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First poll of runoff for Chicago mayor gives Paul Vallas a double-digit lead [1]

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Date: 2023-03-07  

The pollster 1983 Labs is out with the first numbers we’ve seen from anyone since last week’s nonpartisan primary for mayor of Chicago, and it shows former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas beating Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson 44-32 in the April 4 general election. The firm, which says is not affiliated with any candidate, found Vallas up 44-31 days before the primary in what was at the time a hypothetical matchup.

Johnson, meanwhile, this week publicized an endorsement from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who is also chair of the county Democratic Party. Preckwinkle lost the 2019 race for mayor in a 74-26 romp to Lori Lightfoot, but she bounced back last year by convincingly winning both the Democratic primary and general election. Lightfoot, by contrast, took third last week against Vallas and Johnson.

Vallas, for his part, is airing a commercial starring former Secretary of State Jesse White, who is arguably his most prominent African American supporter. (Vallas is white while Johnson is Black.) White, who retired this year after a 24-year career in statewide office, tells the audience, “Paul has the know-how and experience to fix what’s broken. He’ll focus on crime and the safety of every neighborhood.”

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