2015 Chicago aldermanic election

2015 Chicago aldermanic elections

February 24 and April 7, 2015

300px Results by ward. The map shows the winning candidate's party affiliations, even though aldermen run as nonpartisans. A white asterisk (*) means the results for that ward were decided in a runoff vote.

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The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24, 2015, to elect the 50 Aldermen that represent Chicago in the City Council. The elections were non-partisan and if no candidate received an absolute majority, a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7, 2015.

Ward boundaries had been redrawn since the previous 2011 election, to reflect the results of the 2010 United States Census. The new ward map had been approved by the Chicago City Council in January 2012.

Overview

Campaign

43 incumbent alderman sought re-election. Aldermen Edward M. Burke (14th Ward), Marty Quinn (13th Ward), Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward) and Harry Osterman (48th Ward) all ran unopposed in this election. Aldermen Toni Foulkes (15th Ward) and Nicholas Sposato (36th Ward) ran in different wards than those they had been incumbents of: the 16th and 38th, respectively. Incumbent aldermen Robert Fioretti (2nd Ward), James Balcer (11th Ward), Latasha Thomas (17th Ward) and Timothy Cullerton (38th Ward) did not run for re-election.

In the first round, two candidates who ran for re-election lost their seats, including Joann Thompson (who died in office, but remained on the ballot). There were runoffs in 18 wards. Six additional incumbent alderman were defeated in runoffs.'

Seat changes

Ward	Incumbent	Incumbent status	Elected alderman	Ref
2	Bob Fioretti	Retiring	Brian K. Hopkins
7	Gregory Mitchell	Defeated in runoff election	Natashia Holmes
10	John Pope	Defeated in runoff election	Susan Sadlowski Garza
11	James Balcer	Retiring	Patrick Daley Thompson
15	Toni Foulkes	Redistricted; ran successfully in 16th Ward	Raymond Lopez
16	Joann Thompson	Died in office	Toni Foulkes
17	Latasha Thomas	Retiring	David H. Moore
18	Lona Lane	Defeated in runoff election	Derrick Curtis
24	Michael Chandler	Retiring	Michael Scott Jr.
29	Deborah L. Graham	Defeated in runoff election	Chris Taliaferro
31	Ray Suarez	Defeated in runoff election	Milly Santiago
35	Rey Colón	Defeated in general election	Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
36	Nicholas Sposato	Redistricted; ran successfully in 38th Ward	Gilbert Villegas
38	Timothy Cullerton	Retiring	Nicholas Sposato
41	Mary O'Connor	Defeated in runoff election	Anthony Napolitano

Election calendar

Thursday, December 18, 2014	Last day for candidates for the offices of Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer and Alderman to withdraw as a candidate (not later than the date of certification of candidates for the ballot). File in the office of the Board of Election Commissioners. No name so withdrawn shall be printed upon the ballot. If a request for withdrawal is received after this date (the date for certification of candidates for the ballot), then the votes cast for the withdrawn candidate are invalid and shall not be reported by the Board. (10 ILCS 5/10-7, 5/10-15; 65 ILCS 20/21-29)
Friday, December 26, 2014	Last day (by 5:00 p.m.) a person may file a notarized Declaration of Intent to be a Write-in Candidate for the February 24, 2015 Municipal General Election (not later than the 61st day before election–actual date is Thursday, December 25, 2015–moved to next business day per (10 ILCS 5/1-6; 10 ILCS 5/16-5.01)
Monday, January 12, 2015	Last day for Board to have absentee ballots available for mailing to persons in the United States Service or their spouse and dependents of voting age and citizens temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States who have filed an application for ballot prior to the 45th day before the election (45 days prior to date of election–actual date is Saturday, January 10, 2015–moved to next business day per (10 ILCS 5/1-6; 10 ILCS 5/16-5.01)
Thursday, January 15, 2015	First day for mailing or delivery of absentee ballot.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015	Last day for regular voter registration in the office of the Board of Election Commissioners or to transfer registration to a new address for the February 24, 2015 Municipal General Election (registration may be taken up to and including the 28th day before election), with the exception of “grace period” registration and voting. (10 ILCS 5/6-29)
Monday, February 9, 2015	First day for early voting at the offices of the Board and at permanent and temporary polling place locations designated by the Board (beginning the 15th day preceding the election). Early voting shall be conducted at permanent polling places between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and holidays and 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sundays. Early voting may be also conducted at temporary polling places on days and at hours to be announced and published. (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)

North Side

1st Ward

Incumbent alderman Proco Joe Moreno was reelected. Moreno had been appointed alderman in 2010 by Mayor Richard M. Daley, and had subsequently been reelected in 2011.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Andrew Hamilton	Lawyer
Proco Joe Moreno	Incumbent alderman
Ronda Locke	Local school council representative, vice chair of the Commercial Park Advisory Council, marketing consultant
Anne Shaw	Former Cook County Board of Ethics Commissioner, community activist, lawyer, business owner

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Mia Lena Lopez

Endorsements

Proco Joe Moreno
Organizations SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

1st Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Proco "Joe" Moreno (incumbent)	4,205	51.08
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Anne Shaw	2,037	33.55
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Ronda Locke	1,680	20.41
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Andrew Hamilton	310	3.77
Total votes			8,232	100

2nd Ward

Incumbent second-term alderman Bob Fioretti did not seek reelection, instead, opting to run (unsuccessfully) for mayor. Brian Hopkins was elected to succeed him, defeating Alyx Pattison in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Bita Buenostro	Restaurant corporate executive
Brian Hopkins	Chief of staff of Cook County Commissioner John P. Daley
Stephen Niketopoulos	Local school council representative, neighborhood president, educational television producer
Alyx Pattison	Attorney, former congressional aide
Stacey Pfingsten	Former aide to incumbent 2nd Ward Alderman Bob Fioretti
Cornell Wilson	Attorney and United States Marine Corps officer

