Liberal Cook County, Illinois Commissioner Brandon Johnson has defeated Betsy DeVos-backed DINO Paul Vallas in the Chicago Mayoral election to succeed outgoing lame duck Lori Lightfoot following Lightfoot’s third place finish in the top-two first round, Cook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman projects. The win for Johnson maintains the leadership of Black mayors in the top four most-populated US cities – New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston. Let’s go Brandon!