CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 22: Mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel celebrates with supporters at the Journeymen Plumbers' Union Local 130 Hall after winning the mayoral election February 22, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. Emanuel will replace current Mayor Richard Daley who decided not to run for re-election after governing the city for the past 22 years.
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Rahm Emanuel, former White House chief of staff and brother of WME co-CEO Ari Emanuel, was elected mayor of Chicago on Tuesday, according to published reports.
Emanuel will take office in May.
At press time, he had 55 percent of the vote, with 90 percent of precincts reporting. His closest competitor, Gery Chico, a former chief of staff to outgoing Mayor Richard Daley, came in second, with 24 percent of the vote.
At one point, it wasn’t clear that Emanuel would even be allowed to run. An Illinois Appeals Court had ruled that the politician did not meet residency requirements, but the Illinois Supreme Court later reversed that decision.
Daley was mayor of Chicago for 22 years.
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