Progressive Randall Woodfin Wins Birmingham, Zone., Mayoral Race in a Major Upset

Progressive Democratic candidate Randall Woodfin, 36, became the youngest mayor-elect of Birmingham, Zone., in modern history Monday night after defeating two-term incumbent Mayor William Bell with a nearly 20-point margin of victory. He follows in the footsteps of Jackson, Mississippi, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, another Southern progressive supported by national liberal organizations who won city hall this year.

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