2019 Chicago elections

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2019 Chicago elections
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← 2015February 26 and April 2, 2019 2023  →
Turnout35.45% [1] [2] Decrease2.svg 5.65 pp (first round)
33.08% [3] [4] Decrease2.svg 2.37 pp (second round)

The 2019 Chicago elections took place in two rounds on February 26, 2019, and April 2, 2019. Elections were held for Mayor of Chicago, City Clerk of Chicago, City Treasurer of Chicago, and all 50 members of the Chicago City Council. The candidates who won in these elections were inaugurated on May 20, 2019. [5] Four ballot referendums were also voted on in certain precincts. The elections were administered by the Chicago Board of Elections. [6] [7]

Contents

Mayor

2019 Chicago mayoral election
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←  2015 February 26 and April 2, 2019 2023  →
Turnout35.20% [1] [2] (first round)
32.89% [3] [4] (second round)
  Lori Lightfoot at MacLean Center (02) (b).png Toni Preckwinkle (3107244285) white background.jpg William M. Daley official portrait (cropped).jpg
Candidate Lori Lightfoot Toni Preckwinkle Bill Daley
First-round vote97,66789,34382,294
First-round percentage17.54%16.04%14.78%
Second-round vote386,039137,765
Second-round percentage73.70%26.30%
  Willie Wilson 2015.jpg Susana Mendoza Blue Suit (a).jpg Amara Enyia 2018.jpg
Candidate Willie Wilson Susana Mendoza Amara Enyia
First-round vote59,07250,37344,589
First-round percentage10.61%9.05%8.00%
  Jerry Joyce (cropped).jpg Gery Chico 2018 (a).jpg Paul Vallas 2018 (a).jpg
CandidateJerry Joyce Gery Chico Paul Vallas
First-round vote40,09934,52130,236
First-round percentage7.20%6.20%5.43%
Chicago mayoral election, 2019 runoff (Lori Lightfoot).svg
Lightfoot won all 50 wards in the runoff.
  84–88%
  79–84%
  74–79%
  69–74%
  64–69%
  59–64%
  54-59%
Mayor before election

Rahm Emanuel

Elected mayor

Lori Lightfoot

Incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on September 4, 2018, that he would not run for re-election, reversing his previous announcement that he would run. [8] Fourteen candidates appeared on the ballot in the first round election on February 26, 2019. Since no candidates won 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters advanced to a run-off election. These candidates were former President of the Chicago Police Board Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. In the general election on April 2, 2019, Lightfoot defeated Preckwinkle, winning with 73.7% of the vote.

Candidates

Candidates who advanced to runoff

The following candidates advanced to the runoff election on April 2: [9] [10]

Candidates eliminated in the first round

The following candidates were eliminated in the first round and did not advance to the runoff election:

Write-in candidates

A full list of eligible write-ins was made available to precincts on election day. [52]

Petitions rejected

The following candidates had been denied inclusion on the ballot following successful challenges to their petitions: [9] [10] [66]

Withdrew

The following individuals are previously declared candidates who terminated their candidacies. Unless otherwise indicated, these individuals did not submit petitions:

Declined

The following are prospective and speculative candidates who declined to run:

Results

2019 Chicago mayoral election results (first round)
Nonpartisan election [1] [2]
CandidateVotes %
Lori Lightfoot97,66717.54
Toni Preckwinkle89,34316.04
William M. Daley82,29414.78
Willie L. Wilson59,07210.61
Susana A. Mendoza50,3739.05
Amara Enyia44,5898.01
Jerry Joyce40,0997.20
Gery Chico34,5216.20
Paul Vallas30,2365.43
Garry McCarthy14,7842.65
La Shawn K. Ford5,6061.01
Robert "Bob" Fioretti4,3020.77
John Kenneth Kozlar2,3490.42
Neal Sales-Griffin1,5230.27
Write-in 860.02
Total votes556,844
2019 Chicago mayoral election results (runoff) [3] [4]
CandidateVotes %
Lori Lightfoot386,03973.70
Toni Preckwinkle137,76526.30
Total votes523,804

City Clerk

Chicago City Clerk election, 2019
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Turnout16.74% [1] [2]
  Anna Valencia (40688407) (1).jpg
Candidate Anna M. Valencia
Vote264,319
Percentage99.85%
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Clerk before election

Anna M. Valencia
Democratic

Elected Clerk

Anna M. Valencia
Democratic

Incumbent City Clerk Anna M. Valencia ran unopposed on the ballot after two potential challengers were removed for the ballot due to a lack of sufficient nominating petition signatures. [124] Valencia thus won in the first round election on February 26, 2019. [125]

Valencia had been first appointed in 2017 following the resignation of Susana Mendoza (who had resigned in order to assume the office of Illinois Comptroller).

