Carolyn J. Gallagher making strong showing for countywide Johnson vacancy

With 55% of precincts reporting, Carolyn J. Gallagher has 34.31% of the vote (89,631 votes so far) in the five-candidate field for the countywide Johnson vacancy, leading her nearest challenger, Mark A. Lyon, by over 36,000 votes.

Thirty percent of the votes are counted in the suburbs so far, according to results posted by Cook County Clerk David Orr, and Gallagher is leading the pack there as well: