In New Jersey, Councilmember Ras Baraka has been elected mayor of Newark, the state’s largest city. Baraka is the son of the Amiri Baraka, the legendary African-American poet who died earlier this year. Ras Baraka addressed a victory rally of supporters Tuesday night.

Ras Baraka: “We need to bring the city back together again. We choose hope, not fear. We choose transformation, not cynicism. Today is the day that we bring every ward together, that we create neighborhoods into one city.”

Baraka follows the two-term mayor Corey Booker, who stepped down last year after joining the U.S. Senate.