North Miami Has A New Mayor

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The City of North Miami has a new mayor.

In Tuesday's special run off election, Lucie Tondreau defeated Ken Burns. Tondreau received 55 percent of the vote compared to Burn's 44 percent. Burns is a former mayor of North Miami.

Tondreau is the city's first-ever Haitian-American female mayor. She replaces current Mayor Andre Pierre who could not run again due to term limits.

With nearly 62 percent of the vote, Carol Keys defeated Mary Irvin to win the city's District 2 commission seat. Voters also chose Philippe Bien-Aime over Jacques Despinosse for the District 3 seat.