Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, who confidently predicted a landslide victory on election morning, lost in a landslide herself in the primary.

Challenger Jason House overwhelmingly defeated Henyard in the mayoral primary, with House receiving 3,896 votes to Henyard’s 536.

Henyard, whose tenure has been marred by allegations of financial mismanagement and controversy, was widely criticized by residents leading up to the election.

House, a village trustee and former ally of Henyard, campaigned on a platform of transparency and reform under the slogan "clean house."

Despite Henyard’s prediction of an easy victory earlier in the day—arriving at a polling site with campaign music blasting from her car—voters decisively rejected her leadership. House won with over 87% of the vote.