Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small won reelection Tuesday despite allegations of child abuse against him that are slated to go to trial next month.

Small, a Democrat, defeated Republican challenger Naeem Ahmad Khan, making Small the first Atlantic City mayor to secure a second full term since Jim Whelan, who won three terms more than two decades ago. Small defeated Khan 62% to 38%.

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Though Atlantic City is heavily Democratic — it has elected only one Republican mayor in the last 35 years — Small faced headwinds in his bid for a second full term.

Last year, Atlantic County prosecutors charged Small and his wife, Atlantic City Schools Superintendent La'Quetta Small, alleging the two physically and emotionally abus

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