hakeem Jeffries: 175,140
Republican Garfield Wallace: 36,873
Sumter County made history on Election Day by electing the county’s first African-American sheriff.
“I’m overly excited, anxious, looking forward to the responsibility of the role of sheriff of Sumter County, Georgia and most importantly, I’m blessed,” Col. Eric Bryant said.
Bryant is chief deputy and interim sheriff in Sumter County. He made history Tuesday night after being elected the first African-American sheriff for the county.
“I’m excited to be able to make history here in Sumter County, Georgia and also look forward to encouraging other African-American males that they too can make a difference,” Bryant said of his win.
Bryant was the Democratic candidate in the race. He beat out his Republican counterpart, Phillip Daniel, with 69 percent of the vote Tuesday night.
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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.
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.
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
