Cincinnati and Pittsburgh's mayoral races both made history

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In an election year so far decorated with mayoral firsts nationwide, the history making has continued in both Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.

Democrats Aftab Pureval of Cincinnati and Ed Gainey of Pittsburgh have become their city's first Asian Pacific mayor and Black mayor, respectively, per the Cincinnati Enquirer and Pittsburgh's WTAE.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.