Yolanda Ford, the first Black mayor of Missouri City, loses re-election
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Yolanda Ford, mayor of Missouri City, takes the oath of office as being administered by Houston mayor Sylvester Turner during her inauguration ceremony held at Thurgood Marshall High School Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. She is the first woman and African American ever elected for the city's highest office.Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Yolanda Ford made history two years ago when she defeated longtime Missouri City Mayor Allen Owen and won his seat.
But after one term, unofficial results Saturday showed she lost to Robin Elackatt, a candidate Owen backed.