Fernandez has commanding lead in race for the Elrod vacancy

With nearly 70% of City precincts reporting, Judge Rossana P. Fernandez has a commanding lead in the race for the countywide Elrod vacancy, besting Scott Edward Lipinski by a better than 2-1 margin, 234,287 to 102,317.

The margin is not quite as great in the suburbs, but it is nevertheless impressive: