Governor Polis congratulates brand-new Colorado Springs Mayor

( COLORADO SPRINGS)-- Colorado Governor Jared Polis sent his congratulations to the new Mayor-elect of Colorado Springs, Yemi Mobolade on Tuesday, after Wayne Williams revealed his concession roughly half an hour after surveys closed.

" Thank you to every Colorado Springs citizen who voted," stated Governor Polis in a statement. "Congratulations to Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade on his triumph and I look forward to dealing with the Mayor-elect to conserve individuals money in Colorado Springs, make Colorado among the ten best states, and move Colorado Springs forward."

• Wayne Williams and Yemi Mobolade share a hug and a handshake after Mayoral run-off, courtesy: FOX21 News photojournalist Andrea Vazquez
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The very first informal results of the Mayoral run-off election dropped at 7:15 p.m., with Mobolade leading Williams with 57% of the vote. Williams garnered 48,570 votes in the initial tally, to Mobolade's 65,791.

Mobolade is the very first elected black Mayor, and the very first Mayor elected who was not born in the United States.