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The 2023 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 28, 2023, to elect the mayor of Chicago, Illinois. With no candidate receiving a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held on April 4.
Brandon Johnson has defeated Paul Vallas to become the next mayor of Chicago, the Associated Press has declared. In an extremely close race, Johnson, a Cook County commissioner and Chicago ...
Brandon Johnson will be the next mayor of Chicago, NBC News projected Tuesday, marking a stunning turn for a staunch progressive and former teacher whose campaign leaned into messages of racial...
Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayoral race “Chicago, how the heck are you?” Johnson called out, upon taking the stage at the Grand Horizon Ballroom, 2121 S. Prairie Ave., to claim victory.
Johnson, a Cook County commissioner endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, won a close race over former Chicago schools CEO Paul Vallas, who was backed by the police union. Johnson, 47, will succeed Lori Lightfoot, the first Black woman and first openly gay person to be the city’s mayor.
Chicago Mayoral Runoff Brandon Johnson Is Elected Mayor of Chicago. Mr. Johnson, a teachers’ union organizer, defeated a more conservative Democrat who called for a crackdown on crime.
Johnson and Vallas emerged as the top candidates for Tuesday’s runoff in the nonpartisan election, defeating Mayor Lori Lightfoot in the first round of the race in February.
How Brandon Johnson won Chicago mayor’s race, by the numbers. Sizable runoff wins in majority-Black precincts allowed Brandon Johnson to erase a 60,000-plus vote deficit from the February general election. By Amy Qin and Alden Loury. Apr 9, 2023, 9:46am PDT.
Chicago Mayor Election Results. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, whose outsider status and promises to enact sweeping reforms propelled her to office four years ago, is seeking a second term amid a...
Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson was elected Chicago mayor on Tuesday, becoming the second Black man elected to lead the nation’s third largest city. Paul Vallas, the former Chicago Public Schools CEO, conceded defeat, saying he expects Johnson to be the next mayor.