Jacksonville voters elect Florida city’s first female mayor

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Voters in Jacksonville, Florida, have elected the city’s first female mayor. Unofficial results show Democrat Donna Deegan earned 52% of the vote in Tuesday’s election, beating Republican Daniel Davis. About 217,000 people voted in the race, for a turnout of 33%. Deegan says she plans to focus on upgrading infrastructure, building an economy that works for everyone and improving access to healthcare. Deegan is replacing Republican Lenny Curry, who was first elected in 2015 and couldn’t run again because of term limits. Jacksonville is Florida’s most populous city, with about 950,000 residents, since the city limits encompasses almost all of Duval County.