Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot finished a distant third in the city’s mayoral election on Tuesday. The night was won by former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, who garnered just under 34 percent of the vote. Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, who is also a Chicago Teachers Union organizer, came in second with just over 20 percent of the vote. Vallas and Johnson will square off in five weeks, on April 4, to see who will become the next mayor of the Windy City.
Lightfoot, the first black woman and openly gay mayor in the city’s history, could only manage to secure about 17 percent of the vote, despite being an incumbent. It would seem as if the city weren’t happy with Lightfoot’s leadership.