Cavalier Johnson Projected Winner In Milwaukee Mayoral Race

MILWAUKEE, WI — The vote is in: Cavalier Johnson will be Milwaukee's next mayor. Bob Donovan, the former alderman, gave his concession speech on Tuesday.

In a speech conceding to Johnson, Donovan called himself the "underdog" of the race and said he "bloody, but unbowed," a quote from a William Henley poem.

Johnson won nearly 70 percent of the vote, according to data from the Office of the Milwaukee County Clerk. Donovan had about 32 percent of the vote, clerk data showed.

"It's been my message this whole campaign that we want a safer, stronger, more prosperous Milwaukee," Johnson said in a speech. He said he had a vision for the city, which elected its first Black mayor.

People in the crowd chanted his nickname, "Chevy," as he gave his speech.

The office will finish counting absentee ballots at 10 p.m., WisPolitics.com reported.

Here's the latest numbers for the Milwaukee mayoral race.

Milwaukee Mayoral Race

Unofficial results as of 9:25 p.m. Results are from the Milwaukee County clerk's office.

• Johnson: 38,467 votes
• Donovan: 18,583 votes

Johnson, a Democrat, called himself a "proud urbanist" in a questionnaire with Patch. Originally born in Milwaukee, John said he wants to tackle the city's financial problems by appealing to the state's Republican-run state legislature.

Donovan, a conservative, said he wants to address issues like crime and reckless driving with more police foot and bike patrols, bridging the gap between the police and the community, he told Wisconsin Public Radio.

In a separate interview, Donovan said he would move back to Greenfield if he lost the election, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.

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