Candidates

On ballot

Write-in

Petitions rejected

The following candidates had been denied inclusion on the ballot following successful challenges to their petitions:

Endorsements

Anna M. Valencia

Organizations

Newspapers

Results

2019 Chicago City Clerk general election
Nonpartisan election [1] [2]
CandidateVotes %
Anna M. Valencia264,31999.85
William "Dock" Walls, III (write-in)3860.15
Richard Benedict Mayers (write-in)10.00
Total votes264,319 100

City Treasurer

Chicago City Treasurer election, 2019
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← 2015February 26 and April 2, 2019 2023  →
Turnout32.19% [1] [2] (first round)
31.33% [3] [4] (second round)
  City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin Striking Chicago Teachers Surround City Hall 10-23-19 4226 (48953979363) (cropped).jpg Alderman Pawar Speaking at the Dedication of Honorary Lee Sandlin Way cropped (1).png 3x4.svg
Candidate Melissa Conyears-Ervin Ameya Pawar Peter Gariepy
First round vote225,385211,75972,068
First round percentage44.26%41.59%14.15%
Runoff vote296,293202,714
Runoff percentage59.38%40.62%
Chicago treasurer election, 2019 runoff.svg
  Conyears-Ervin—80–90%
  Conyears-Ervin—70–80%
  Conyears-Ervin—60–70%
  Conyears-Ervin—50–60%
  Pawar—50–60%
  Pawar—60–70%
  Pawar—70–80%
Treasurer before election

Kurt Summers
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Melissa Conyears-Ervin
Democratic

Incumbent City Treasurer Kurt Summers announced that he would not run for re-election on October 16, 2018. [132] Three candidates appeared on the first round ballot on February 26, 2019: Illinois state representative Melissa Conyears-Ervin, Chicago alderman Ameya Pawar, and accountant Peter Gariepy. [125] Conyears-Ervin and Pawar advanced to the run-off election on April 2, where Conyears-Ervin won with 59.4% of the vote.

Candidates

On ballot

Write-in

Endorsements

First round

Melissa Conyears-Ervin

Officeholders

Individuals

  • Sam Toia, CEO of the Illinois Restaurant Association [136]

Organizations

Peter Gariepy

Officeholders

Organizations

Ameya Pawar

Officeholders

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Runoff

Melissa Conyears-Ervin

Officeholders

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Ameya Pawar

Officeholders

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Polls

Runoff

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Melissa
Conyears-Ervin		Ameya
Pawar		Undecided
Anzalone Liszt Grove [148] March 4–7502±4.4%34%34%
GBA Strategies [149] March 2–4600±4.0%46%36%

First round

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Melissa
Conyears-Ervin		Peter
Gariepy		Ameya
Pawar		Undecided
Anzalone Liszt Grove [150] December 13–17, 2018±4.4%16%6%23%55%

Results

2019 Chicago City Treasurer election results (first round)
Nonpartisan election [1] [2]
CandidateVotes %
Melissa Conyears-Ervin225,38544.26
Ameya Pawar211,75941.59
Peter Gariepy72,06814.15
Richard Benedict Mayers (write-in)40.00
Total votes509,216
2019 Chicago City Treasurer election results (runoff) [3] [4]
CandidateVotes %
Melissa Conyears-Ervin296,29359.38
Ameya Pawar202,71440.62
Total votes499,007

City Council

Of the 50 wards represented in Chicago City Council, 45 incumbent aldermen ran for re-election, of whom 38 were re-elected. [151] In the first round election on February 26, 2019, four new aldermen were elected, including three who defeated incumbents. Elections in fourteen wards advanced to run-off elections on April 2, when eight new aldermen were elected. A total of 12 new aldermen were elected.

Ballot measures

Four referendums appeared on the ballot in certain precincts on February 26, 2019: [152]

Turnout

General election

560,701 ballots were cast by voters in the city's primary elections, a turnout of 35.45% of registered voters. [153]

The ballots included: [153]

Runoff elections

526,886 ballots were cast by voters in the city's runoff elections, a turnout of 33.08% of registered voters.

The ballots included: [153]

See also

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