Rahm Emanuel Wins in Chicago, Avoids Runoff

He easily triumphs in city's race for mayor
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Feb 22, 2011 8:28 PM CST
Rahm Emanuel Wins in Chicago, Won't Need Runoff
Chicago mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel middle, greets passengers with daughters Ilana 12, left, and Leah 10, at the 69th St. C.T.A. train station in Chicago Tuesday.   (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Rahm Emanuel has been elected mayor of Chicago, and he won't even need a runoff. With 86% of the precincts reporting, Emanuel was trouncing five opponents with 55% of the vote. Emanuel needed more than 50% of the vote to win outright. The other major candidates—former Chicago schools president Gery Chico (24%), former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (9%) and City Clerk Miguel del Valle (9%)—had hoped to force a runoff, but were no match for the former White House chief of staff. (More Rahm Emanuel stories.)

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