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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fails in reelection bid

By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses election CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 28: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks at an election night rally at Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council on February 28, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Lightfoot lost in her bid for a second term, trailing former public schools executive Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson, a county board commissioner, both of whom advance to a runoff election on April 4. (Photo by Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images /Getty Images)

By Debbie Lord, Cox Media Group National Content Desk

Lori Lightfoot, the first Black woman and the first openly gay person to serve as Chicago’s mayor, lost her reelection bid on Tuesday.

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Lightfoot, 60, came in third behind former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner and Chicago Teachers Union organizer Brandon Johnson, according to The Chicago Sun-Times.

Vallas and Johnson will face each other in a runoff on April 4.

Lightfoot, who received 17.06% of the vote, faced criticism over a spike in violent crime in the city.

A former federal prosecutor, she had a contentious relationship with the police union during her term after fighting over overtime pay and the city’s vaccination policy.

A face-off with the Chicago Teachers Union shortly after she got into office in 2019 led to a 14-day teacher strike.

Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor to fail to get reelected in more than 40 years.

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