Why Lightfoot lost: Factors that contributed to the mayor's failure to be re-elected
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Lori Lightfoot is the first elected Chicago mayor to lose a reelection bid since 1983. FOX 32 Political Editor Mike Flannery breaks down factors that led to her coming up short.

Analysis: How Lightfoot went from political rock star to rock bottom

Four years ago, she was a darling among national Democrats. The first openly gay Black woman to serve as mayor of Chicago and only the second woman to do so in the city’s history.

Chicago voters give Lori Lightfoot the boot after years of surging crime

Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has lost her bid for re-election as the race heads to runoff without her after no candidate reached the required 50% vote threshold to be elected.

'I'll see you at the finish line': Paul Vallas makes Chicago mayoral runoff election
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Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation's third-largest city.

Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson to clash in Chicago mayoral runoff; Lightfoot ousted

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after voters on Tuesday denied incumbent Lori Lightfoot a second term, issuing a rebuke to a leader who made history as head of the nation's third-largest city.

Paul Vallas laughs off Mayor Lightfoot's latest attack
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Candidate for mayor Paul Vallas is reacting after Mayor Lightfoot launched an election-eve attack on him.

Chicago mayoral election: 2 finalists may not be known for days as mail-in ballots are counted

Chicagoans shouldn’t have to wait that long to identify combatants in the April 4 mayoral runoff. But if the margin between the second- and third-place finishers is close, it still will take days to decide the runoff contenders.

Chicago Mayoral Election: What to expect on Tuesday night

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot faces eight challengers in the city’s elections on Tuesday, a tough reelection campaign for an incumbent who made history as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the role.

Chicago prepares for Election Day
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Max Bever, director of public information for the Chicago Board of Elections, talks about early voting turnout and what voters should expect Tuesday for the municipal election.

Chicago mayoral election: New poll shows Lightfoot in third behind Vallas, Johnson

A new voter opinion survey obtained exclusively by FOX 32 Chicago less than a week before the mayoral election shows the top two candidates and where incumbent Lori Lightfoot stands.

Chicago mayoral candidates make final push before Election Day

Chicago’s mayoral election is only four days away, and you would know it by how much we are seeing the candidates.