Lori Lightfoot is apparent winner in Chicago runoff, and is poised to become the city's first black female, first openly gay mayor.
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The runoff election was bound to be historic, as either of the two candidates was going to be Chicago’s first black female mayor. The city is around 33 percent black, according to 2010 Census data."This may not be the outcome we wanted, but while I may be disappointed, I'm not disheartened," she said."For one thing, this is clearly a historic night. Not long ago, two African-American women vying for this position would have been unthinkable.
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