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Voters in Ferguson, Missouri, re-elected Mayor James Knowles III on Tuesday in the first election since the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in 2014.

Knowles — who rode out weeks of unrest after Brown, an unarmed teenager, was shot and killed by Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson — defeated City Council member Ella Jones 56 percent to 44 percent, with all of the city's 13 precincts reporting. Jones, 62, would have become the first black mayor in the city's 122 years had she been elected.

Tuesday's election — the first chance that voters had had to weigh in since the nationally followed shooting — also came on the same day that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for a review of court-ordered criminal justice reforms demanded by the Obama administration in Ferguson and numerous other cities.

Knowles, 37, is white. Like Jones, he campaigned on a promise to continue the changes and reforms instituted following a scathing report by the Justice Department, which accused police and the courts of systemic bias against poor black residents.

Ferguson is one of the smallest cities in the country to have negotiated a consent decree with the federal government, and both candidates were mindful that any delay could undermine fragile efforts to create trust between the police department and skeptical segments of the community.

Ferguson's mayor has less power than the city manager, but given the city's recent history and its place in the national spotlight, the mayor has enormous power to shape public perceptions as the "face" of the city.

The fear now, with Knowles' winning a third three-year term, is that residents, activists and protesters — already doubtful that anything will ever change — could harden their attitudes.

But Knowles argued that his experience would be valuable guiding the city through a period of reform over the next three years with new council members, a new police chief and a new city manager.

Voters also overwhelmingly approved a measure to require police officers to wear body cameras at all times and to require the city to keep body camera video for at least two years.

Ferguson officers have used the cameras since Brown was killed, but critics accused police of not wearing them consistently

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyli...-black-mayor-n742766
 
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His opponent vowed to "hold him accountable". I don't know exactly what that means seeing he just got reelected, and the term limits prevent him from running again.

I have relatives in the area, and all of them have nothing but positive things to say about the guy. For a small town mayor he sure seemed to handle the national attention well.


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Ferguson is 67.4% Black. Either this guy is good, or the black guy/girl really sucked.

This just shows the majority of black residents are racist and hate black people, or they just think this guy is better. Wonder how many of the rioters, looters, and arsonists voted?



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Wonder how many of the rioters, looters, and arsonists voted?
I'm not convinced most of them were actually FROM Ferguson...


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Ferguson has a population somewhere around 20,000, and 3,356 voted.


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Ferguson has a population somewhere around 20,000, and 3,356 voted.
17%ish turnout. That's some civic minded folks right there. Roll Eyes


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Ferguson has a population somewhere around 20,000, and 3,356 voted.


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MAYOR FERGUSON
(WITH 13 OF 13 COUNTED)
ELLA JONES. . . . . . . . . . 1,594 42.64%
JAMES W. KNOWLES, III . . . . . . 2,133 57.06%
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 11 0.29%



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-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown

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Wow! How high is Ferguson's poll tax???


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Wow! How high is Ferguson's poll tax???


That and the voter ID laws...THIS is what white supremacy looks like! Roll Eyes
 
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How many were barred from casting a vote because they are felons???


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Election fixed by the Russians! Polls were hacked!


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