Brandon Johnson Elected Chicago Mayor.
Brandon Johnson Wins Chicago Mayoral Runoff, Defeating Paul Vallas
Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat and Cook County commissioner, was elected Chicago Mayor on Tuesday night after winning the runoff election against moderate Paul Vallas. The election was close with Johnson having a lead of 16,000 votes when all precincts reported. Vallas conceded in his speech and said he expected Johnson to be the mayor. He had been endorsed by several people including Dick Durbin and Arne Duncan while Johnson was backed by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Ayanna Pressley. Their main disagreement has been on crime-fighting strategies as Vallas called for fully funding police departments while Johnson supported defunding law enforcement in some areas due to high murder rates in recent years.
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