BREAKING | Incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot conceded defeat on Tuesday night as it became increasingly clear that voters had rejected her bid for a second term in office.
’s mayoral race, a bitter campaign rife with controversy and blunders, from gnome insults to accusations of fake Democrats, ended Tuesday with no candidate winning a majority of the vote, placing Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson in a runoff to be settled in April.conceded defeat in the race on Tuesday night as it became increasingly clear that voters had rejected her bid for a second term in office. “I stand here with my head held high,” she said in her concession speech.
Lightfoot won just over 16 percent of the vote to lose her spot on April’s ballot—something that emerged as a possibility in the buildup to election day. Multiplefrom February had Lightfoot, the first Black woman and first openly LGBTQ person to be Chicago’s mayor, hovering around just 18 percent of the vote.
to Chicago teachers offering internship credit to students who volunteered for her campaign. The email, which the mayor later conceded was a “mistake,” asked specifically for kids who have a “strong commitment to Democratic ideals.”
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