Endorsements

Alyx Pattison
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

2nd Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Brian Hopkins	2,889	28.98
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Alyx S. Pattison	2,404	24.11
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Bita Buenostro	1,411	14.15
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Stephen Niketopoulos	1,232	12.36
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Stacey Pfingsten	1,170	11.74
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Cornell Wilson	863	8.36
Total votes			9,969	100

2nd Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Brian Hopkins	7,597	56.63
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Alyx S. Pattison	5,819	43.37
Total votes			13,416	100.0

32nd Ward

Incumbent second-term alderman Scott Waguespack was reelected, defeating Elise Doody-Jones, his sole challenger.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Elise Doody-Jones	Former treasurer of 1st Ward First, businesswoman
Scott Waguespack	Incumbent alderman

Endorsements

Scott Waguespack
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

32nd Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Scott Waguespack (incumbent)	6,425	78.95
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Elise Doody-Jones	1,713	21.05
Total votes			8,138	100

40th Ward

Incumbent eighth-term alderman Patrick J. O'Connor was reelected, defeating Dianne Daleiden, his sole challenger.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Dianne Daleiden	Chicago Public Schools teacher
Patrick J. O'Connor	Incumbent alderman

Endorsements

Dianne Daleiden
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago

Patrick O'Connor
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

40th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Patrick J. O'Connor (incumbent)	5,601	58.4
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Dianne Daleiden	3,989	41.6
Total votes			9,590	100

42nd Ward

Incumbent second-term alderman Brendan Reilly was reelected, running unopposed.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Brendan Reilly	Incumbent alderman

Results

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Brendan Reilly (incumbent)	7,171	100
Total votes			7,171	100

43rd Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman Michelle Smith was reelected, defeating Caroline Vickrey in a runoff by a narrow 79 vote margin (equal to 0.54% of the votes cast in the runoff).

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Jen Kramer	Director of entertainment and special events at Navy Pier Inc., former In the events coordinator for the Chicago Mayor's Office, former president of Special Olympics Chicago
Michele Smith	Incumbent alderman
Jerry Quandt	Founder of UNWIND, international marketing consultant
Caroline Vickrey	Lawyer

One write-in candidate filed:

• Steven McClellan

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Steven McClellan subsequently ran as a write-in

The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Andrew Challenger

Endorsements

Michele Smith
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Caroline Vickrey
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Results

43rd Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michelle Smith (incumbent)	4,309	41.79
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Caroline Vickrey	3,682	35.71
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Jennifer "Jen" Kramer	1,707	16.55
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Jerry Quandt	608	5.90
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Steven McClellan	6	0.06
Total votes			10,312	100

43rd Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michelle Smith (incumbent)	7,232	50.27
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Caroline Vickrey	7,153	49.73
Total votes			14,385	100.0

44th Ward

Incumbent third-term alderman Tom Tunney was reelected.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Scott Davis	Community activist
Mark Thomas	Former president and co-founder of Central Lakeview Merchants Association, board member of Local First Chicago, business owner
Tom Tunney	Incumbent alderman

One write-in candidate filed:

• Robin Cook

Endorsements

Tom Tunney
Organizations Equality Illinois LGBTQ Victory Fund Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

44th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Tom Tunney (incumbent)	6,126	67.06
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Mark Thomas	2,153	23.57
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Scott Davis	854	9.35
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Robin Cook	2	0.02
Total votes			9,135	100

46th Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman James Cappleman was reelected, defeating Amy Crawford in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Amy Crawford	Lawyer
Denice L. Davis	Former Director of Community Affairs for congressman Bobby Rush and former chief of staff to Alderman Helen Shiller
James Cappleman	Incumbent alderman

Endorsements

James Cappleman
Organizations Equality Illinois LGBTQ Victory Fund

Amy Crawford
Organizations Reclaim Chicago Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Denice L. Davis
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union

Results

46th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	James Cappleman (incumbent)	4,800	46.87
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Amy Crawford	3,853	37.62
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Denice L. Davis	1,589	15.51
Total votes			10,242	100

46th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	James Cappleman (incumbent)	7,035	53.7
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Amy Crawford	6,065	46.3
Total votes			13,100	100

47th Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman Ameya Pawar was reelected, defeating Rory Fiedler, his sole challenger.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Rory Fiedler
Ameya Pawar	Incumbent alderman

Endorsements

Ameya Pawar
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

47th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Ameya Pawar (incumbent)	9,974	82.78
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Rory A. Fiedler	2,075	17.22
Total votes			12,049	100

48th Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman Harry Osterman was reelected, running unopposed.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Harry Osterman	Incumbent alderman

Results

48th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Harry Osterman (incumbent)	9,456	100
Total votes			9,456	100

49th Ward

Incumbent sixth-term alderman Joe Moore was reelected, defeating Don Gordon, his sole challenger.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Don Gordon	Community organizer, candidate for 49th Ward alderman in 2007
Joe Moore	Incumbent alderman

Four candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:

• John Beacham
• Connie Gates-Brown
• Grady A. Humphrey
• Nathan Benjamin "Ben" Myers

Endorsements

Joe Moore
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

49th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Joe Moore (incumbent)	5,578	66.84
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Don Gordon	2,867	33.16
Total votes			8,645	100

50th Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman Debra Silverstein was reelected.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Shajan M. Kuriakose	Business consultant
Zehra Quadri	Founder of ZAM's Hope Community Resource Center
Debra Silverstein	Incumbent alderman

