2019 Chicago mayoral election

rdf:langString 2019 Chicago mayoral election

rdf:langString First round

rdf:langString Eliminated

rdf:langString Lori Lightfoot

rdf:langString Toni Preckwinkle

rdf:langString Gery Chico

rdf:langString La Shawn K. Ford

rdf:langString Amara Enyia

rdf:langString Catherine Brown D'Tycoon write-in

rdf:langString Daniel Fein write-in

rdf:langString Garry McCarthy

rdf:langString J'Mal Green write-in

rdf:langString Jerry Joyce

rdf:langString John Kenneth Kozlar

rdf:langString Neal Sales-Griffin

rdf:langString Paul Vallas

rdf:langString Richard Benedict Mayers write-in

rdf:langString Robert "Bob" Fioretti

rdf:langString Robert A. Palmer write-in

rdf:langString Roger L. Washington write-in

rdf:langString Ryan Friedman write-in

rdf:langString Stephen Hodge write-in

rdf:langString Susana A. Mendoza

rdf:langString Tamara McCullough AKA Tamar Manasseh write-in

rdf:langString William M. Daley

rdf:langString Willie L. Wilson

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rdf:langString ;State officeholders * Stacey Abrams, former member of the Georgia House of Representatives and 2018 Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia ;Individuals *Dolores Huerta, labor activist *Laura Ricketts, co-owner of the Chicago Cubs, board member of Lambda Legal *Bradley Tusk, venture-capitalist ;Newspapers * The Columbia Chronicle ;Organizations * Chicago Federation of Musicians * Illinois Nurses Association *Latino Victory Fund * LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council ** LIUNA Great Lakes Region *Painter's District Council #14 * UAW * UFCW 1546

rdf:langString ;Officeholders *Matthew O'Shea, Chicago alderman *Mike Sheahan, former Cook County Sherriff ;Individuals * Jamillah Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali * Rasheda Ali, daughter of Muhammad Ali

rdf:langString ;Local officeholders *Edward M. Burke, Alderman of the 14th Ward *Raymond Lopez, Alderman of the 15th Ward

