“While I do believe police have a very dangerous job, and I believe that we need more officers on the streets and will fund those, I also believe that Black mamas shouldn’t have to worry every time their kids step out of the house.”ĭeegan campaigned on improving city infrastructure, increased access to health care and for a more inclusive economy, while portraying herself as someone who could bring change. “I believe that two things can be true,” she said in a video released on Twitter. In response, Deegan accused Republicans of using the “same old playbook.” The spot, which was approved by Davis, also suggested that Deegan wanted to defund the police. Leading up to the runoff, an ad by the county GOP took aim at Deegan, a longtime news anchor in Jacksonville, for saying she had attended Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd in 2020. Deegan took 39% of the vote to 25% for Davis, though Republicans combined for a slight majority of the overall vote in the March race. Jacksonville is currently the biggest city in the country led by a Republican mayor.ĭeegan and Davis had advanced to the runoff after no candidate took more than 50% of the vote in the first round in March. Daniel Davis in Tuesday’s runoff election to succeed term-limited GOP incumbent Lenny Curry. Former journalist Donna Deegan will become the first female mayor of Jacksonville, Florida, CNN projects, as Democrats win the office in the state’s most populous city for only the second time in 30 years.ĭeegan is projected to defeat Republican former state Rep.
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