Two write-in candidates filed:

• Hilaire Fuji Shioura
• Peter Sifnotis

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Hilaire Fuji Shioura subsequently ran as a write-in
• Peter George Sifnotis subsequently ran as a write-in

Endorsements

Shajan M. Kuriakose
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Debra Silverstein
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Results

50th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Debra L. Silverstein (incumbent)	5,024	64.16
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Shajan M. Kuriakose	1,406	17.95
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Zehra Quadri	1,375	17.56
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Peter Sifnotis	19	0.24
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Hilaire Fuji Shioura	7	0.09
Total votes			7,831	100

Northwest Side

26th Ward

Incumbent alderman Roberto Maldonado was reelected. Maldonado had been first appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2009, and had been subsequently reelected in 2011.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Adam Corona	45th Ward Streets and Sanitation superintendent, business owner
Juanita Irizarry	Statewide housing coordinator for the Office of the Governor
Roberto Maldonado	Incumbent alderman

Endorsements

Roberto Maldonado
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Juanita Irizarry
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Results

26th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Roberto Maldonado (incumbent)	3,466	52.25
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Juanita Irizarry	2,248	33.89
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Adam Corona	919	13.85
Total votes			6,633	100

30th Ward

Incumbent third-term alderman Ariel Reboyras was reelected, running unopposed on the ballot, facing only a write-in opponent.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Ariel Reboyras	Incumbent alderman

One write-in candidate filed:

• Edgar Esparza

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Edgar Espparza subsequently ran as a write-in

The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Walter Zarnecki

Results

30th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Ariel E. Reboyras (incumbent)	4,119	99.32
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Edgar Esparza	28	0.68
Total votes			4,147	100

31st Ward

Incumbent sixth-term alderman Ray Suarez unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated in a runoff by Milly Santiago.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Irma Cornier	Belmont Cragin neighborhood event organizer, employee of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center
Milly Santiago	former chief of staff for Alderman Billy Ocasio, bilingual clerk for Chicago Public Schools in the Department of Bilingual Education, former member of the United States Army Reserves, television reporter for Telemundo
Ray Suarez	Incumbent alderman
Sean Starr	Lawyer and university professor

Endorsements

Milly Santiago
Officeholders Luis Gutiérrez, United States congressman from Illinois's 4th congressional district Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

31st Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Regner "Ray" Suarez (incumbent)	2,778	48.02
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Milagros Santiago	2,146	37.10
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Sean C. Starr	919	9.82
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Irma Cornier	293	5.06
Total votes			5,785	100

31st Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Milagros Santiago	4,218	50.47
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Regner "Ray" Suarez (incumbent)	4,139	49.53
Total votes			8,357	100

33rd Ward

Incumbent alderman Deb Mell was reelected to a first full term. Mell had been appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2013.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Tim Meegan	Member of Albany Park Neighborhood Council, teacher at Roosevelt High School
Deb Mell	Incumbent alderman
Annisa Wanat	Member of the local school council at Albany Park Multicultural Academy

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Tyler Solario

Endorsements

Tim Meegan
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago

Deb Mell
Organizations Equality Illinois LGBTQ Victory Fund

Annisa Wanat
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

33rd Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Deborah L. Mell (incumbent)	4,103	50.21
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Tim Meegan	2,779	34.01
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Annisa Wanat	1,289	15.78
Total votes			8,171	100

35th Ward

Incumbent third-term alderman Rey Colón unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated by Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, his sole challenger.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Rey Colón	Incumbent alderman
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa	Community organizer

Endorsements

Rey Colón
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Carlos Ramirez-Rosa
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Results

35th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Carlos Ramirez-Rosa	4,082	67.26
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Rey Colón (incumbent)	1,987	32.74
Total votes			6,069	100

36th Ward

Incumbent Nicholas Sposato ran in the adjacent 38th Ward due to redistricting. Gilbert Villegas was elected to succeed him as 36th Ward alderman, defeating Omar Aquino in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Omar Aquino	Former Illinois House of Representatives legislative aide
Gilbert Villegas	Former chief of staff at the Illinois Capital Development Board, former member of the United States Marine Corps
Christopher M. Vittorio	Business owner
Alonso Zaragoza	Reference librarian

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Joaquin Vazquez

Endorsements

First round

Christopher Vittorio
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Runoff

Gilbert Villegas
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

36th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Omar Aquino	2,124	35.61
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Gilbert Villegas	1,945	32.61
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Christopher M. Vittorio	1,437	24.09
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Alonso Zaragoza	458	7.68
Total votes			5,964	100

36th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Gilbert Villegas	4,594	55.68
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Omar Aquino	3,656	44.32
Total votes			8,250	100

38th Ward

Incumbent Timothy Cullerton did not run for reelection. Cullerton had been first appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2011, and had been elected outright to a full term in the 2011 aldermanic elections shortly thereafter. Redistricted 36th Ward incumbent Nicholas Sposato was elected to succeed Cullerton as 38th Ward alderman.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Belinda Cadiz	Legislative aide for the Chicago City Council
Tom Caravette	Candidate for 38th Ward alderman in 2011
Michael Duda	Former supervisor in the City of Chicago Water Department
Carmen Hernandez	Inspector in the City of Chicago Water Department
Jerry Paszek	Co-founder and member of executive board of the Fraternal Order of Police Labor Council
Heather Sattler	CEO of the 100 Club of Chicago
Nicholas Sposato	Redistricted incumbent 36th Ward alderman

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:

