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Apr 5, 2023 · 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. April...
Apr 5, 2023 · By SARA BURNETT. Published 7:33 AM PDT, April 5, 2023. CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago’s next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing as the heavily blue city grapples with high crime and financial challenges.
- SARA BURNETT
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Apr 4, 2023 · 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...
- Johnson Gained Ground While Vallas Hit A ‘Ceiling’
- Support in Black Precincts Underpinned Johnson’s Win
- Changes in Voter Turnout Benefited Johnson
- Younger Voters Made Their Mark
- Where Are The Remaining Ballots?
Heading into the runoff, a looming question for both candidates was who would sway the voters who chose a different candidate in the February general election. In the runoff election, most of these votes that were considered “up for grabs” went to Johnson, proving decisive in his slim victory over Vallas. In the February general election, Johnson a...
Between the general and runoff elections, both Johnson and Vallas gained a similar number of votes in majority-Latino, majority-white precincts. Johnson gained nearly twice as many votes as Vallas did in precincts with no racial majority. But it was Johnson’s wins in majority-Black precincts, where he gained more than 80,000 votes than he had in Fe...
Preliminary citywide turnout stands at 35%, but it is expected to increase and surpass turnout in the February general election as more mail-in ballots get counted. Collectively, turnout in precincts that Johnson won was lower than it was in precincts that Vallas carried — 32% compared to 39%. Despite the lower turnout, Johnson benefited from runof...
Overall, younger voters are still underrepresented in the electorate relative to their share of the population. But in the runoff, at least 6,000 more Gen Z and younger millennial voters cast ballots compared to the general election. The increase is based on preliminary turnout reported at the end of April 4, and it’s unclear how ballots cast by vo...
In February’s election, about half of the outstanding mail-in ballots as of Feb. 27, the day before Election Day, were returned and counted, according to Max Bever, director of public information at the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Assuming a similar rate of return, there will likely be about 45,000 ballots returned of the 90,000 outsta...
- Alden Loury
Apr 4, 2023 · Brandon Johnson won the election to become Chicago’s next mayor, but more than 270,000 voters still cast their ballots for Paul Vallas. With the city heavily split during this election cycle, it came down to less than 20,000 votes between the two candidates as of Wednesday morning.
Apr 5, 2023 · City Hall Brandon Johnson News. 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. “Tonight is the gateway to a new future for our city.” By Fran Spielman , Tina Sfondeles and Nader Issa. Apr 4, 2023, 7:44pm PDT.
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