‘Dolton Dictator’ Tiffany Henyard destroyed in Dem primary following scandal-filled mayoral term
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Steven Vago and
David Propper
Published Feb. 25, 2025, 10:01 p.m. ET
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This self-proclaimed “super mayor” is now a super loser.
“Dolton Dictator” Tiffany
Henyard suffered a landslide loss in Tuesday’s Democratic primary after more than a year of seedy scandals, wild antics, and haughty remarks finally caught up to her at the ballot box.
The under-fire Illinois mayor finally ran into her kryptonite — voters in her own Chicago suburb, who overwhelmingly picked village Trustee Jason House as the Democratic nominee.
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Henyard was not popular with voters Tuesday night.Facebook / Tiffany Henyard
With all precincts reporting, House notched nearly 88% of the vote while Henyard gained a measly 12%, according to Cook County election results.
Earlier Tuesday, Henyard
confidently claimed she would easily win, making clear, “I see no competition,”
according to Fox 32.
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“Come be part of me making history once again,” she crowed on Facebook.
“I’m calling for my base, I’m calling for all the people that love the super mayor, who say you support me, I need you to show up and show out,” Henyard added, a request that apparently fell on deaf ears.
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Voters opted for Jason House over Henyard.Facebook / Jason house
House, who was once an ally of Henyard,
told CBS Chicago he was ecstatic as he declared victory.
“The voters have spoken. They’ve spoken in a loud way,” House said.
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“And I’ve said it before — I’ll always say it — this does not represent Dolton. We had one rogue individual,” he added in reference to Henyard. “Dolton is proud, and we are happy that we’re ready to change the narrative.”
Meanwhile, Henyard
told WGN following the results, “The people have spoken.”
“God must have a different plan for me,” she added, seemingly accepting her defeat.
Leading up to the primary, the 41-year-old pol, who was first elected mayor in 2021, was dogged by an avalanche of damaging accusations and sordid headlines that led to constituent fury.
She faced accusations of overseeing
off-the-rails spending, with Dolton village government becoming the focus of an FBI probe last year.
The mayor recently
jumped into a raucous brawl at a town board meeting in Thornton, where she serves as supervisor, though she lost the Democratic nomination for that position earlier this year.
She has consistently defended herself against the stinging criticism and accusations, calling it a smear campaign and blasting it as fake news.
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The Dolton leader lost to Trustee Jason House.Instagram / @tiffanyhenyard
“I want to heal my community after this,” the divisive character said online before later arguing there was voter suppression in the village because a polling place was moved.
Henyard’s entire slate of candidates also lost to candidates who ran with House, according to results.
Residents and business owners rejoiced Tuesday night, including
Lawrence Gardner, 57, who had alleged Henyard targeted his now-shuttered trucking business because he did not contribute to her campaign coffers.
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Henyard’s slate of candidates all lost.Facebook / Tiffany Henyard
“The Wicked Witch of the West is dead! It’s over. Now we have to go another eight weeks to bury her,” he told The Post in a message.
“It was just like I was reborn,” he said of the results.
Henyard’s mayoral term will end in May. House is expected to face an independent candidate in April for the general election.
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“She got the stuffing beat out of her!” critic Valeria Stubbs told The Post, referring to Henyard.Kyle Mazza/NurPhoto / Shutterstock
Another vocal critic, Valeria Stubbs, was happy to see voters ready to move on.
“She got the stuffing beat out of her!” she said in a brief interview.
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“If I can do a backwards hand flip right now — and I’m 67 years old next month — I would definitely do it,” Stubbs continued.
“I praise God. That’s all I have to say. Ding, dong, the witch is gone!”