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Mar 1, 2023 · Chicago voters ousted Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Tuesday night, making her the first mayor in the city to lose re-election in 40 years.
Mar 1, 2023 · CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for re-election Tuesday, ending her historic run as the city’s first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve in the position.
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Mar 1, 2023 · Democratic Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sensationally lost her re-election bid on Tuesday — becoming the first incumbent leader of the Windy City to miss out on a second term in 40 years.
Mar 1, 2023 · Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has lost her bid for re-election after a campaign in which she came under fire over the city's high crime rate. She was the first black woman and the first...
Mar 1, 2023 · Mayor Lori Lightfoot, weighed down by fights with unions and a surge in crime, failed to qualify for a runoff election—four years after winning all 50 of Chicago’s wards.
Mar 2, 2023 · Lori Lightfoot lost her re-election bid and will not serve a second term as the mayor of Chicago after failing to advance to a runoff election planned for April.
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Feb 26, 2023 · Voting in Chicago’s nonpartisan, citywide elections comes to a close on Tuesday. (Early voting in the race to lead the country’s third-largest city began on Jan. 26.) If no candidate for mayor gets more than 50% of the vote, a two-person runoff will decide the winner on April 4.