Ex-Obama aide hopes to avoid run-off in Chicago mayoral race
Emanuel has been running close to or past the 50% mark in recent polls in his bid to succeed Richard M Daley, who is retiring in May after 22 years as mayor of the nation’s third largest city and President Barack Obama’s home town.
Emanuel’s closest contender is former Chicago public schools president Gery Chico, who had 19% of the vote in the most recent poll, with a four-point advantage over Emanuel among the growing Hispanic electorate.
