A new poll, conducted just days before Tuesday’s election, shows former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas expanding his lead in the city’s mayoral race, with three candidates still battling it out to determine who could finish second and force an April runoff.
The poll was conducted Feb. 24-26, and was made up of 806 likely Chicago voters. The margin of error was 3.45%, according to Victory research.
On Election's Eve, the Chicago mayoral race remains hotly contested. A runoff of the top two vote-getters is likely, but who those two people will be is anybody's guess. NBC 5's Mary Ann Ahern reports. Other polls have been indicative of a tightening race for second place, with Vallas in the lead in most polls. M3 Strategies released a poll Thursday that showed Vallas with 32% of the vote, well ahead of Johnson’s 18%. Lightfoot was in third at 13.6%, with García at 11.6%.In all likelihood, the race for second place would be within the margin that could potentially trigger a recount.
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