Polling Finds Chicago Mayor Lightfoot in Fourth Place Ahead of Next Month’s Election

Chicago’s Democrat Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a close race ahead of her final weeks in her bid for another term as the leader of the Windy City. She was elected in 2019, her first attempt at public office. 

The most recent “2023 Race for Mayor Survey” The results of the poll, which were conducted at the close of 2022, were released by local outlets The Daily Line (and Crain’s Chicago Business) this month. They show the state of play within the eight-candidate field for the post of mayor. Lightfoot…isn’t the leader of the pack.

According to the survey Lightfoot ranked fourth. Jesus is also an option “Chuy” Brandon Johnson and Garcia had 25 percent each, while Paul Vallas was able to get 15%. Lightfoot was polled at only 11 percent. 

The latest results provide additional analysis and deeper data. @TheChicagoIndex Poll read this report by @BrottmanEli: https://t.co/XJCwMcJjlP

— The Daily Line (@thedailylinechi) January 5, 2023

Their survey polled over 1,700 Chicagoans, according to The Daily Line & Crain’s Chicago Business “from a variety of sources” Their margin of error was three percent plus or minus. 

Crime is one of the many problems that plague Chicago under her watch. Julio Rosas, Townhall’s reporter on crime, has traveled repeatedly to Chicago over the summer to report on the spike in crime. She found that Lightfoot had lost her confidence. crossing the tipping point As a result of frequent shootings, and other violent crimes. 

There are endless anecdotes that illustrate the crime crisis that has gone unmitigated during Lightfoot’s tenure — see here  here for more from Julio — and she’s failed to provide hope for Chicago residents that law and order will soon make a comeback. 

Evita Duffy from Chicago Thinker surveyed Chicagoans to see if they were in agreement with Lightfoot’s claim that Chicago is safer under his leadership. 

.@LoriLightfoot She claims that Chicago is safer now that she’s in charge. I asked Chicagoans living in some of the most dangerous neighborhoods if they believed it. Here are their responses: pic.twitter.com/1fvx4P1EcO

— Evita Duffy (@evitaduffy_1) January 17, 2023

Chicagoans will vote for the mayor on February 28, but there is a possibility that no candidate will receive enough votes to prevent a majority. runoff April 4th, election 

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