PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Jim Kenney was the heavy favorite in a largely Democratic city so it comes as no surprise his election as the city's new mayor turned out to be a cakewalk.Throughout his campaign, mayor-elect Kenney emphasized some of his priorities for the city: education, community policing and building the city's economy.The at-large city councilman has long prided himself in building a consensus to getting things done, and he is hoping to continue that philosophy as the city's mayor.After delivering his victory speech on Tuesday night, Kenney spoke with Action News about the type of administration he wants to build."In the end, I'm confident that the people of the city will like the way our government looks from a diversity standpoint, from a gender standpoint, an ethnicity standpoint and an ability standpoint," said Kenney.When asked what his top priority is, Kenney answered, "Poverty, it's no doubt about it, and everything hinges on it. Pre-K, jobs that pay living wages, people returning from prison - all those issues are tied up in our poverty problem."And, again, the largest poverty number in the country as far as big cities are concerned, and we should be embarrassed about that and work every day as best we can to fix it," he added.Kenney's challenger, Melissa Murray Bailey, was very upbeat and smiling during her concession speech.Bailey said she's proud she put a new face on Philadelphia's Republican Party talking about real issues to build a better city.Meanwhile, Kenney's staff tells Action News he will launch his mayoral transition process on Wednesday at Andrew Jackson School.Kenney delivered the following remarks on Tuesday night: