He's done it twice now. Despite the odds, Alvin Brown made it past the First municipal election in 2011 to meet the heavy favorite, Mike Hogan, in the run-off contest for mayor. Now, with Hogan's concession on Wednesday and what has been touted as the closest mayoral race in Jacksonville history, Alvin Brown has pulled off another surprising and impressive upset victory.
In his remarks, Alvin Brown spoke of being a bipartisan mayor. He would have to be, having won by less than one percent of the vote. No doubt, Brown will face intense scrutiny from the Duval County Republican establishment and an increasingly conservative City Council.
