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Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has lost her bid for re-election as the race heads to runoff without her after no candidate reached the required 50% vote threshold to be elected.<\/p>\n

Lightfoot faced challenges from eight other candidates in the race, including Chicago Public Schools CEO and city budget director Paul Vallas, who held a significant double-digit lead in the polls ahead of Election Day.<\/p>\n

Leading up to the election, Lightfoot also narrowly trailed Brandon Johnson, a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, by two points, and was in a dead heat with Democratic Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia who represents Illinois’s 4th Congressional District.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Vallas received enough votes to head to the runoff and will face Brandon Johnson on April 4.<\/p>\n

LORI LIGHTFOOT SLAMMED FOR SUGGESTING VOTERS OPPOSE HER BECAUSE SHE’S A BLACK WOMAN IN POWER: HER \u2018TIME IS UP\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Crime was seen as the central theme of the race and the city’s soaring crime rate served as the backdrop to Lightfoot’s dismal approval rating, according to one poll<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She also faced sharp criticism for her less than cordial relationship with law enforcement throughout her tenure, which saw a drastic reduction<\/a> in police officer headcount to coincide with the rise in crime.<\/p>\n

During her time in office, homicides in Chicago rose to their highest number in 25 years in 2021,<\/u><\/a> according to police department records, outpacing New York City and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

LORI LIGHTFOOT SLAMMED FOR SUGGESTING VOTERS OPPOSE HER BECAUSE SHE’S A BLACK WOMAN IN POWER: HER \u2018TIME IS UP\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Lightfoot frequently touted Chicago as a “safe” city and defended her record handling the issue, including touting a “multitiered strategy”<\/a> to curb gang and gun crimes last August.<\/p>\n

Vallas portrayed himself as the law and order candidate, and received support Chicago’s police unions<\/a>. He was also a sharp critic of Lightfoot’s handling of crime.<\/p>\n

LORI LIGHTFOOT ACCUSED OF IGNORING \u2018SOCIAL CONTRACT\u2019 WITH POLICE BY LOWBALLING COVID DISABILITY BENEFITS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Chicago law allows for mail-in ballots received after election day to be counted as long as they are postmarked by Feb. 28 and received by Mar. 14.<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Timothy H.J. Nerozzi and Kyle Morris contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/chicago-ousts-embattled-mayor-lori-lightfoot-race-heads-runoff-without-her <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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