• John J. Cianci
• Mike Keeney

Endorsements

Heather Sattler
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Nicholas Sposato
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Results

38th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Nicholas Sposato (redistricted 36th Ward incumbent)	5,992	53.58
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Heather Sattler	1,809	16.18
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Jerry Paszek	1,205	10.78
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michael C. Duda	763	6.82
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Tom Caravette	662	5.92
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Carmen Hernandez	462	4.13
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Belinda Cadiz	290	2.59
Total votes			11,183	100

39th Ward

Incumbent alderman Margaret Laurino was reelected. Laurino had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1994, and had been reelected five times before.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Joe Laiacona	Community member of Roosevelt High School Local School Council, voting member of Northside Democracy For America, and co-founder of the Part-time Faculty Association at Columbia College
Margaret Laurino	Incumbent alderman
Robert Murphy	Former president of the Forest Glen Community Association, architect, and photographer

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Joaquin Vazquez

Endorsements

Margaret Laurino
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Robert Murphy
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Results

39th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Margaret Laurino (incumbent)	5,981	53.20
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Robert Murphy	4,815	42.83
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Joe Laiacona	446	3.97
Total votes			11,242	100

41st Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman Mary O'Connor ran unsuccessfully for reelection, being defeated by Anthony Napolitano in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Joe Lomanto	Business owner, chairman of the finance committee for Resurrection Catholic Church
Anthony Napolitano	Firefighter
Mary O'Connor	Incumbent alderman

Endorsements

First round

Mary O'Connor
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Runoff

Anthony Napolitano
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union SEIU

Mary O'Connor
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

41st Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Mary O'Connor (incumbent)	7,132	47.72
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Anthony V. Napolitano	6,353	42.51
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Joe Lomanto	1,459	9.76
Total votes			14,944	100

41st Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Anthony V. Napolitano	9,702	51.64
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Mary O'Connor (incumbent)	9,087	48.36
Total votes			18,789	100

45th Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman John Arena was reelected, defeating John Garrido in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
John Arena	Incumbent alderman
Michelle R. Baert	Blogger, former marketing executive
Michael S. Diaz	Lawyer
John Garrido	Chicago police officer

Endorsements

John Arena
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

45th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	John S. Arena (incumbent)	5,914	45.46
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	John Garrido	5,164	39.70
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michelle R. Baert	1,726	13.27
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michael S. Diaz	204	1.57
Total votes			13,008	100

45th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	John S. Arena (incumbent)	8,488	53.89
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	John Garrido	7,263	46.11
Total votes			15,751	100

West Side

22nd Ward

Incumbent alderman Ricardo Muñoz was reelected. Muñoz had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1993, and had been reelected five times before.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Neftalie Gonzalez	Business owner
Robert Martinez
Raul Montes, Jr.	Community activist
Ricardo Muñoz	Incumbent alderman

One write-in candidate filed:

• Alex Velazquez

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Alex Velazquez subsequently ran as a write-in

Endorsements

Ricardo Muñoz
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

22nd Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Ricardo Muñoz (incumbent)	2,928	57.32
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Raul Montes, Jr.	887	17.36
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Neftalie Gonzalez	669	13.10
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Robert Martinez	595	11.65
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Alex Velazquez	29	0.57
Total votes			5,108	100

24th Ward

Incumbent alderman Michael Chandler did not run for reelection. Michael Scott Jr. was elected to succeed him, defeating Vetress Boyce in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Frank M. Bass	Business owner and political consultant
Vetress Boyce	President and CEO of The Boyce Group
Ladarius Curtis
Sherita Ann Harris	United States Postal Service worker
Wallace “Mickey” Johnson	Businessman and former Chicago Bulls player
Regina D. Lewis
Larry G. Nelson
Michael Scott Jr.	Park manager for the Chicago Park District
Darren Tillis	Independent insurance agent
Roger Washington	Chicago Police officer, educator and ordained pastor

One write-in candidate filed:

• Catrina Singletary-Edwards

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:

• Denarvis Mendenhall

The following candidates filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Andre Holland
• Vernell L. Hollis-Swanigan
• Marcus D. Thorne

Endorsements

Frank M. Bass
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union

Michael Scott Jr.
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Darren Tillis
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Results

24th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michael Scott, Jr.	2,200	31.21
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Vetress Boyce	1,151	16.33
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Darren Tillis	1,016	14.42
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Frank M. Bass	772	10.95
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Regina D. Lewis	575	8.16
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Wallace E. Johnson	483	6.85
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Sherita Ann Harris	382	5.42
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Ladarius R. Curtis	199	2.82
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Roger L. Washington	140	1.99
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Larry G. Nelson	129	1.83
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Catrina Singletary-Edwards	1	0.01
Total votes			7,048	100

24th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michael Scott, Jr.	5,378	67.59
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Vetress Boyce	2,579	32.41
Total votes			7,957	100.0

25th Ward

Incumbent alderman Daniel Solis was reelected. Solis had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1996, and had been reelected four times before.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Ed Hershey	Member of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations’ Advisory Council on Latino Affairs, former director of small business development for the City Colleges of Chicago, he worked to strengthen local small businesses, former aide to Congressman Luis Gutiérrez
Roberto "Beto" Montan	Teacher
Jorge Mujica	Nonprofit worker, former journalist
Bryon Sigcho	Community activist and university professor
Daniel Solis	Incumbent alderman

The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Troy Hernandez subsequently ran as a write-in

Endorsements

Ed Hershey
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union

Daniel Solis
Newspapers The Gazette Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

25th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Daniel "Danny" Solis (incumbent)	3,811	51.07
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Byron Sigcho	1,383	18.53
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Jorge Mujica	907	12.15
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Roberto "Beto" Montano	748	10.02
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Ed Hershey	614	8.23
Total votes			7,463	100

27th Ward

Incumbent fifth-term alderman Walter Burnett Jr. was reelected, defeating Gabe Beukinga, his sole challenger.

Incumbent alderman Daniel Solis was reelected. Solis had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1996, and had been reelected four times before.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Gabe Beukinga
Walter Burnett Jr.	Incumbent alderman

Endorsements

Walter Burnett Jr.
Organizations SEIU Illinois Newspapers The Gazette Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

27th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Walter Burnett, Jr. (incumbent)	6,284	74.06
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Gabe Beukinga	2,201	25.94
Total votes			8,485	100

28th Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman Jason Ervin was reelected, running unopposed on the ballot, facing only a write-in opponent.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Jason Ervin	Incumbent alderman

One write-in candidate filed:

• Willie McGill

Six candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:

• Jasmine Jackson
• Alex M. Lyons
• Willie McGill subsequently ran as a write-in
• William Siegmund
• Elliot Thomas
• Tammie Vinson

The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Marseil Jackson

Endorsements

Jason Ervin
Organizations SEIU Illinois

Results

28th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Jason C. Ervin (incumbent)	6,278	99.97
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Willie McGill	2	0.03
Total votes			6,280	100

29th Ward

Incumbent alderman Deborah L. Graham unsuccessfully sought reelection. Graham had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2010, and had been reelected in 2011. She was defeated by Chris Taliaferro in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Lawrence Andolino	Former member of the Sayre Language Academy Local School Council, lawyer
Bob Galhotra	Former president of the Cook County Public Defenders Association, candidate for Illinois 49th State Senate district in 2015
Deborah L. Graham	Incumbent alderman
Oddis "O.J" Johnson
Stephen Robinson
Zerlina Smith	Former chair of the Chicago Public Schools' Head Start Policy Committee, businesswoman
Chris Taliaferro	Member of the Executive Board of Directors of the Northwest Side Community Coalition, lawyer (founding partner at the Nexus Legal Group), former member of the United States Marine Corps, former deputy sheriff of court services with the Cook County Sheriff's Department, former Chicago police officer
LaCoulton Walls	Former Administrative Assistant in Programs and Policy in the area of public safety for the Chicago Mayor's Office

The following candidates filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Lisa Jackson
• Maurice J. Robinson
• Brenda Smith
• Deborah D. Williams

Endorsements

First round

Lawrence Andolino
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Bob Galhotra
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Zerlina Smith
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union

Runoff

Deborah Graham
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Chris Taliaferro
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Results

29th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Deborah L. Graham (incumbent)	4,395	40.59
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Chris Taliaferro	2,435	22.49
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Lawrence Andolino	1,549	14.31
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Bob Galhotra	722	6.67
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Zerlina A. Smith	505	4.66
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	LaCoulton J. Walls	486	4.49
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Oddis "O.J" Johnson	389	3.59
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Stephen Robinson	346	3.2
Total votes			10,827	100

29th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Chris Taliaferro	6,702	51.7
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Deborah L. Graham (incumbent)	6,262	48.3
Total votes			12,964	100.0

37th Ward

Incumbent alderman Emma Mitts was reelected. Mitts had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2000, and had subsequently been reelected in 2003, 2007, and 2011. She defeated Tara Stamps in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Maretta Brown-Miller	Staff assistant for the Chicago Park District, candidate for 37th Ward alderman in 2011
Leroy Duncan	President of the 1500 N. Lotus Block Club
Emma Mitts	Incumbent alderman
Tara Stamps	Chicago Public Schools teacher, community activist

One candidate was removed from the ballot:

• Otis Percy

Endorsements

Emma Mitts
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Tara Stamps
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Results

37th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Emma M. Mitts (incumbent)	4,033	49.09
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Tara Stamps	2,640	32.13
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Maretta Brown-Miller	1,071	13.04
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Leroy Duncan	472	5.74
Total votes			8,216	100

37th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Emma M. Mitts (incumbent)	5,340	53.01
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Tara Stamps	4,734	46.99
Total votes			10,074	100.0

Southwest Side

11th Ward

Incumbent alderman James Balcer did not run for reelection. Balcer had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1997, and had been reelected four times. Patrick Daley Thompson was elected to succeed him, defeating John Kozlar in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
John Kozlar	Candidate for 11th Ward alderman in 2011
Maureen F. Sullivan	Business owner
Patrick Daley Thompson	Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Commissioner and lawyer

Endorsements

Maureen F. Sullivan
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago

Patrick Daley Thompson
Organizations SEIU Illinois Newspapers The Gazette Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

11th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Patrick Daley Thompson	4,644	48.37
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	John K. Kozlar	3,399	35.40
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Maureen F. Sullivan	1,558	16.23
Total votes			9,969	100

11th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Patrick Daley Thompson	7,229	58.09
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	John K. Kozlar	5,216	41.91
Total votes			12,445	100.0

12th Ward

Incumbent third-term alderman George Cardenas was reelected, running unopposed on the ballot, with only a write-in opponent.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
George Cardenas	Incumbent alderman

One write-in candidate filed:

• Peter John DeMay

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Peter John DeMay subsequently ran as a write-in

Results

12th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	George Cardenas (incumbent)	3,379	84.14
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Peter John DeMay	637	15.86
Total votes			4,016	100

13th Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman Marty Quinn was reelected, running unopposed.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Marty Quinn	Incumbent alderman

Results

13th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Marty Quinn (incumbent)	10,064	100.00
Total votes			10,064	100

14th Ward

Incumbent alderman Edward M. Burke was reelected, running unopposed. The longest-serving member of the Chicago City Council, Burke had consecutively served eleven full terms, plus a partial term.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Edward M. Burke	Incumbent alderman

Results

General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Edward M. Burke (incumbent)	5,028	100.00
Total votes			5,028	100

15th Ward

Incumbent two-term alderman Toni Foulkes ran in the adjacent 16th ward due to redistricting. Raymond Lopez was elected to succeed her as 15th Ward alderman, defeating Rafael Yanez in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Eddie L. Daniels	15th Ward superintendent and former member of the United States Army
Otis Davis, Jr.
Raymond Lopez	15th Ward Democratic Committeeman and candidate for 15th Ward alderman in 2011
Adolfo Mondragon	Attorney and candidate for Illinois Senate District 1 in 2010 and 2012
Raul O. Reyes	Nonprofit worker
Rafael Yanez	Crime prevention specialist for the Chicago Police Department

Endorsements

First round

Raymond Lopez
Organizations LGBTQ Victory Fund Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Adolfo Mondragon
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Rafael Yanez
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union

Runoff

Raymond Lopez
Organizations LGBTQ Victory Fund Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Rafael Yanez
Rafael Yanez Organizations Chicago Teachers Union

Results

15th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Raymond A. Lopez	2,168	47.65
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Rafael Yanez	1,007	22.13
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Otis Davis, Jr.	462	10.15
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Raul O. Reyes	324	7.12
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Eddie L. Daniels	309	6.79
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Adolfo Mondragon	280	6.15
Total votes			4,550	100

15th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Raymond A. Lopez	3,596	57.98
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Rafael Yanez	2,606	42.02
Total votes			6,202	100.0

16th Ward

Incumbent alderman JoAnn Thompson sought reelection. She was challenged by redistricted incumbent two-term 15th Ward alderman Toni Foulkes and several other candidates. Thompson ultimately died two weeks before the general election. Foulkes advanced to a runoff, in which she narrowly defeated Stephanie Coleman.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Stephanie Coleman
Toni Foulkes	Redistricted incumbent 15th Ward alderman
Jose Garcia
Cynthia Lomax
JoAnn Thompson	Incumbent alderman (died before election)

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Jeffrey L. Lewis
• Guadalupe Rivera

Endorsements

Stephanie Coleman
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Toni Foulkes
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Results

16th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Toni L. Foulkes (redistricted 15th Ward incumbent)	2,168	47.65
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Stephanie Coleman	2,096	35.11
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Jose Garcia	830	13.91
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Cynthia Lomax	357	5.98
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	JoAnn Thompson (incumbent)	115	1.93
Total votes			5,969	100

16th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Toni L. Foulkes (redistricted 15th Ward incumbent)	3,879	50.94
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Stephanie Coleman	3,736	49.06
Total votes			7,615	100.0

17th Ward

Incumbent Latasha Thomas did not run for reelection. Thomas had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2000, and was elected outright in a 2001 special election, later being thrice reelected. David H. Moore was elected to succeed her.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
James Dukes	Community leader and pastor
Glenda Franklin	Founder and executive director of What About The Children Here, staff assistant to the alderman Latasha Thomas, former Secretary of the 17th Ward Democratic Organization
David H. Moore	Assistant commissioner for the Cook County Board of Review

Endorsements

James Dukes
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Glenda Franklin
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

David H. Moore
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago

Results

17th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	David H. Moore	4,467	52.93
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Glenda Franklin	3,064	36.30
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	James E. Dukes	909	10.77
Total votes			8,440	100

18th Ward

Incumbent alderman Lona Lane unsuccessfully sought reelection. Lane had first been appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley, and had been reelected in 2007 and 2011. She was defeated by Derrick Curtis in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Derrick G. Curtis	Superintendent in the 18th Ward Democratic Committee Organization
Michael Davis	Founder of the Next Generation Solutions Group, candidate for 18th Ward alderman in 2011
Cosandra Harris	Former Chicago Police Department officer
Lona Lane	Incumbent alderman
Brandon Loggins	Local school council member
Chuks Onyezia	Lawyer

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Shaakira Ali
• Howard Lindsey

Endorsements

First round

Chuks Onyezia
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Runoff

Derrick Curtis
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

18th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Derrick G. Curtis	3,663	30.25
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Lona Lane (incumbent)	3,625	29.94
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Chuks Onyezia	2,139	17.66
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michael A. Davis	2,021	16.69
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Cosandra Harris	351	2.90
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Brandon Loggins	310	2.56
Total votes			12,109	100

18th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Derrick G. Curtis	9,843	67.74
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Lona Lane (incumbent)	4,688	32.26
Total votes			14,531	100.0

23rd Ward

Incumbent fifth-term alderman Michael R. Zalewski was reelected.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Martin Arteaga	Business owner, community development advocate, board member of Latino Organization of the Southwest, committee member of Sigma Lambda Beta Chicago Alumni Network
Anna Goral	Businesswoman
Michael R. Zalewski	Incumbent alderman

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Charles M. Hughes
• Paulino R. Villarreal, Jr.

