Community organizer Desmon Yancy clinched his election as the next alderperson of the 5th Ward on Wednesday, with opponent Tina Hone conceding eight days after the polls closed on their South Side runoff.
Three aldermanic runoff races in predominately Black wards were decided in Tuesday’s Chicago elections, as Black voters went to the polls in higher numbers
Democratic Party officials will choose who fills his term until next year, as well as the statehouse seat of Lamont Robinson, who won a city council seat.
Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson and Fourth Ward aldermanic candidate Lamont Robinson have won their respective elections. The Fifth Ward aldermanic race has not yet been called as of Wednesday at midnight.