Democrat Paul Vallis, a moderate who ran on a tough-on-crime platform endorsed by the police union closed the day with a strong lead over the eight other candidates. Now those two will face off in a run-off election on April 4th. For her part, Lightfoot had promised to clean up crime when first elected in 2019, but overall crime is up 52% from last year and has risen more than 100% since 2021.