Endorsements

Michael R. Zalewski
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

23rd Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michael R. Zalewski (incumbent)	6,434	66.98
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Martin Arteaga	1,796	18.70
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Anna Goral	1,376	14.32
Total votes			9,606	100

South Side

3rd Ward

Incumbent second-term alderman Pat Dowell was reelected, defeating Patricia Horton, her sole challenger.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Pat Dowell	Incumbent alderman
Patricia Horton	Former Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago Commissioner

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Clarence D. Clemons

Endorsements

Pat Dowell
Organizations SEIU Illinois Newspapers The Gazette Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

3rd Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Pat Dowell (incumbent)	7,441	72.89
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Patricia Horton	2,768	27.11
Total votes			10,209	100

4th Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman William D. Burns was reelected.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Tracey Bey	Mortgage broker
Norman Bolden	Business owner
William Burns	Incumbent alderman

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Jeffrey Booker

Endorsements

William Burns
Newspapers The Gazette Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

4th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	William D. Burns (incumbent)	6,353	55.59
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Tracey Y. Bey	2,862	25.04
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Norman H. Bolden	2,214	19.37
Total votes			11,429	100

5th Ward

Incumbent fourth-term alderman Leslie Hairston was reelected.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Robin Boyd-Clark	Aromatherapist and life coach
Tiffany Brooks	Attorney and adjunct university professor
Jedidiah Brown	President of the Young Leaders Alliance in Chicago
Leslie Hairston	Incumbent alderman
Jocelyn Hare	Urban Fellow at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Studies
Anne Marie Miles	Attorney

One write-in candidate filed:

• Loretta Lomax

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Loretta Lomax subsequently ran as write-in

Endorsements

Leslie Hairston
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Anne Marie Miles
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Results

5th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Leslie A. Hairston (incumbent)	5,851	52.51
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Anne Marie Miles	2,181	19.57
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Tiffany N. Brooks	891	8.00
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Jocelyn Hare	821	7.37
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Jedidiah L. Brown	792	7.11
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Robin Boyd Clark	599	5.38
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Loretta Lomax	8	0.07
Total votes			11,143	100

6th Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman Roderick Sawyer was reelected.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Brian Garner	Ward Superintendent for Streets and Sanitation and former member of the United States Army
Roderick Sawyer	Incumbent alderman
Richard Wooten	Chicago Police Department officer and businessman

Two write-in candidates filed:

• Susan Davis
• Delton Jerry Pierce

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Delton Jerry Pierce subsequently filed as a write-in

The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Dumars Ervin Franklin

Endorsements

Roderick Sawyer
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Reclaim Chicago SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

6th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Roderick T. Sawyer (incumbent)	5,990	56.20
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Richard A. Wooten	2,800	26.27
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Brian T. Garner	1,869	17.53
Total votes			10,659	100

7th Ward

Incumbent alderman Natashia Holmes unsuccessfully sought reelection. Holmes had been appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel in 2013. She was defeated by Gregory Mitchell in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Keiana Barrett	Director of strategy for the Office of Family and Community Engagement at Chicago Public Schools
LaShonda "Shonnie" Curry	Administrator for Chicago Public Schools
Flora "Flo" Digby	Founder of DfC Financial Associates LLC, college instructor
Natashia Holmes	Incumbent alderman
Gregory Mitchell	Information technology manager
Joseph J. Moseley II	Former Chicago Police Department officer
Margie Reid	Community organizer and outreach worker
Bernie Riley	Former computer analyst for the Chicago Mayor's Office

Two write-in candidates filed:

• Jesse L. Harley
• Chevette A. Valentine

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Lynn Renee Franco

Endorsements

First round

Flora "Flo" Digby
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

LaShonda "Shonnie" Curry
Organizations Reclaim Chicago Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Runoff

Gregory Mitchell
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

7th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Natashia L. Holmes (incumbent)	2,642	25.44
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Gregory I. Mitchell	2,085	20.07
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Keiana Barrett	1,923	18.51
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Shonnie Curry	1,333	12.83
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Flora "Flo" Digby	1,143	11.00
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Joseph J. Moseley II	761	7.33
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Margie Reid	362	3.49
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Bernie Riley	125	1.20
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Jesse L. Harley	8	0.08
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Chevette A. Valentine	5	0.05
Total votes			10,387	100

7th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Gregory I. Mitchell	6,798	56.49
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Natashia L. Holmes (incumbent)	5,237	43.51
Total votes			12,035	100

8th Ward

Incumbent alderman Michelle A. Harris was reelected. Harris had been first appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 2006, and had been reelected in 2007 and 2011.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Tara F. Baldridge	Former community member of the South East Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Michelle Harris	Incumbent alderman
Faheem Shabazz	Barber stylist and real estate consultant

Endorsements

Tara F. Baldridge
Organizations Reclaim Chicago

Michelle Harris
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Faheem Shabazz
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Results

8th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michelle A. Harris (incumbent)	9,167	68.53
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Faheem Shabazz	2,113	15.80
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Tara F. Baldridge	2,096	15.67
Total votes			13,376	100

20th Ward

Second-term incumbent alderman Willie Cochran was reelected, defeating Kevin Bailey in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Brian Garner	Ward Superintendent for Streets and Sanitation and former member of the United States Army
Roderick Sawyer	Incumbent alderman
Richard Wooten	Chicago Police Department officer and businessman

One write-in candidate filed:

• Jerome Davis

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Jerome A. Davis subsequently ran as write-in
• Ronnie D. Nelson

Endorsements

Kevin Bailey
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Wilie Cochran
Organizations SEIU Illinois Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Results

20th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Willie B. Cochran (incumbent)	3,149	47.59
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Kevin Bailey	1,365	20.63
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Andre Smith	1,038	15.69
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Willie Ray, Jr.	672	10.16
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Ernest Radcliffe, Jr.	390	5.89
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Jerome Davis	3	0.05
Total votes			6,617	100

20th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Willie B. Cochran (incumbent)	4,338	55.42
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Kevin Bailey	3,489	44.58
Total votes			7,827	100

