Mayor Lori Lightfoot may not make it to the runoff election in the Chicago mayoral race after polling numbers show her falling behind.
A new poll from M3 Strategies shows former CEO of Chicago Public Schools Paul Vallas leading the mayoral race at 32%, followed by swiftly rising Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson at 18%. Lightfoot trailed behind with 13.6%, according to ABC 7 News. Voters will cast their ballots, if they haven't already, on Tuesday at locations across the city.
Because there is no clear second-place finisher, voters can expect multiple candidates, especially Lightfoot, requesting recounts, which may not be completed until two to three weeks post-Election Day. Mail-in voting can expect to delay the results, as well. So far, close to 210,000 ballots have been requested, which can be postmarked as late as Election Day on Tuesday. Those received by Monday will be opened, processed, and counted on Election Day and included in election-night results after 7 p.m.
She has previously indicated that she believes the election will go to a runoff and fully expects to be there, but"we can’t take anything for chance."
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