Need to point out that this is a Democrat primary.
As of Saturday night [Democrat] Eileen O’Neill Burke is leading [Democrat] Clayton Harris III by just under 4,800 votes.
The unofficial count now stands at 368,990 ballots cast after the 10,659 additional votes were added, bringing the citywide turnout to 24.44%. There are 1,509,554 active registered voters.
I suspect the Republicans did not even put up a candidate. After typing, I went to check and indeed there is a Republican in the race who go less than 10% of the combined dem vote.
Total Votes Robert W. Fioretti %
28,433 28,433 100.00%
39,500 Republicans went to vote, but 11,000 did not vote in the States Attorney Race.
There was a city question to Amend the Real Estate Transfer Tax which failed.
The measure asked voters to authorize the City Council to increase the real estate transfer tax on the sales of properties for $1 million or more in Chicago, while lowering the tax rate for less expensive properties: The transfer tax for properties valued at less than $1 million would drop from 0.75% to 0.60%.
The language of the “Bring Chicago Home” referendum asks voters to decide whether the city should move from the current flat tax model on real estate transfers to a graduated tax, which would impact real estate transactions on all value levels.
Amending the Real Estate Transfer Tax
( 1291 of 1291 precincts reported )
Yes 158,140 47.16%
No 177,159 52.84%
Total 335,299
Fioretti is a Democrat plant. He was in office as a democrat for decades prior to 2022 when he became a “Republican”...hmmmm...I wonder why. Another pathetic joke on the incredibly stupid citizens of Chicago. They deserve all the crap coming down the pipe their way....it’s going in only one direction, down.
Interesting, thanks for posting more context.