Far South Side

9th Ward

Incumbent fourth-term alderman Anthony Beale was reelected.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Anthony Beale	Incumbent alderman
Michael Lafargue	President of the West Chesterfield Community Association
Harold "Noonie" Ward
Theodore "Ted" Williams	Educator and activist

One write-in candidate filed:

• Agin Muhammad

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Curtiss Llong Bey
• Agin Muhammad II subsequently ran as write-in

Endorsements

Anthony Beale
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Michael Lafargue
Organizations Reclaim Chicago

Results

9th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Anthony A. Beale (incumbent)	7,307	62.42
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Michael E. Lafargue	1,822	15.56
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Theodore Williams	1,352	11.55
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Harold "Noonie" Ward	1,225	10.46
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Agin Muhammad	1	0.01
Total votes			11,707	100

10th Ward

Incumbent fourth-term alderman John Pope unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated by Susan Sadlowski Garza in a runoff by a narrow 20-vote margin (equal to 0.18% of the votes cast in a runoff).

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Olga Bautista	Community organizer, local school council parent representative at John L. Marsh School, board member of the Immigrant Defense Alliance, crisis intervention specialist
Frank J. Corona
Susan Sadlowski Garza	Area vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union, Chicago Public Schools councilor
Juan B. Huizar	Accountent
Richard L. Martinez, Jr.	Co-founder of the South Chicago Consortium
John A. Pope	Incumbent alderman
Samantha M. Webb	Chicago Police Department officer

One write-in candidate filed:

• Albert Valentine

Endorsements

Juan B. Huizar
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Richard L. Martinez Jr.
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times

Susan Sadlowski Garza
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union

Results

10th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	John A. Pope (incumbent)	4,181	44.04
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Susan Sadlowski Garza	2,287	24.09
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Richard L. Martinez, Jr.	1,191	12.55
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Juan B. Huizar	809	8.52
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Samantha M. Webb	510	5.37
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Frank J. Corona	307	3.23
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Olga Bautista	208	2.19
Total votes			9,493	100

10th Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Susan Sadlowski Garza	5,825	50.09
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	John A. Pope (incumbent)	5,805	49.91
Total votes			11,630	100.0

As of April 21, Alderman Pope had filed suit for a recount. On May 12, however, Pope conceded defeat to Garza.

19th Ward

Incumbent first-term alderman Matt O'Shea was reelected, defeating Anne Schaible, his sole challenger on the ballot.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Matt O'Shea	Incumbent alderman
Anne Schaible	Doctor of gynaecology and obstetrics

One write-in candidate filed:

• Joann Breivogei

Endorsements

Matt O'Shea
Organizations Chicago Teachers Union Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

19th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Matthew J. O'Shea (incumbent)	13,088	72.43
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Anne Schaible	4,944	27.36
style="background-color: Template:Write-in/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	Write-in	Joann Breivogei	1	0.22
Total votes			18,033	100

21st Ward

Incumbent third-term alderman Howard Brookins was reelected, defeating Marvin McNeil in a runoff.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Jeffrey Baker	Army National Guard veteran and community organizer
Howard Brookins	Incumbent alderman
Doris Lewis Brooks	Hair salon owner, WVON coordinator, and event planner
Patricia A. Foster
Ken Lewis	Business owner, community representative of The Fort Dearborn Elementary Local School Council, administrative officer of the Brainerd Alumni Association
Marvin McNeil	Retired Zoning Code Inspector for City of Chicago
Joseph Ziegler, Jr.	President and CEO of The Ziegler Insurance Agency and Financial Services Firm and executive director of Community Action Network

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• CM Winters

Endorsements

First round

Howard Brookins
Organizations SEIU Illinois

Marvin McNeil
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Joseph Ziegler
Newspapers Chicago Tribune

Runoff

First round

Howard Brookins
Organizations SEIU Illinois

Marvin McNeil
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

21st Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Howard B. Brookins, Jr. (incumbent)	5,454	41.57
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Marvin McNeil	1,838	14.01
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Doris Lewis Brooks	1,529	11.65
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Joseph C. Ziegler, Jr.	1,376	10.49
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Patricia A. Foster	1,365	10.40
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Ken Lewis	862	6.57
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Jeffrey Baker	695	5.30
Total votes			13,119	100

21st Ward Runoff
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Howard B. Brookins, Jr. (incumbent)	7,574	51.05
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Marvin McNeil	7,261	48.95
Total votes			14,835	100.0

34th Ward

Incumbent alderman Carrie Austin was reelected. Austin had first been appointed alderman by Mayor Richard M. Daley in 1994, and had subsequently been reelected to five consecutive subsequent terms before this.

Candidates

Certified candidates

Name	Experience	Ref
Carrie Austin	Incumbent alderman
Henry Moses
Charles R. Thomas, Sr
Shirley J. White	President of Racine-Throop 110th Block Club

Endorsements

Carrie Austin
Newspapers Chicago Sun-Times Chicago Tribune

Results

34th Ward General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Carrie M. Austin (incumbent)	7,610	61.22
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Shirley J. White	2,651	21.33
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Henry Moses	1,400	11.26
style="background-color: Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/color; width: 2px;" |	[[Nonpartisan politician|Template:Nonpartisan politician/meta/shortname]]	Charles R. Thomas, Sr.	769	6.19
Total votes			12,430	100

See also

• Chicago mayoral election, 2015
• United States elections, 2015

Notes

A. ^  Alderman Thompson died February 9, 2015. She was removed from the ballot the following week but any early ballots cast for her were still counted.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20141204150503/http://app.chicagoelections.com/documents/general/M2015-CandidateFiling-2014-11-17-1415.pdf