rdf:langString ;Individuals *Buddy Guy, blues artist

rdf:langString ;Organizations *West Side Elected Officials Group

rdf:langString ;Members of Congress *Jesús "Chuy" García, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 4th congressional district, Chicago mayoral candidate in 2015 *Robin Kelly, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district *Mike Quigley, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 5th congressional district ;State officeholders *Kelly Cassidy, member of the Illinois House of Representatives * Gery Chico, former Chair of the Illinois State Board of Education, Chicago mayoral candidate in 2011 and 2019 * Miguel del Valle, former member of Illinois Senate, former City Clerk of Chicago, Chicago mayoral candidate in 2011 * Tyrone C. Fahner, former Illinois Attorney General * Sara Feigenholtz, member of the Illinois House of Representatives * Susana Mendoza, Illinois Comptroller and Chicago mayoral candidate in 2019 * Gilbert Villegas, Alderman of the 36th Ward and former Chief of Staff of the Illinois Capital Development Board * Litesa Wallace, former member of the Illinois House of Representatives and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 2018 * Ann Williams, member of the Illinois House of Representatives ;Local officeholders * John Arena, Alderman of the 45th Ward * Anthony Beale, Alderman of the 9th Ward * George Cardenas, Alderman of the 12th Ward * Derrick Curtis, Alderman of the 18th Ward * Deb Mell, Alderman of the 33rd Ward * Emma Mitts, Alderman of the 37th Ward * Anthony Napolitano, Alderman of the 41st Ward * Martin J. Oberman, former Chicago alderman * David Orr, former Acting Mayor of Chicago and County Clerk of Cook County * Matthew O'Shea, Alderman of the 19th Ward * Annise Parker, former Mayor of Houston * Brendan Reilly, Alderman of the 42nd Ward * Nancy Rotering, mayor of Highland Park, Illinois, candidate for Illinois Attorney General in 2018 and Congress in 2016 * Dick Simpson, former Chicago alderman * Michael Scott Jr., Alderman of the 24th Ward * Nicholas Sposato, Alderman of the 38th Ward * Tom Tunney, Alderman of the 44th Ward * Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, nominee for lieutenant governor of Illinois in 2014, Chicago mayoral candidate in 2019 * Scott Waguespack, Alderman of the 32nd Ward and chair of the City Council's Progressive Reform Caucus ;Individuals * Rev. Ira Acree * Dr. Timuel D. Black, Jr., professor, historian, and civil rights activist * George Blakemore, candidate for 3rd District Cook County Commissioner in 2018 * Leslie Bluhm, philanthropist * Meredith Bluhm-Wolf, philanthropist * William Calloway, activist, Illinois House of Representatives candidate in 2018, Chicago aldermanic candidate in 2019 * John Canning Jr., businessman * Paula Crown * Mary Dempsey, President of DePaul College Prep * Anne Edwards * Paul Finnegan businessman * Ja'Mal Green, activist and Chicago mayoral candidate in 2019 * Craig Duchossois, businessman and chairman of the Duchossois Group * Linda Friedman, attorney * Ra Joy, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 2018 * Jerry Joyce, former Assistant State's Attorney, Chicago mayoral candidate in 2019 * John Kozlar, Chicago aldermanic candidate in 2015, Chicago mayoral candidate in 2019 * Marianne Lalonde, 46th Ward Chicago aldermanic candidate in 2019 * Marc Loveless, civil rights activist and politician * Abby McCormick O'Neil, McCormick family member * Father Michael Pfleger, Roman Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and social activist * Laura Ricketts, Chicago Cubs co-owner * Don Rose, activist * Andrew Rowlas, 50th Ward Chicago aldermanic candidate in 2019 * Neal Sales-Griffin, entrepreneur and Chicago mayoral candidate in 2019 * Katie Sieracki, 33rd Ward Chicago aldermanic candidate in 2019 * Che "Rhymefest" Smith, musician, philanthropist, and Chicago aldermanic candidate in 2011 * Gloria Steinem, Feminist activist and journalist * Dale Taylor, businessman * Bishop Larry Trotter, Senior Pastor of Sweet Holy Spirit Church * Willie Wilson, businessman, Chicago mayoral candidate in 2015 and 2019, presidential candidate in 2016 ;Newspapers * Chicago Sun-Times * Chicago Tribune * Crain's Chicago Business * The Gazette * N'Digo ;Organizations *Amalgamated Transit Union Local 241 *Amalgamated Transit Union Local 308 * Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce * Chicago Firefighters Union Local 2 * City College Contingent Labor Organizing Committee *Democracy for America *Equality Illinois PAC * Gas Workers Local 18007 * Human Rights Campaign *Illinois Education Association Region 67 * Illinois Nurses Association PAC * Indivisible IL9 Andersonville-Edgewater * International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 9 * Iron Workers Chicago District Council * Iron Workers Local 1 *Latino Leadership Council * LGBTQ Victory Fund * LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council * LiUNA Local 1001 *LPAC *Our Revolution Chicago *Plumbers Local Union 130 * Sprinkler Fitters Local 281 * National Association of Letter Carriers Branch 11 * Teamsters Local 705 * Teamsters Local 727 * UNITE HERE Local 1 * United Steelworkers of America Local 9777

rdf:langString ;Officeholders *Richard Boykin, former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners *Danny K. Davis, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 7th congressional district * Sean M. Morrison, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and chair of the Cook County Republican Party *Robert Shaw, former commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review and former Chicago alderman ;Individuals *Tom Vail, Local civil rights activist, former Evergreen Park Library Board Trustee ; Organizations * Arab American Vote * The Coalition of Ministers for Change * Chicago Libertarian Party * Cook County Republican Party * Chicago Young Republicans * The Spanish Coalition * Northwest Side GOP Club * What's In It For Black People?

rdf:langString ;Officeholders *Robin Kelly, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 2nd congressional district *Martin J. Oberman, former Chicago alderman * David Orr, former Acting Mayor of Chicago and County Clerk of Cook County * Dick Simpson, former Chicago alderman *Scott Waguespack, Chicago alderman and chair of the City Council's Progressive Reform Caucus * Litesa Wallace, former member of the Illinois House of Representatives and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 2018 ;Individuals * Ra Joy, candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 2018 * Marianne Lalonde, 46th Ward Chicago aldermanic candidate in 2019 * Don Rose, activist * Andrew Rowlas, 50th Ward Chicago aldermanic candidate in 2019 * Katie Sieracki, 33rd Ward Chicago aldermanic candidate in 2019 ;Newspapers * Chicago Sun-Times * The Gazette ;Organizations *Democracy for America *Equality Illinois PAC *Illinois Education Association Region 67 * Indivisible IL9 Andersonville-Edgewater * LGBTQ Victory Fund *LPAC

