Overview
- Henyard won the Fulton County Republican primary running unopposed and received about 1,100 votes in the election held Tuesday.
- She moved from Illinois to Georgia earlier this year, changed her party registration from Democrat to Republican, and overcame a residency challenge to stay on the Fulton ballot.
- A report commissioned from former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot catalogued large village credit-card purchases and travel spending while Henyard was Dolton mayor, and reporting links those expenditures to an estimated $3.65 million municipal shortfall.
- Federal investigators continue an active probe into her municipal spending, and analysts say her low primary turnout and the district’s strong Democratic lean make winning the November general election unlikely.
- Henyard will face the Democratic nominee after a runoff between Helen Zenobia Willis and Sojourner Grimmett, and coverage ranges from local investigative reporting and a documentary to sharply critical commentaries about her record and viability.