Details hereĭEBATE WEDNESDAY: Vallas and Johnson square off for the first time one-on-one during a televised forum hosted by NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago. It was conducted digitally from March 2 to 6. The 1983 Labs survey has a sample size of 583 registered, likely voters in Chicago. More than 24 percent of voters polled were undecided. They’ll keep counting the mail-in ballots through March 14.įIRST RUNOFF POLL: Paul Vallas leads Brandon Johnson 43.5 percent to 32.5 percent in the first independent mayoral poll heading into the runoff. Those numbers are up from 2019, when 560,701 ballots were cast for a 35.45 percent citywide turnout. That’s 35.51 percent of the citywide turnout (of 1,581,564 registered voters), according to the Chicago Board of Elections. As of last night, 561,564 ballots were cast in the Feb. “I’ve known Paul Vallas for 40 years, and I trust him,” says White in the 30-second spot.īy the numbers: Chicago’s municipal election broke the voting record of 2019. Sawyer, an establishment Democrat like Preckwinkle, is the son of the late Mayor Eugene Sawyer, the city’s second Black mayor.įirst in Playbook: Vallas is out with a new ad featuring former Secretary of State Jesse White. Roderick Sawyer is the first of the seven other mayoral candidates to take sides in the runoff. Vallas is out with his own endorsement: Ald.

Preckwinkle’s insight on how to win, or avoid losing, could be invaluable. Some history: Preckwinkle ran for mayor four years ago, famously making it to the runoff only to lose to newcomer Mayor Lori Lightfoot. Preckwinkle, who didn’t endorse in the first round of the election, has stayed quiet in the mayor’s race up until now. It’s a big get for Johnson as he tries to secure establishment Democrats in the runoff race against Paul Vallas. Toni Preckwinkle, the powerful Cook County Board president and head of the county Democratic Party, is endorsing Brandon Johnson for mayor. The four-week countdown to the municipal elections in Chicago and across the state will be fast and furious.

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