With all of Sacramento's votes counted and verified, Kevin McCarty will be the city's next mayor. Reflecting on the race, Dr. Flojaune Cofer says the close result shows the growth of a movement.

Flojaune Cofer, who lost to Kevin McCarty in the race for Sacramento mayor, talks about conceding and her future plans after a City Council meeting on Dec. 3, 2024.

McCarty, a Democrat who represented Sacramento in the Capitol for nearly a decade, was the more moderate candidate in the race to succeed Mayor Darrell Steinberg and had been expected to win. Cofer, a progressive, grew her public profile as an activist in the wake of the police shooting of Stephon Clark.