TAMPA, Fla. – After a lengthy campaign involving outlasting multiple other candidates during a special election Naya Young has emerged as the winner over Thomas Scott in Tuesday's runoff election.

Young will now join the Tampa City Council as the District 5 representative, to fill out the term of the late Gwen Henderson, who died in June.

What You Need To Know • Naya Young wins Tampa City Council District 5 runoff election • Naya Young will serve the remainder of Gwendolyn Henderson’s term through 2027 • Henderson’s death last June prompted the city council seat opening • Get live election results here

In a somewhat surprising win, the political novice Young, 33, rode her activist platform to convince voters of District 5, which stretches across downtown Tampa, Channelside, Ybor

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