many voters like kathy glenn were hoping it would end months of turmoil. >> we have had our bad and seenad, and now it's time to change that for everyone and make this a community that we all want. >> reporter: it was the first local election since the killing of michael brown by a white ferguson policeman last august. the shooting touched off racially charged unrest and left this city of 21,000 people scarred physically emotionally, and ready for change. >> i want to see new people with new faces, and see if we can't go forward from this point. >> reporter: there were three open seats in the election two were won by african american candidates giving the black community more representation than it has ever had before. now half of the council members are black. for decades white elected officials controlled the town even though two-thirds of residents are black. extremely low african american turnout was partly responsible. voters like eva miller say there's been a double standard. >> one set of rules for one race another set for another. and it should be straight down the line just one