rdf:langString ;Officeholders *Howard Dean, former Chair of the Democratic National Committee and former Governor of Vermont *Al Gore, former Vice President of the United States *Emil Jones, former Illinois State Senate President *Joseph P. Kennedy II, former U.S. Representative for Massachusetts' 8th congressional district *Bobby Rush, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 1st congressional district, Chicago mayoral candidate in 1999 ;Individuals *John Canning Jr., businessman * Kenneth C. Griffin, businessman *Ozzie Guillén, former Chicago White Sox manager who managed 2005 World Series champions *Elzie Higginbottom, businessman *Bill Levy, attorney *John O'Neil, attorney *Dan Perlman, attorney *Thomas Vallely, senior adviser at Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation ;Newspapers * Chicago Crusader * Chicago Tribune * Crain's Chicago Business ;Organizations *Plumbers Local Union 130

rdf:langString ;U.S. Executive Branch officials * Valerie Jarrett, former Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs * Desirée Rogers, former White House Social Secretary * Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, former Director of Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs ;Members of Congress * Carol Moseley Braun, former US Senator for Illinois 1993–1999, Chicago mayoral candidate in 2011, and candidate for President in 2004 * Danny K. Davis, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 7th congressional district, Chicago mayoral candidate in 1991 and 2011 * Bobby Rush, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 1st congressional district, Chicago mayoral candidate in 1999 * Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district ;State officeholders *Omar Aquino, member of the Illinois Senate *Kam Buckner, member of the Illinois House *Jacqueline Y. Collins, member of the Illinois Senate *Marcus C. Evans Jr., member of Illinois House *Will Guzzardi, member of Illinois House *Mattie Hunter, member of the Illinois Senate *Camille Lilly, member of the Illinois House *Theresa Mah, member of the Illinois House *Iris Martinez, member of the Illinois Senate *Robert Martwick, member of the Illinois House *Robert Peters, member of Illinois Senate *Delia Ramirez, member of Illinois House *Lamont Robinson, member of Illinois House *Elgie Sims, member of the Illinois Senate *Justin Slaughter, member of the Illinois House *Ram Villivalam, member of Illinois Senate *Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State ;Local officeholders * Carrie Austin, Alderman of the 34th Ward * Howard Brookins, Alderman of the 21st Ward * Walter Burnett Jr., Alderman of the 27th Ward * Michael Cabonargi, member of the Cook County Board of Review * Patrick Daley Thompson, Alderman of the 11th Ward * Dennis Deer, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners * Pat Dowell, Alderman of the 3rd Ward * Kimberly du Buclet, member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board of Commissioners * Michael Eaddy, former member of the Chicago Police Board * Jason Ervin, Alderman of the 28th Ward * Bridget Gainer, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners * Leslie Hairston, Alderman of the 5th Ward * Michelle A. Harris, Alderman of the 8th Ward * Larry Huggins, former chairman of the board of Metra * Brandon Johnson, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners * Sophia King, Alderman of the 4th ward * Bill Lowry, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners * Greg Mathis, former judge on the 36th District Court of the State of Michigan, star of Judge Mathis * Gregory Mitchell, Alderman of the 7th Ward * Stanley Moore, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and former Chicago alderman * Josina Morita, member of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Board of Commissioners * Stanley Rakestraw, former member of the board of Metra * Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Alderman of the 35th Ward * Roderick Sawyer, Alderman of the 6th Ward and Chair of the Chicago City Council Black Caucus * Todd Stroger, former President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners * Chris Taliaferro, Alderman of the 29th Ward * Ken Williams-Bennett, former aide to President Obama and mayor Rahm Emanuel ; Individuals * Rev. Dr. Phalese Binion, president of the West Side Minister's Coalition * Chance the Rapper, popular musician, activist, and Chicago native and resident * Fred Eychaner, businessman * Elzie Higginbottom, businessman * Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union * Rev. Emma Lozano, activist * Ron Powell, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 881 * Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood * Bruce Sagan, owner of the Hyde Park Herald * John Rogers, Obama Foundation member and co-chair of the 2009 Obama Inauguration Committee * Howard A. Tullman, venture capitalist * Tania Unzueta, policy director of Mijente ;Newspapers * Chicago Crusader * The Chicago Maroon * Hyde Park Herald ; Organizations * Asian American Midwest Progressives * Chicago NOW * Chicago Teachers Union * Cook County College Teachers Union * Illinois Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers * Illinois Federation of Teachers * International Union of Operating Engineers Local 339 * Indo-American Democratic Organization * Italian American Political Coalition * Iron Workers Local 63 * ONE People's Campaign * Painters District Council #14 * The People's Lobby * Personal PAC * SEIU Healthcare Illinois * SEIU Local 1 * SEIU Local 73 * Sierra Club Chicago * Teamsters Joint Council 25 * Teamsters Local 700 *United Food and Commercial Workers Local 881

