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Chicago currently holds regularly-scheduled mayoral elections once every four years, in years prior to a presidential election. Beginning with its 1999 mayoral election, Chicago has used a nonpartisan two-round system. Under this system, if no candidate secures an outright majority of the first-round vote a runoff will be held between the top ...
Johnson was elected mayor of Chicago in 2023. In the first round of the election, he and Paul Vallas advanced to a runoff, unseating incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot. Johnson defeated Vallas in the runoff election and was elected to serve as the 57th mayor of Chicago. [5] [6] He is the city's fourth African-American mayor. [a]
The 2023 Chicago mayoral election was held on February 28, 2023, to elect the mayor of Chicago, Illinois. With no candidate receiving a majority of votes in the initial round of the election, a runoff election was held on April 4.
Apr 5, 2023 · CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson, a county commissioner and teachers’ union organizer who called for a vast expansion of social programs in Chicago, as well as new taxes, was elected mayor of the...
Apr 4, 2023 · Brandon Johnson wins the Chicago mayoral race in Illinois. Race called by The Associated Press. Latest results from April 19.
Apr 9, 2023 · Chicagoans watched last Tuesday night as Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson narrowly defeated former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas to become the next mayor of Chicago.
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Apr 4, 2023 · Lightfoot was the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election, garnering only 17% of the vote. About 33%: The percentage of votes Vallas received in the first round, failing to cross the...
