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Monroe elects first Black woman mayor

Voters in Monroe elected Surluta Anthony as the city's next mayor, part of a broader Democratic sweep in local races. Anthony defeated Republican City Council member David Dotson by 16 percentage points. She will become the first Black woman elected mayor of Monroe.