I had to look him up, but I cannot find info on how much of the African American vote he got. Also, his opponent, who was he and was he white? As for your argument that blacks vote democrat and not based on color, I offer you Alvin Green who beat out his democratic primary candidate, despite never running a single advertisement, almost no campaigning whatsoever and living out of his mom's basement, by winning 59% of the vote, simply because he was black.