Akron on the verge of history in mayoral race

• Malik, who is of Pakistani and Irish decent, would be the first person of color to serve as Akron's mayor.

State of play: Malik, a former assistant law director for Akron, earned 43% of the vote, beating out six candidates.

• The election took place in the aftermath of a grand jury declining to indict the officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker.

What's next: The only thing that could stop Malik is a write-in candidate emerging and beating him in November, which, by most accounts, is highly unlikely.