ELECTION DAY CHANGES THE FACE OF FERGUSON - by Huff Post
...or at least it changes the faces among the city council
"FERGUSON, Mo. -- Voters showed up at polling places in record numbers
for a municipal election in this St. Louis suburb on Tuesday, tripling
the number of black representatives on Ferguson City Council by electing
two black candidates.
Tuesday's election in Ferguson would have
been historic no matter the outcome. Three incumbents decided not to
run, leaving half of the council's six seats up for grabs. The council
now has one black member who was not up for re-election,
and two black candidates were vying for one of the open seats. That
meant city council was assured to have at least double the number of
African-Americans once the votes are counted."
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