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Chicago Election Results Are In, but the Jury's Still Out on Mayor Rahm Emanuel
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsWhile he won't take office until mid-May, Rahm Emanuel is already feeling comfortable in his new gig. "Thank you, Chicago, for this humbling victory," Emanuel said during his acceptance speech. "All I can say is, you sure know how to make a guy feel at home." It was a slight jab at the residency battle that nearly prevented his run, but given Emanuel's decisive victory, it's no surprise that the newly elected mayor of Chicago was ready to let off a little steam. The former White House chief of staff won roughly 55 percent of the vote Tuesday night, enough to avoid a runoff election against ...
Rahm Emanuel Wins Chicago Mayoral Race, Thanks Voters for a 'Humbling Victory'
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyCHICAGO -- Rahm Emanuel decisively won Tuesday's mayoral election, becoming the city's 55th mayor. With 98 percent of the city precincts reporting, Emanuel had 55 percent of the vote -- enough to avoid a runoff election. His main rivals were Gery Chico, with 24 percent, City Clerk Miguel del Valle, with 9 percent, and former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun (D-Ill.) with 9 percent. Two other candidates also ran. "Thank you, Chicago, for this humbling victory," Emanuel said. "All I can say is, you sure know how to make a guy feel at home," a wry reference to the residency challenge that at one time ...
Rahm Emanuel Elected Next Mayor of Chicago
By not in system - AOL NewsCHICAGO -- Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Richard M. Daley. With 86 percent of the precincts reporting, Emanuel was trouncing five opponents with 55 percent of the vote to avoid an April runoff. Emanuel needed more than 50 percent of the vote to win. The other major candidates - former Chicago schools president Gery Chico, former Sen. Carol Moseley Braun and City Clerk Miguel del Valle - had ...
Rahm Emanuel Poised to Win Chicago Mayoral Election, but Fake Twitter Feed Still Has More Followers
By David Knowles - AOL NewsWill the real Rahm Emanuel please tweet up? With polls in the Chicago mayoral election set to close at 7 p.m., the world will soon learn whether or not Emanuel will need a runoff election to be named the city's next mayor. While that question remains the only real item of business regarding when Emanuel will have his Related Stories Chicago Mayor Race: Meet Rahm Emanuel's Rivals new job title, another mystery continues to surround President Barack Obama's former chief of staff. In a nutshell, the intrigue resides on Twitter, where an as-yet-anonymous user has ...
Chicago Mayor Race: Meet Rahm Emanuel's Rivals
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsRahm Emanuel has made it to election day. After nearly five months of wild campaigning that took Emanuel's mayoral candidacy to the edge in the Illinois Supreme Court, Chicago residents are finally ready to go to the polls and vote on a ballot that for the first time in over 60 years lacks a sitting mayor seeking re-election. Emanuel remains the clear favorite, but there are a few candidates who can still give the former White House chief of staff a run for his money. In no particular order, here is a quick breakdown of Emanuel's competition. Carol Moseley Braun In 1993, Braun became the ...
Chicago Heads to Polls to Choose New Mayor
By not in system - AOL NewsCHICAGO -- The campaign to replace Mayor Richard Daley has unfolded unlike any in Chicago's history, and almost certainly will end with a mayor unlike anyone who's run City Hall before. Voters in Tuesday's election will cast ballots that for the first time in more than two decades do not have Daley's name on the list. And they may select the city's first Jewish mayor, Rahm Emanuel. Or the first black woman, former U.S. Sen. Carol Moseley Braun. Or the first Hispanic mayor - either former Chicago public schools president Gery Chico or City Clerk Miguel del Valle. Emanuel has been the ...
Rahm Emanuel May Clinch Chicago Mayor's Race on Tuesday
By not in system - AOL NewsCHICAGO -- The election to replace Mayor Richard M. Daley of Chicago is Tuesday and Rahm Emanuel, the former White House chief of staff, is so far ahead that the only question is, will he win outright with more than 50 percent of the vote or be forced into a run-off on April 5 against whoever places what may be a distant second. ...
Rahm Emanuel Back in Business; Twitter Reacts
By David Knowles - AOL NewsThat sigh of relief you just heard was coming all the way from Chicago. The Illinois Supreme Court today overturned an appellate court ruling that had forced Rahm Emanuel's name from the ballot of the upcoming Chicago mayoral election. At issue in the case was whether, by moving to Washington, D.C., to serve as President Barack Obama's chief of staff, Emanuel could still claim residency status, making him eligible to run for the job. Related Stories Jay Carney: 5 Facts About the New White House Press Secretary [VIDEO] The Supreme Court found that Emanuel was ...
Rahm Emanuel Not Eligible to Run for Mayor of Chicago: Twitter Sounds Off
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsRahm Emanuel's Chicago mayoral race saga took a turn for the worse on Monday after an Illinois appellate court panel ruled that the former White House chief of staff ineligible for the election. The decision, established on the grounds that Emanuel does not meet Chicago mayoral candidate residency requirements, means that his campaign team is now racing against the Related Stories Rahm Emanuel Booted From Chicago Ballot: Is He the New Wyclef Jean? clock to reverse the fatal blow by appealing the ruling to return Emanuel to the ticket. Sounds like Twitter was ...
Rahm Emanuel Booted From Chicago Ballot: Is He the New Wyclef Jean?
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsIf misery loves company, Rahm Emanuel might want to give Wyclef Jean a call. As Surge Desk readers are well aware, Emanuel, President Barack Obama's former chief of staff, is running for mayor of Chicago. At least, he was, anyway. Today, an Illinois appellate court ruled that Emanuel doesn't meet the residency requirements to run for office. Related Stories Rahm Emanuel Not Eligible to Run for Mayor of Chicago: Twitter Sounds Off Emanuel's campaign said it will appeal the matter to the Illinois Supreme Court, adding another chapter to the ongoing residency ...
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