It’s a stunning upset for Lightfoot, a first-term incumbent who was Chicago's first Black female and first openly gay mayor.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot becomes only the second one-term Chicago mayor in 40 years. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Chicago's next mayor will be either progressive county commissioner Brandon Johnson or a former schools chief named Paul Vallas after incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot was knocked out of the race Tuesday night,It's a stunning upset for Lightfoot, a first-term incumbent who was Chicago's first Black female and first openly gay mayor.No candidate won more than 50% of the vote, pushing Johnson and Vallas into a runoff to become mayor of America's third-largest city.
She also faced the departure of high-profile businesses from the city including Boeing, Citadel and Caterpillar, who left or relocated headquarters under Lightfoot's watch.
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