BREAKING: Brandon Johnson has defeated Paul Vallas to become the next mayor of Chicago, the Associated Press has declared.
Johnson, 47, had emerged as the most popular progressive among the initial nine candidates, then bested the more conservative Vallas in the runoff to take Chicago’s top elected office Tuesday.With a campaign was bankrolled largely by political funds tied to CTU and affiliated unions, Johnson focused his run around themes of equity, championing working people and addressing the root causes of crime.
“This campaign that I ran to bring the city together would not be a campaign that fulfills my vision if this election is going to divide us more,” Vallas said. Vallas said he called Johnson and that, while the votes are still being counted and every one is important, Vallas said he expects Johnson to prevail.
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