Chicago mayoral election, 2015

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Chicago mayoral election, 2015
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Nominee Rahm Emanuel Jesús "Chuy" García
Popular vote319,543253,981
Percentage55.7%44.3%
Chicago mayoral election runoff, 2015.svg
Results by ward:

Emanuel:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Contents

García:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Mayor before election

Rahm Emanuel

Elected Mayor

Rahm Emanuel

An election took place on February 24, 2015 to elect the mayor of Chicago. The election was non-partisan and no candidate received a majority. A runoff election was held between the top two finishers (both Democrats) on April 7, 2015, and resulted in the reelection of incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel. [1]

Mayor of Chicago

The Mayor of Chicago is the chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, the third-largest city in the United States. The mayor is responsible for the administration and management of various city departments, submits proposals and recommendations to the Chicago City Council, is active in the enforcement of the city's ordinances, submits the city's annual budget and appoints city officers, department commissioners or directors, and members of city boards and commissions.

Nonpartisanism is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias toward, a political party.

A majority is the greater part, or more than half, of the total. It is a subset of a set consisting of more than half of the set's elements.

Emanuel ran for reelection, seeking a second term in office. In the first round, Emanuel received 46% of the vote and Democratic Cook County Commissioner Jesús "Chuy" García received 34%. Because no candidate received a majority, a runoff was held. In the runoff, Emanuel received 55.7% of the vote, winning the election. Garcia received 44.3% of the vote. [2] The runoff was unprecedented in the history of Chicago's mayoral races.

The Cook County Board of Commissioners is a legislative body made up of 17 commissioners who are elected by district, and a president who is elected county wide, all for four-year terms. Cook County, which includes the City of Chicago, is the United States' second-largest county with a population of 5.2 million residents. The county board sets policy and laws for the county regarding property, public health services, public safety, and maintenance of county highways. It is presided over by the County Board President, currently Toni Preckwinkle.

Jesús "Chuy" García American politician

Jesús G. "Chuy" García is a Mexican-born American politician and member of the Democratic Party. He is the member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district, serving since January 3, 2019. Prior to his election to the House, he served on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, the Illinois State Senate, and Chicago City Council.

Candidates

Ran

Rahm Emanuel 44th Mayor of Chicago

Rahm Israel Emanuel is an American politician serving as the 44th mayor of Chicago since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 23rd White House Chief of Staff from 2009 to 2010, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Chicago between 2002 and 2009.

Robert Fioretti American politician

Robert Fioretti is an American politician who was an alderman in Chicago's city council, representing Chicago's 2nd Ward. At the time, the 2nd Ward included portions of Bronzeville, East Garfield Park, Illinois Medical District, Little Italy, Loop, Near West Side, Prairie District, South Loop, University Village, Westhaven, and West Loop.

Chicago City Council Legislative body for Chicago

The Chicago City Council is the legislative branch of the government of the City of Chicago in Illinois. It consists of 50 aldermen elected from 50 wards to serve four-year terms. The Chicago City Council is gaveled into session regularly, usually monthly, to consider ordinances, orders, and resolutions whose subject matter includes code changes, utilities, taxes, and many other issues. The presiding officer of the council is the Mayor of Chicago. The secretary is the City Clerk of Chicago. Both positions are city-wide elected offices. The Chicago City Council Chambers are located in Chicago City Hall, as are the downtown offices of the individual aldermen and staff.

Willie Wilson (businessman) American politician and businessperson

Willie L. Wilson is an American businessman and politician from Chicago, Illinois who has run both for Mayor of Chicago and President of the United States. He has owned and operated several different McDonald's restaurant franchises and owns Omar Medical Supplies, which imports and distributes latex gloves and other medical and safety supplies and equipment. He also produces the nationally syndicated gospel music television program Singsation, which won a Chicago/Midwest Emmy Award in 2012.

Withdrew

Chicago Police Department principal law enforcement agency of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States

The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the law enforcement agency of the U.S. city of Chicago, Illinois, under the jurisdiction of the City Council. It is the second largest municipal police department in the United States, behind only the New York City Police Department and larger than the Los Angeles Police Department. It has approximately 13,500 officers and over 1,925 other employees. Tracing its roots back to the year 1835, the Chicago Police Department is one of the oldest modern police forces in the world. The United States Department of Justice has criticized the department for its poor training, lack of oversight and routine use of excessive force.

