Lightfoot takes early lead in wide-open mayoral race (Chicago)

[brooklynite]

Source: Chicago Sun-Times

Riding an anti-corruption tidal wave, Lori Lightfoot was poised Tuesday to punch her ticket to the April 2 mayoral runoff, with Bill Daley and Toni Preckwinkle close behind in a race for second place that was too close to call with incomplete returns.

With 82 percent of the precincts reporting, Lightfoot was leading with nearly 17.4 percent of the vote. Preckwinkle and Daley were locked in a battle to be Lightfoot’s runoff opponent with nearly 16 percent and 14.8 percent respectively.

“I’m trying to just stay in the moment,” Lightfoot told the Chicago Sun-Times. “I don’t want anything to jinx it.”

Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayoral-election-2019-results/

[mucifer]

1. Yup a black lesbian. I voted for Lori . Fingers crossed. But, I think

Daley is gonna eventually be the next mayor .

[rpannier]

8. Thankfully, he has conceded

I'd have taken almost anyone but another Daley

[mucifer]

10. I know. I'm shocked! I really thought we wouldn't know tonight and I really

thought he'd be mayor.

Sometimes it's fun to be wrong

[greatauntoftriplets]

13. That's a relief.

I may live in the suburbs now, but I had enough Daleys when I still lived in the city.

[frazzled]

2. 90% reporting and she still has comfortable lead

Daley still in third place,and losing on Preckwinkle rather than gaining. Thee runoff seems like it will definitely be Lori and Toni, bar any surprises.

Mayor
1870 out of 2069 precincts (90.38 %)

JERRY JOYCE 35,295 7.28 %
PAUL VALLAS 26,317 5.43 %
WILLIE L. WILSON 51,272 10.58 %
TONI PRECKWINKLE 77,850 16.07 %
WILLIAM M. DALEY 71,038 14.66 %
GARRY MCCARTHY 12,926 2.67 %
GERY CHICO 30,445 6.28 %
SUSANA A. MENDOZA 44,240 9.13 %
AMARA ENYIA 38,865 8.02 %
LA SHAWN K. FORD 4,769 0.98 %
NEAL SALES-GRIFFIN 1,272 0.26 %
LORI LIGHTFOOT 84,613 17.46 %
ROBERT ''BOB'' FIORETTI 3,630 0.75 %
JOHN KENNETH KOZLAR 2,046 0.42 %

[ancianita]

3. May she win over 51%. I hear turnout was low. Probably due to weather.

[nycbos]

4. Definitely not.

No one is getting 50%. The fact this election would go to a runoff is the only sure thing about it.

[rpannier]

7. At least 14 people ran. No one is going to make 50%

[frazzled]

5. Daley conceded! It's Lori and Toni to the runoff!

I’ll take either one.

[rpannier]

6. As long as it's not another Daley

[nycbos]

9. I am a native New Yorker who now lives in Chicago. (If you are wondering about the Rangers logo)

I think I would support Lori. Just because Toni is tied in with Ed Burke. But then there isn't a Chicago pol who isn't.

She came on strong in the last week or two. A month ago it didn't look like she had a shot. Do you think it was the Sun-Times endorsement?

[frazzled]

11. Yeah, because so many people were undecided,

I think the Sun Times endorsement gave her the boost. But also,she had a good ground game I think.

Don’t know how the April election will go: the voters for the 12 other candidates will realign, and all the people who sat it out on the first round will weigh in.

I was undecided between Preckwinkle and Lightfoot, but in the end decided to vote for Preckwinkle because I didn’t want to split the vote and let Daley benefit. I didn’t actually think Lori would do that well.

[lunasun]

12. 93% she has not lost her lead . Chicago sun times endorsed her for mayor

This may break the old machine is she wins in April
She will runoff in April most likely against Preckwinkle
Preckwinkle was expected to run off against Daley . He is still running third and has already conceded