Chicago mayoral elections

Amid a crowded field of challengers, incumbent Democrat Lori Lightfoot is seeking a second term as mayor of Chicago. Lightfoot's outsider status and promises of sweeping reforms propelled her to a resounding victory in 2019, when she won all 50 wards in the city's runoff election. However, her popularity has since plummeted due to a surge in homicides and the city's struggle to recover from the pandemic.

Lightfoot faces tough competition from several opponents, including Jesús G. García, a progressive Democrat who represents part of Chicago in Congress, Brandon Johnson, a Democratic county commissioner backed by the influential teachers' union, and Paul Vallas, a former public school executive with more conservative views on policing and education. If no candidate manages to secure a majority, the top two finishers will proceed to a runoff election in April.

Note that the Chicago Board of Elections will only update ward-level data periodically, starting at around midnight local time. This means that ward-level data may not always match up with citywide results, which will be updated throughout the night.

Election results and race calls will be provided by The Associated Press, while Michael Andre, Neil Berg, Irineo Cabreros, Nate Cohn, Lindsey Rogers Cook, Annie Daniel, Saurabh Datar, Andrew Fischer, Will Houp, Aaron Krolik, Jasmine C. Lee, Ilana Marcus, Charlie Smart, and Isaac White will be responsible for producing the coverage. Wilson Andrews, William P. Davis, Amy Hughes, Ben Koski, and Allison McCartney will oversee the editing.

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