Brandon Johnson, a union organiser and former teacher, was elected Chicago’s mayor on Wednesday after defeating Paul Vallas in a runoff between two Democrats to take over a city grappling with crime.
Mr Johnson, a 47-year-old Cook County commissioner endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, became the 57th mayor of the third-largest US city where crime has become an issue that dominated the race after incumbent Lori Lightfoot was eliminated in February.
