The first African-American female mayor Lori Lightfoot elected in Chicago history

Tonight, in a runoff race, Chicago elected Lori Lightfoot mayor, according to the Chicago Tribune. Lightfoot beat challenger Toni Preckwinkle to become the city’s first black female mayor. With her win, Chicago becomes the most prominent American city to elect an openly LGBTQ person mayor.

Lightfoot, a former federal prosecutor, won in what appears to be a landslide victory. She currently has 74 percent of the vote to Preckwinkle’s 26 percent, with 80 percent of precincts reporting, according to unofficial tallies.

Chicago’s current mayor, the embattled Rahm Emanuel, announced last year that he wouldn’t be seeking another term.