Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson defeated former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas to become Chicago's next mayor.
RELATED: Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot loses reelection bid for second term
Tuesday’s highly anticipated runoff election was a tight race between Paul Vallas, a former public schools executive backed by the city's police union, and Johnson, a union organizer endorsed by the teachers union which become highly influential in city politics.
Johnson will succeed Lightfoot to be the city’s mayor after emerging as a top candidate after none of the nine candidates received a majority of the vote in the late February election.
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Dang, you threw up all on yourself from the excitement.
Let the flushing of the toilet better known as Chicago continue..
Omg no
Let the 💩show continue 👍🏿