Voters have chosen Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson to be the next mayor of Chicago. He defeated former Chicago Public School CEO Paul Vallas in a tightly contested runoff election. Johnson emerged as the victor after receiving 51.4% of votes cast, totalling 286,647 votes compared to Vallas’ vote share of 48.6%, totalling 270,775 votes, according to the Chicago Board of Elections.  The mood at the Johnson Election Night Party was lively and jubilant. Supporters were dancing and cheering as results came in showing Johnson ahead. Around 10:30 p.m. Johnson delivered his victory speech, thanking his supporters and speaking about what his victory meant.  “Tonight is proof that by building a multicultural, multi traditional movement, we can bring together everyone,” Johnson said. “No matter if you live in the North side, the South side, the Southeast, the Southwest, the South or West side, we have demonstrated we can change the world.”  Vallas thanked supporters during his conces...