Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid for second term | USA TODAY

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot lost her bid for reelection amid widespread criticism over her leadership and an increase in crime in the city.

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Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will advance to the April 4 runoff to be the next mayor of Chicago after none of the nine candidates won a majority in the officially nonpartisan election.

Lightfoot, who made history in 2019 when she became the city’s first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve as mayor, fell in popularity after Chicago saw a spike in crime following the coronavirus pandemic.

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