Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson wins reelection in landslide victory

Three years ago, Cavalier Johnson stepped into the Milwaukee mayor’s office as a relative unknown following longtime Mayor Tom Barrett’s departure for an ambassadorship.

On Tuesday night, Johnson, 37, cruised to victory for his first full term as mayor, the lopsided vote another sign of his growing political clout in Wisconsin as a young mayor who has racked up a series of wins in a city where good news has often seemed elusive...