Independent Black candidate breaks 45-year Republican hold on Colorado Springs mayoralty.

Independent candidate Yemi Mobolade has won the mayoral race in Colorado Springs, defeating veteran Republican Wayne Williams and becoming the city's first elected Black mayor. The GOP had held the conservative stronghold for 45 years, making Mobolade's victory a significant political earthquake for the state. Williams attributed his loss to divisions within the Republican Party during the first round of voting. Mobolade's victory represents a "new day" for the city, which he plans to make "inclusive, culturally rich, economically prosperous, safe, and vibrant."