NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It's history in the making as Megan Barry has become Nashville's first female mayor-elect.
Now, she's deciding what her administration will look like. It's a feeling no woman has experienced in Nashville until now.
Thursday Barry defeated David Fox by garnering 55 percent of the vote.
At one point people joked her victory party may have been the biggest party Thursday night in the city. Barry said with a smile, "I think there are a lot of people here."
The big smile said it all. She campaigned for two years.
Friday she did lots of interviews including two at Newschannel 5 and one with the New York Times.
"It is a historic moment, but I think the reason that I came into office, and all of those other councilmembers who happen to be women came into office, is because we speak to the constituency that elected us, and we were elected because we're the best candidates," the mayor-elect said.
Now, she's ready to move forward.
Barry said in the next two weeks her focus will be putting together a transition team so her administration can walk right in and start working after she's sworn in.
Mayor Karl Dean has expected many conversations.
"We'll meet over the next couple of weeks," Mayor Dean said. "I'm going to be here and my people I work with will be here. Some may stay on in different roles. So, we'll do everything we can to make this as smooth a transition as possible."
Barry said her administration will be diverse and mirror Nashville. It may include some Mayor Dean hold overs, but nothing has been decided.
She said she'll be reaching out to David Fox supporters.
"We govern for everyone," Barry said. "My role as mayor is to bring everyone together."
For now, as it was Thursday night, it's okay to bask a little in a moment that goes down in history.
Criminal Court Clerk Howard Gentry, who lost to Barry and Fox in the first vote for mayor, said Barry's victory was another step in Nashville moving forward as a city.
Gentry endorsed Barry late in the campaign.
"We have the first female mayor and that really means something," Gentry said.
The historic swearing in ceremony isn't far away. It has been scheduled to take place on September 25.
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