{"id":557977,"date":"2023-03-01T05:48:20","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T02:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/lightfoot-ousted-as-chicago-mayor\/"},"modified":"2023-03-01T05:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-01T02:48:20","slug":"lightfoot-ousted-as-chicago-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lightfoot-ousted-as-chicago-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"#Lightfoot ousted as Chicago mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23257c36c61\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23257c36c61\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/lightfoot-ousted-as-chicago-mayor\/#Lightfoot_ousted_as_Chicago_mayor\" >Lightfoot ousted as Chicago mayor<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lightfoot_ousted_as_Chicago_mayor\"><\/span>Lightfoot ousted as Chicago mayor<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/LightfootLori_011423_AP_Erin-Hooley.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is projected to lose her bid for reelection, a stunning blow to an incumbent who made headlines as an underdog reformer candidate who defied expectations and won the city\u2019s top job in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot on Tuesday failed to be one of the top two vote-getters to notch a spot in the final round of voting in April, according to The Associated Press, making her the city\u2019s first mayor to lose reelection in 40 years. A runoff was expected given the unlikeliness that any one candidate would outright win at least half of the vote on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Paul Vallas, former Chicago Public Schools CEO, and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson are projected to face each other in the April 4 runoff. <\/p>\n<p>Lightfoot said\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wgntv.com\/news\/politics\/election-day-voting-underway-in-chicago-polls-close-at-7-p-m\/\">during her concession speech<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday evening that she called both Vallas and Johnson to congratulate them on making it into the runoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we didn\u2019t win the election today, but I stand here with my head held high,\u201d she told her supporters.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Vallas thanked his supporters after he was the first candidate projected to advance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you Chicago! Our campaign isn\u2019t over yet and we will be spending the next five weeks talking to the people of our city about the need to elect a leader who is transparent, accountable, collaborative, and who puts public safety at the top of our priorities,\u201d he\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulVallas\/status\/1630766338703605769\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being an incumbent in the race, Lightfoot was largely seen as an underdog. Recent polling either placed her in a statistical tie with or trailing one of the following candidates: Vallas, Johnson and Rep. Jes\u00fas \u201cChuy\u201d Garc\u00eda (D-Ill.).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Chicago mayor\u2019s tenure has at times been colored by contentious relationships she\u2019s had with individuals and groups like the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Experts suggested ahead of the race that it wasn\u2019t clear what type of constituency would vote for Lightfoot ahead of the race given some of the groups who had once backed her, including the city\u2019s white and progressive-leaning North Side lakefront cohort, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared less likely to endorse her again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBelieve that you matter and believe that you can love who you want to love and do what you want to do and be who you want to be. You will not be defined by how you fall,\u201d she told supporters in a nod toward how she wanted politicos to remember her tenure.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cYou will be defined by how hard you work and how much you do good for other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Updated: 10:21 p.m. ET<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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