Voters have elected Emanuel mayor of Chicago. Emanuel, the previous firebrand White House Chief of Staff for the Obama administration, had to overcome significant legal challenges to his candidacy but handily won the political election. His term will start when he is inaugurated in May. Source for this article – Rahm Emanuel wins election for mayor of Chicago by MoneyBlogNewz.
Emanuel winds up getting the majority of votes
Speculation had been rampant that the Chicago mayoral political election would result in a second runoff political election because candidates wouldn’t receive a sufficient majority of votes, meaning more than 50 percent. In some areas, for instance Chicago, a two-round voting system is implemented in the case that no candidate receives more than 50 percent of votes. Rahm Emanuel received 55 percent of the votes in the Chicago election, according to the Christian Science Monitors, avoiding a runoff and becoming the mayor-elect. Gery Chico, who is the previous Chief of Staff for Mayor Richard Daley who is leaving, was the closes to Emanuel in votes. Chico received 24 percent of the vote.
The law stopping things from proceeding
There were legal blocks for Rahm Emanuel in the election. This was before he became the 55th Chicago mayor. Since he was Chief of Staff for the Obama White House and didn't really live in Chicago, the candidacy was challenged in court that said he really was a resident of Washington, D.C., according to the Washington Post. However, a series of appeals that went to the Illinois Supreme Court, which found in favor of Emanuel. He entered a field of six final candidates, and emerged the clear winner.
Chicago now has Emanuel
CBS reports that Mayor Richard M. Daley has been the Chicago Mayor since 1989 while Emanuel is now replacing him. The crime rates are going up while a deficit of $655 million is on the table for Emanuel to fix. In his first month in office, he promised to cut $75 million while adding 1,000 police officers to the City of Chicago.
Citations
Christian Science Monitor
csmonitor.com/USA/Elections/2011/0223/Chicago-election-results-catapult-Rahm-Emanuel-into-mayor-s-office/%28page%29/2
Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2011/02/22/ST2011022207071.html?sid=ST2011022207071
CBS News
cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20035263-503544.html
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