She is the first elected mayor of Chicago to lose a re -election since 1983, when Jane Byrne, the first woman mayor of the city, had been defeated during a democratic primary.
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For forty years, Chicago traditionally has given its mayor at least two terms. Lori Lightfoot will not have this honor. The first black and openly lesbian mayor of the third largest city in the United States failed to be re-elected on Tuesday, reported on Wednesday 1
“We know that in life, at the end, we do not always win the battle. But we never regret having faced the powerful and having brought the light,” Lori Lightfoot told his supporters In shock, after conceding his defeat. She is the first elected mayor of Chicago to lose a re-election since 1983, when Jane Byrne, the first woman mayor of the city, had lost her democratic primary.
blamed by her rivals for the growing crime rate in the city, she nevertheless wanted to express her encouragement to her successor, and said he prayed “so that the next mayor is up to the expectations of the inhabitants of the city For the years to come “.
crime and COVVI-19 have weakened his support
Ms. Lightfoot had won all districts of the city in 2019 after promising to end decades of corruption and clandestine transactions at the Town Hall. But the increase in the crime rate and the economic repercussions of the Pandemic of Covid-19 weakened its support.
According to the daily Chicago Tribune, two candidates have collected enough votes to spend in the second round, which will take place on April 4. Paul Vallas, former director general of public schools in Chicago, was supported by the police union. Brandon Johnson, elected County of Cook and former teacher, has obtained the support of the teachers’ union.