[NY Post] 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.
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.
"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.
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.
"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 40-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 Thorntown 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 fake news.
“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 that ran with House, according to results.
Henyard's slate of candidates all lost.
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