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Earning support from Black voters in Chicago might be a top priority for Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson who knocked incumbent Lori Lightfoot out of the race for mayor last week, per the HuffPost.
Johnson and Vallas are headed to a runoff contest for Chicago mayor after defeating Lightfoot in the first round of voting but failing to secure an outright majority.
Lightfoot, who garnered nearly 17 percent of the vote, dominated in the city's predominantly Black neighborhoods, winning all but one of Chicago's majority-Black wards.
Now, these votes are up for grabs in the runoff contest.
Vallas, a former Chicago schools chief, was the largest vote-getter in the first round of the mayoral race, garnering 33 percent. However, the politician may have already tapped out on his potential in predominately-white districts, which means he will have to rely heavily on the support of Black voters.
Johnson, on the other hand, came in second in the city's first round of voting and will likely need to pull a majority of those who voted for Lightfoot to secure the mayorship.
“Race is one of the most definitive predictors in how an area votes in Chicago, like in many other areas,” political consultant Frank Calabrese said in a statement.
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