In her acceptance speech Tuesday night, delivered after soundly defeating sitting Cook County state’s attorney Anita Alvarez, Kim Foxx didn’t mention the     Laquan McDonald case or any other recent, high-profile criminal justice scandals.

Just interviewed Latasha Watkins while her kids, Jadon and Jonathan, played around us. pic.twitter.com/HGSZazEJap

— Micah Uetricht (@micahuetricht) March 16, 2016

    “My five-year-old came home and asked, ‘Why did they shoot him 16 times?'” Latasha Watkins told me as her two sons, Jadon, five, and Jonathan, three, played with     Kim Foxx yard signs near the back of the ballroom.



    Other groups led more traditional get-out-the-vote efforts. The People’s Lobby, a progressive political coalition, claimed in a statement to have called or     knocked on the doors of 200,000 people during the race. Grassroots Illinois Action executive director Amisha Patel said her group, backed by labor and     community organizations, focused on convincing Latino voters in Humboldt Park and Brighton Park to “support a strong black candidate fighting for black     liberation.”

As voters went to polls earlier, many saw these flying #ByeAnita banners organized by @AssataDaughters. #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/8FMkslKwn1

— Derrick Clifton (@DerrickClifton) March 16, 2016

         Assata’s Daughters also released a statement after the votes had been tallied. “Chicago Black youth kicked Anita Alvarez out of office. . . We won’t stop     until we’re free and Kim Foxx should know that as well.”

Foxx after getting off the stage. pic.twitter.com/1QMwv0U5Cf

    “The gulf that’s between law enforcement and our communities must be bridged,” Foxx said. “The work that they do, the risks that they take, deserve [our]     respect. At the same time, we must respect the work of communities.”

The bartender’s wheeling away the liquor, the music is off and the party is over early at Alvarez HQ. #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/PkCyZCQqqv

         By the time roughly half of the vote came in, a 30-point gap between Alvarez and Foxx held steady. Murmurs of an impending concession began drifting about     to an unlikely soundtrack of low-energy foot tappers. As well-wishers chatted over cocktails to the sounds of Blind Melon’s “No Rain,” their candidate was     preparing to call it a night, drowned out of the race in a landslide.

Alvarez, voice quivering, defends her record, says she called Foxx to ensure a smooth transition. #PrimaryDay pic.twitter.com/vUS4HLbMTC