Donna Deegan will replace term-limited Republican Lenny Curry.
Donna Deegan becomes the first female mayor in Jacksonville history, having defeated a candidate who outspent her significantly. | Brian Bahr/Getty ImagesDemocrat Donna Deegan, a former television anchor and founder of a charity group that works with breast cancer victims, on Tuesday upset Republican Daniel Davis to win the mayor’s race in Jacksonville.
“Everybody said it could not be done in Jacksonville,” said Deegan, who said the campaign and its volunteers had worked for a year and a half ahead of the election. Deegan drew 52 percent of the vote.
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