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Bulldog mayor Rahm Emanuel held on to his office – and his Chicago career – on Tuesday night after early polls showed him with a 12-point lead over rival Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in the city’s first-ever mayoral runoff.Bulldog mayor Rahm Emanuel held on to his office – and his Chicago career – on Tuesday night after early polls showed him with a 12-point lead over rival Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in the city’s first-ever mayoral runoff.
Garcia’s camp officially conceded at 8.19 pm. Polls had Emanuel – former chief of staff to President Barack Obama – with almost 56% of the vote to Garcia’s 44%, with over half of all precincts reporting.Garcia’s camp officially conceded at 8.19 pm. Polls had Emanuel – former chief of staff to President Barack Obama – with almost 56% of the vote to Garcia’s 44%, with over half of all precincts reporting.
Garcia, a Mexican-American county commissioner and former legislator, had been betting on large turnout from both Hispanic and African-American voters. Since the first election night 7 February, over 20,000 additional Chicagoans registered to vote, many in the city’s predominately white wards where Emanuel fared well in both election rounds.Garcia, a Mexican-American county commissioner and former legislator, had been betting on large turnout from both Hispanic and African-American voters. Since the first election night 7 February, over 20,000 additional Chicagoans registered to vote, many in the city’s predominately white wards where Emanuel fared well in both election rounds.
Prior to Tuesday’s election night, a citywide poll had Emanuel leading Garcia by 13 percentage points. An early poll also predicted Garcia would fare poorly among African-American voters.Prior to Tuesday’s election night, a citywide poll had Emanuel leading Garcia by 13 percentage points. An early poll also predicted Garcia would fare poorly among African-American voters.
Garcia’s loss also marks a defeat for several of the city’s largest unions who supported the Mexican-American candidate, including the local branch of the Service Employees International Union and the Chicago Teachers Union, which represents the city’s public school workers and which pumped over $300,000 in campaign donations into Garcia’s campaign.Garcia’s loss also marks a defeat for several of the city’s largest unions who supported the Mexican-American candidate, including the local branch of the Service Employees International Union and the Chicago Teachers Union, which represents the city’s public school workers and which pumped over $300,000 in campaign donations into Garcia’s campaign.
The Chicago Teachers Union has decried both the city’s nearly $20bn in unpaid pensions and its use of an appointed process to select Chicago Public Schools’ Board of Education – a process Emanuel is dead set against changing. When asked if he thinks Emanuel will push hard on those issues, civil rights leader the Rev Jesse Jackson Sr – who publicly threw his support behind Garcia – said he “doesn’t know”. The Chicago Teachers Union has decried both the city’s nearly $20bn in unpaid pensions and its use of an appointed process to select Chicago Public Schools’ Board of Education – a process Emanuel is dead set against changing. When asked if he thinks Emanuel will yield on those issues, civil rights leader the Rev Jesse Jackson Sr – who publicly threw his support behind Garcia – said he “doesn’t know”.
“The election’s over, but the problems are not over,” Jackson Sr said on Tuesday night. “The cards are stacked in Rahm Emanuel’s favor. But there is no plan for capital development, there’s no housing plan, there’s no plan for hospitals and construction, so the suffering continues.”“The election’s over, but the problems are not over,” Jackson Sr said on Tuesday night. “The cards are stacked in Rahm Emanuel’s favor. But there is no plan for capital development, there’s no housing plan, there’s no plan for hospitals and construction, so the suffering continues.”
Emanuel, who boasted more than $18m in campaign donations, has offered up a Chicago casino as one solution to the city’s pension crises. The mayor has also refused to rule out what would be a supremely unpopular property tax increase in order to meet a state-mandated, $550m payment to cover unpaid police and fire pension funds.Emanuel, who boasted more than $18m in campaign donations, has offered up a Chicago casino as one solution to the city’s pension crises. The mayor has also refused to rule out what would be a supremely unpopular property tax increase in order to meet a state-mandated, $550m payment to cover unpaid police and fire pension funds.