PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, 29, won his first full term in Tuesday’s mayoral election. His challengers were Franco “Dok” Harris and Kevin Acklin. Both ran as Independent candidates.

Ravenstahl, his family and friends and supporters celebrated at Mullen’s on the North Shore. They gathered there Tuesday evening before the results were announced.

"It’s going to be different for me," Ravenstahl said. "I've been running for office ever since I took it and now, to have a four-year term ahead of us is very exciting. I think the future is bright for Pittsburgh, and we look forward to continuing, what I believe, is a lot of positive momentum."

"Please join me as we start a movement and end a campaign, and we build each and every one of us a city of yes," Harris told the crowd during his concession speech. "

"We stand on the shoulders of generations of Pittsburghers who came before us," Acklin said during his recession speech. "We've inherited from them a great city and an even greater responsibility, one from which we cannot turn away, from which we will not walk away, simply because we did not win this election."

Earlier Tuesday, with his family by his side, the Democrat voted at a church on East Street.

“We feel good about the campaign, and we feel good about what we’ve done over the past three years,” said Ravenstahl.

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VIDEO: Ravenstahl Gives Victory Speech
VIDEO: Harris Gives Concession Speech
VIDEO: Acklin Gives Concession Speech

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Ravenstahl took the helm of the city’s government at age 26 after the death of Mayor Bob O’Connor in 2006. Before that, he served as president of Pittsburgh City Council. Ravenstahl was unanimously voted in as president after serving only two years on the council.

The 29-year-old holds the distinction of being the youngest mayor of any major U.S. city.

The mayor is a 1998 graduate of North Catholic High School. He received his B.A. in Business Administration from Washington and Jefferson College. He graduated with honors in December of 2002.

Ravenstahl and his wife, Erin, welcomed their first child, Cooper Luke last year.