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THE ELECTION ON TUESDAY
On Tuesday, nine contenders will vie for the position of Chicago's next mayor. Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who was elected in 2019 and is running for re-election, is among them.
A candidate must get more than 50% of the vote to win the position outright. Since that is improbable with such a strong field, the contest is set to proceed to a runoff on April 4 between the top two vote-getters.
The election is legally nonpartisan and is not referred to as a primary, despite the fact that all of the candidates vying to lead the city, a Democratic stronghold, identify as Democrats.
Who will be running?
U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, former school CEO Paul Vallas, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, businessman Willie Wilson, state Rep. Kambium "Kam" Buckner, activist Ja'Mal Green, and City Council members Sophia King and Roderick Sawyer are among the contenders.
Have there ever been runoff elections?
In Chicago, municipal elections became nonpartisan, and the runoff system was used in 1999. Nonetheless, a mayoral runoff was not required until 2015. This is because Mayor Richard Daley was comfortably re-elected in 1999, 2003, and 2007, receiving more than 70% of the vote each time.
When Daley decided not to run again, Rahm Emanuel, former White House chief of staff, escaped a runoff in his first mayoral race in 2011. Nevertheless, after failing to earn a majority in the February election, he was pushed into the city's first mayoral runoff in 2015. Emanuel fought Garcia and beat him.
In 2019, Lightfoot faced off against Cook County Board Chair Toni Preckwinkle in a runoff, which she handily won.
What are the most pressing issues?
The dominating issue in the contest has been public safety. According to the Chicago Police Department, violent crime soared in Chicago, as it did in many other cities, throughout the pandemic, with the city registering 797 murders in 2021. That was the highest figure in a quarter-century.
Although killings have subsequently declined, and Chicago's per capita ratio is lower than that of other Midwestern cities such as St. Louis, crimes such as robberies and carjackings are still on the rise, with instances occurring in locations where they did not before, such as downtown.
People are also worried about rising living costs, such as property taxes, as well as affordable housing, employment, and education.
Why is Lightfoot in danger?
Lightfoot was elected four years ago as an outsider who would combat corruption at City Hall, at a time when several elected officials were under investigation and people were concerned about the state of municipal government. Lightfoot's term, however, was occupied by other challenges: the COVID-19 epidemic, demonstrations over police brutality, growing crime, a Chicago Teachers Union strike, and disagreements with the police union over a vaccination requirement for officers.
Although murders have reduced since the outbreak, the yearly total is higher than when Lightfoot assumed office. She claims that the city has a crime-reduction plan that is working; her opponents claim that she isn't doing enough and that her hand-picked police superintendent should be sacked.
Apart from law and order difficulties, Lightfoot has been chastised for having a polarizing personality. Several leftists are also upset that she did not follow through on campaign pledges, such as establishing civilian control of police early in her presidency.
Lightfoot, who first ran for office as a progressive, is now "trying to thread this needle that's in the middle," with Vallas receiving support from more conservative voters and several candidates competing for voters on the left, according to Constance Mixon, an Elmhurst University professor who has lived in Chicago her entire life.
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