in some big mayoral races, michelle wu, the first woman and person of color to become mayor in boston. cincinnati electing its first asian pacific mayor. o'neilt black woman to hold the post in durham, north carolina, and ed gainy becoming pittsburgh's first black mayor. eric adams will be new york city's second black mayor. miguel joins us. miguel? >> reporter: adams' win wasn't surprising. remember the former n.y.p.d. captain and political moderate beat out a crowded field in the democratic primary, including several progressive candidates. he's the second african-american to become his honor of the nation's largest city. but the first to go around nationwide. in boston michelle wu, first woman and person of color, she beat out a centrist, the first south asian to become mayor there. he beat fellow democrat who was a long-time party fixture. democrats also now in control of the city council there. durham, north carolina, looking at its first african-american woman, a former judge elaine o'neil. and ed gainy elected the first black mayor of pittsburgh. maybe the most surprising results of the night is in buffalo, new york, where democratic s