The city of Providence has elected a new mayor.
David Morales, the democratic socialist easily won the corner office in a two way race.
In unofficial tallies, Morales took 81 percent of the vote, or more than 27 thousand votes.
David Talan was second with about 5 thousand votes or 17 percent of the vote.
There were also 585 write-in votes although the break down of who got those votes has not been released yet.
Morales defeated the incumbant Mayor Brett Smiley in a heated primary earlier this year.
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