rdf:langString ;U.S. Executive Branch officials * Valerie Jarrett, former Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs * Desirée Rogers, former White House Social Secretary * Tina Tchen, Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama, Executive Director of the White House Council on Women and Girls, former Director of Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs ;Members of Congress * Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district ;State officeholders * Omar Aquino, member of the Illinois Senate *Marcus C. Evans Jr., member of Illinois House *Will Guzzardi, member of Illinois House *Robert Peters, member of Illinois Senate *Delia Ramirez, member of Illinois House *Lamont Robinson, member of Illinois House *Ram Villivalam, member of Illinois Senate ;Local officeholders * Brandon Johnson, Cook County Commissioner * Stanley Moore, Cook County Commissioner * Ken Williams-Bennett, former aide to mayor Rahm Emanuel * Leslie Hairston, Alderman of the 5th ward * Sophia King, Alderman of the 4th ward * Stanley Moore, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and former Chicago alderman * Josina Morita, Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago * Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Alderman of the 35th ward * Roderick Sawyer, Chicago Alderman and Chair of the Chicago City Council Black Caucus ; Individuals *Karen Lewis, former president of the Chicago Teachers Union * Ron Powell, president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 881 * Cecile Richards, former president of Planned Parenthood ;Newspapers * The Chicago Maroon * Hyde Park Herald ; Organizations * Chicago Teachers Union *Cook County College Teachers Union * Illinois Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers * Indo-American Democratic Organization * SEIU Healthcare Illinois * SEIU Local 1 * SEIU Local 73 * Sierra Club Chicago *United Food and Commercial Workers Local 881

rdf:langString ;State officeholders * Bruce Rauner, former Governor of Illinois 2015–2019 ; Individuals *Deborah Lynch, former President of the Chicago Teachers Union * Rocky Wirtz, chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks ;Organizations *Chicago Republican Party

rdf:langString ; Officeholders * Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York ;Individuals * Andrew Holmes, community anti-violence activist

rdf:langString ;Officeholders * Dorothy A. Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County ;Individuals * Chance the Rapper, popular musician, activist, and Chicago native and resident * Kanye West, popular musician, entrepreneur and fashion designer, and Chicago native ;Organizations * Local Berniecrats

rdf:langString Lightfoot:

rdf:langString Second round results by ward:

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rdf:langString Lori Lightfoot

rdf:langString Willie Wilson

rdf:langString Toni Preckwinkle

rdf:langString Gery Chico

rdf:langString Susana Mendoza

rdf:langString La Shawn Ford

rdf:langString Amara Enyia

rdf:langString Bill Daley

rdf:langString Bill Daley vs. Lori Lightfoot

rdf:langString Bill Daley vs. Susana Mendoza

rdf:langString Bill Daley vs. Toni Preckwinkle

rdf:langString Bob Fioretti

rdf:langString Dorothy Brown Cook vs. Rahm Emanuel

rdf:langString Garry McCarthy

rdf:langString Gery Chico vs. Susana Mendoza

rdf:langString Jerry Joyce

rdf:langString Paul Vallas

rdf:langString Rahm Emanuel vs. Garry McCarthy

rdf:langString Rahm Emanuel vs. Lori Lightfoot

rdf:langString Rahm Emanuel vs. Paul Vallas

rdf:langString Susana Mendoza v. Gery McCarthy

rdf:langString Susana Mendoza vs. Toni Preckwinkle

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rdf:langString The 2019 Chicago mayoral election was the 2019 edition of the quadrennial elections held to determine the Mayor of the City of Chicago, Illinois. The election was held on February 26, 2019. Since no candidate received a majority of votes, a runoff election was held on April 2, 2019, between the two candidates with the most votes, Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle. Lightfoot defeated Preckwinkle in the runoff election to become Mayor. Lightfoot was sworn in as mayor on May 20, 2019. The election was officially non-partisan, with its winner being elected to a four-year term. The elections were part of the 2019 Chicago elections, which included elections for City Council, City Clerk, and City Treasurer. Incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel initially announced he would run for a third term but withdrew in September 2018. Emanuel was first elected in 2011 (winning in the first round with 55.19% of the vote) and re-elected in 2015 (receiving 55.7% of the vote in the runoff election). The runoff was historic, as it assured Chicago would elect its first African-American female mayor, its second elected African-American Mayor, after Harold Washington, and its second female mayor, after Jane Byrne. Not only is Lightfoot the first African-American woman mayor in Chicago's history, but she is also the first openly LGBT person to lead Chicago. Lightfoot's election made Chicago the largest city won by an African American woman, as well as the largest by an openly LGBT person, in United States history.

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