The longtime progressive former Congresswoman Barbara Lee announced her victory Saturday in the special election to decide the next Oakland mayor after challenger Loren Taylor conceded. Taylor on Saturday said he called Lee after the latest election update showed her ahead.

The victory for liberals comes after moderate candidates and causes had prevailed in previous California races, even in other deep-blue districts.

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented for more than two decades in Congress.