African American women take top 2 spots in Chicago mayoral election

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Bill Daley, the son and brother of former mayors, fails to advance to the runoff.

Chicago voters will elect the city's first African American woman mayor later this spring, and they won't be returning a Daley to City Hall.

“Chicago is a part of me,” Daley tweeted. “It always will be. While I may not be its next mayor, I won’t stop fighting to move our city forward.“ Tuesday's vote came after a nearly six-month campaign that began in earnest when Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was first elected in 2011, announced in September he would not seek a third term leading the nation's third-largest city.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Daley, Preckwinkle and Mendoza were the biggest names to enter the race. Daley, the son and brother of former mayors, raised a staggering $8.3 million for the campaign, more than twice the haul of any other individual candidate.

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