Chicago: Vallas and Johnson Continue to Battle: The Chicago municipal contest where voters have already defeated Mayor Lori Lightfoot continues to brandish polling showing a very tight runoff contest between former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson. Several published polls disagree as to who is leading the race. The latest Victory Research survey (3/20-23; 806 Chicago likely runoff voters) sees Mr. Vallas leading 46-44%. IZQ Strategies (3/15-16; 680 Chicago likely runoff voters) arrives at the same 46-44% ballot test result, but they find Commissioner Johnson holding the slight edge.
Mr. Vallas has recently been able to cross racial lines by attracting endorsements from African American former officeholders Jesse White, who served six terms as the Illinois Secretary of State, and ex-Congressman Bobby Rush, who was in office for 30 years. Crime is a big issue in the contest and could be defining. The runoff is scheduled for April 4th. Jacksonville: Two Advance: The Jacksonville Mayor’s primary was held during the week, and Democrat Donna Deegan topped the field of candidates with 39% of the vote. Daniel Davis (R), the local Chamber of Commerce CEO, was second with 25%. Since neither candidate received majority support, the two will advance to a May 16th runoff election. Combined, Republican candidates received 51% of the vote as compared to the combined Democratic percentage of 48. Republican incumbent Lenny Curry is ineligible to seek a third term. Comments are closed.
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