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Lawrence Mayor-Elect Deb Whitfield is Marion County's first Black and first woman mayor, but she didn't think of the title when she decided to run.
Overall, the results seemed to reinforce the Republican reign over Indiana's vast suburban and rural swaths, raising more questions than answers about whether Democrats can put a dent in the GOP's long-held dominance over statewide elections in 2024.
Whitfield had about 52% of the vote with 78% of Marion County's vote centers reporting. She will succeed Republican Mayor Steve Collier, who opted not to run for a third term.
Deb Whitfield election
By midmorning, the stream of voters going into the polling site at Lawrence Firehouse 37 on North German Church Road was steady, with one or two voters coming as one