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Jonathan Barfield is running to become the first Black mayor in the history of Wilmington, North Carolina.

He is a former New Hanover County commissioner who served for 16 years.

Barfield's top campaign priorities include housing affordability, public safety, and economic development.

He will face incumbent Mayor Bill Saffo and Republican Billy Craig in the November election.

Jonathan Barfield could make history in November if he wins his bid to become Wilmington’s next mayor.

“Never in the history of Wilmington has there ever been a Black mayor,” he said.

Not that such a possibility is necessarily at the forefront of his mind.

“I don’t know that I have focused so much on that as I focus on continuing to represent the citizens of Wilmington,” the 59-year-old Dem

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