LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. -- Lincolnton voters made history this week by electing the first minority in the city and county's more than 200 year history.

• Mary Frances White won a seat on the Lincolnton City Council
• She is the first minority ever elected in the city and county
• She will be sworn into office in December

Mary Frances White won a seat on the Lincolnton City Council, becoming the first minority ever elected.

This was White's third run at city council. She has a strong history with the community including being the first Black woman business owner.

“It took all these years, and to me that shouldn't have been, but I kept trying. I wasn't a quitter and I didn't give up. I said somebody has got to make this happen,” the councilwoman-elect said.

Frances will be sworn into office December 6.