SHREVEPORT, La. — A parish in northwest Louisiana made history on Saturday after electing its first Black sheriff on Saturday.

Democrat Henry Whitehorn, a former head of the Louisiana State Police and former Shreveport police chief, defeated his Republican opponent John Nickelson to become sheriff of Caddo Parish.

The election happened months after the first election, when Whitehorn beat Nickelson by winning the election with one single vote, leading to a dispute over the election results. On Saturday, however, Whitehorn was able to claim by more than 4,000 votes after receiving 53% of the vote.

Courts ordered a second election after it was discovered that in November, two people voted twice and four voters casted a ballot even though they were ineligible.

More on the historic sheriff’s race in Louisiana’s Caddo Parish.