With 14 Chicago City Council races up for grabs for the runoff election, it appears that most of the incumbents who were facing reelection battles will hang on, with one possible exception.
ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro has opened up a slim lead of 186 votes over his challenger CB Johnson in the race, with 23-of-24 precincts reporting as of 10 p.m.
Several other races remained tight, with candidates eeking out narrow leads, including Desmon Yancy, who leads Tina Hone by just under 400 votes with 100% of precincts reporting in the fifth ward.ward, with more than 10,000 ballots cast in that race.ward Ald. Timmy Knudsen leads Brian Comer by just over 500 votes in their race, and has declared victory in the campaign.ward, edging Joe Dunne by just over 600 votes.
There were a few blowouts on the scoreboard too, with Lamont Robinson besting Prentice Butler in the race to replace Ald. Sophia King in the fourth ward.
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