Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) failed to secure enough votes to advance to the runoff on Tuesday, losing her bid for a second term in office, according to an Associated Press projection.
Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor to lose a bid for reelection in 40 years, when former mayor Jane Byrne was ousted in 1983.
Lightfoot’s first term in office was marked by the coronavirus pandemic and a massive increase in crime.
