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Rahm Emanuel faces runoff in re-election bid

William Spain and Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY 12:43 a.m. EST February 25, 2015

CHICAGO — Rahm Emanuel was dealt a tough political blow on Tuesday, after he was forced into a runoff election to hold onto his seat as mayor of the Windy City.

Emanuel, who raised about $15 million for the campaign, finished first in the five candidate field, but fell far short of garnering the 50% plus one vote he needed to win outright and avoid a runoff election. He will now face the second place finisher, Cook County Commissioner, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, on April 7.

With 95.7% of precincts reporting, Emanuel had 45.3% of the vote and Garcia had 33.9%.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/02/24/rahm-emanuel-chicago-mayor/23971209/




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