Little Rock’s first popularly elected Black mayor wins again

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Little Rock’s first popularly elected Black mayor has won reelection after defeating three challengers who had hoped to unseat him. Mayor Frank Scott won reelection leading Arkansas’ capital after a campaign where he was targeted over Little Rock’s spiraling homicide rate and his management of City Hall. Scott is a former state highway commissioner who was first elected mayor in 2018. His rivals included a retired car dealer who had criticized over his handling of crime in the city. Republican-backed groups had also run ads targeting Scott, one of the few high profile Democrats in Arkansas.