Ella Jones elected first black mayor of Ferguson
On June 2, former pastor Ella Jones was elected mayor of Ferguson, Missouri, with 54 percent of the votes cast. Jones currently serves as the council member for Ferguson Ward 1. She will be the first black mayor of Ferguson, as well as the first female mayor.
This was the second time Jones ran for mayor in Ferguson. In 2017, she lost to incumbent James Knowles III, who—due to term limits—was unable to run for reelection this year.