Amid low turnout, voters weigh in on historic Chicago mayor's race

CHICAGO - Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot, former U.S. Commerce Secretary Bill Daley and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle jumped out in a narrow three-way battle in the first round of the Chicago mayor's race Tuesday night, as a record 14 candidates fought to advance in an election that drew near record low turnout.

With votes scarcer than expected and polls showing a half-dozen or more candidates within striking distance, the goal was to break into the top two and qualify for the April 2 runoff election. That is the result if no candidate collects more than 50 percent of the vote the first time around.

Unofficial results showed Lightfoot with 16 percent of the vote, Daley with 15 percent and Preckwinkle with 14.9 percent with 34 percent of precincts counted. They were