An 18-year-old student has become the first black mayor in the US after promising to improve drainage, put more cops on the streets - and bring a much-needed supermarket back to the area.
Jaylen Smith, from Arkansas, US, ran as a Democrat in his local town of Earle, which has 1,800 residents, defeated superintendent Nemi Matthews by 235 votes to 185 on Tuesday.
He ran on a platform of improving the city's drainage, creating new jobs, putting more cops on the street and improving public transport as well as bringing a local supermarket to the area - after the only one shut two years ago.
The student, who recently graduated high school in May, confessed: "My mom can't stop crying" after winning the election.
Smith told CNN: “I didn’t run to make a name for myself. I ran because I wanted to help my community and move my community in the direction that it needed to be moved in.”
He wrote on his Facebook following the win: "It's Time to Build a Better Chapter of Earle, Arkansas. I would like to thank all my supporters for stepping up getting people to the polls. I am truly grateful for you all."
In high school, Smith had a number of leadership roles in school clubs and served as president of the school's student government association.
His ambitions were clear from the start, he told the New York Post: "You have to start somewhere - you really do.
"I didn't want to be 30 or 40 and become a mayor when I could be one right now."
Smith wasn't afraid of learning from mayors already in the job as he sought advice during his campaign from the mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, which has a population of over 200,000.
Little Rock's city leader, Frank Scott Jr, said Smith's aspiration to enter public services at such a young age should earn him praise.
Mr Scott Jr, who is president of the African American Mayors Association, said: "I'm excited for Jaylen and the entire community in Earle as he becomes the youngest-ever African American mayor elected in the country.
"I'm proud of his willingness to enter into public service at such a young age and his aspirational goals for the City."
Smith will juggle his mayoral duties with his studies at Arkansas State University Mid-South - as he has ambitions to become a prosector.
It's not the first time a young student has harboured political ambitions.
In 2005, Michael Sessions was just 18-years-old when he became mayor of Hillsdale, Michigan, US when he was still at school.
Peter Beck, headteacher of Hillsdale High, said at the time: "I told him that if he wins, he'll still need to finish his homework... I'd hate to have to suspend a city official."