Amara Enyia

Amarachuku C. Enyia, known as Amara Enyia, is a Nigerian American politician, community organizer, and municipal consultant. She is currently director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce in Chicago and Chief Executive Officer of ACE Municipal Partners, a municipal consulting firm. Enyia was a candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2015 and 2019.

Illinois Comptroller

The Comptroller of Illinois is an elected official of the U.S. state of Illinois. They are responsible for maintaining the State's fiscal accounts, and for ordering payments into and out of them. The office was created by the Illinois Constitution of 1970, replacing the office of Auditor of Public Accounts.

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Declined

Leslie Hairston American politician

Leslie Hairston is an American politician who is currently alderman of the 5th ward of the City of Chicago; she was elected in 1999. Hairston is a Hyde Park native. As alderman, she represents the ward in the Chicago City Council along with representatives from the 49 other Chicago wards. She was re-elected in 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015.

Karen Lewis (labor leader) American labor leader

Karen Lewis is an American Chicago Public Schools teacher and labor leader. She is the former president of the Chicago Teachers Union, local 1 of the American Federation of Teachers. She is a former King College Prep High School and Lane Technical High School chemistry teacher, her occupation for 22 years before becoming president of the teachers union. She is a graduate of Dartmouth College.

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is a labor union representing teachers, paraprofessionals, and clinicians in the Chicago public school system. The union has consistently fought for improved pay, benefits, and job security for its members, and it has resisted efforts to vary teacher pay based on performance evaluations. It has also pushed for improvements in the Chicago schools, and since its inception argued that its activities benefited students as well as teachers.

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Rahm
Emanuel		Robert
Fioretti		Jesús
García		William
Walls		Willie
Wilson		OtherUndecided
Ogden & Fry February 22, 2015737± 3.68%48.3%6.8%26.5%3.3%15.2%——
APC Research February ? 2015709± 3.7%45%7%20%2%7%—18%
Ogden & Fry February 14, 2015736± 3.69%49.2%8.6%23.0%4.9%14.4%——
Ogden & Fry January 31, 2015884± 3.36%41.7%6.7%16.6%1.7%9.7%—23.5%
APC Research January 22–27, 2015708± 3.7%42%10%18%2%7%—20%
Ogden & Fry January 24, 2015950± 3.24%39.5%7.5%18%1.8%11.1%—22.2%
Lake Research Partners January 15–19, 2015600± 4%38%8%16%1%5%—30%
Ogden & Fry January 17, 20151,010± 3.15%38%6.7%16.4%1.5%10.6%—26.7%
GQR* January 3–6, 2015600± 4%50%10%22%2%7%—9%
GQR* December 2014600± 4%48%13%21%——18%
David Binder Research November 23–25, 2014800± 3.5%44%15%16%——7%18%
Lake Research Partners November 2014621± 3.9%33%13%18%———36%

Results

Chicago mayoral election, 2015 [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Rahm Emanuel (Incumbent)218,21745.63
Nonpartisan Jesús "Chuy" García 160,41433.55
Nonpartisan Willie Wilson 50,96010.66
Nonpartisan Robert Fioretti 35,3637.39
Nonpartisan William "Dock" Walls III13,2502.77
Total votes478,204100

Runoff

Endorsements

Rahm Emanuel
Individuals
Organizations
Media
Jesús "Chuy" García
Individuals
Organizations
Media
Declined to endorse
Individuals
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Rahm
Emanuel		Jesús
García		Undecided
Ogden & Fry March 21, 2015951± 3.24%48.5%32.1%18.4%
We Ask America March 16, 20151,374± 3%51%36%12%
Ogden & Fry March 15, 2015920± 3.3%55%45%0%
APC Research Inc. March 13, 2015712± 3.7%51%37%11%
Ogden & Fry March 7, 20151,020± 3.13%43.5%38%18%
We Ask America February 28, 20151,138± 2.9%49%38%14%
Ogden & Fry February 28, 2015979± 3.2%42.9%38.5%18.6%
Ogden & Fry February 25, 20151,058± 3.07%42.7%38.7%18.6%
GSG February 25, 20152,659± 1.9%50.4%39.8%9.8%
Ogden & Fry January 24, 2015950± 3.24%54.9%45.1%—
Lake Research Partners January 15–19, 2015600± 4%44%28%27%
David Binder Research November 23–25, 2014800± 3.5%49%37%14%
Lake Research Partners November 2014621± 3.9%36%31%23%

Results

Chicago mayoral election, 2015 [51]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Rahm Emanuel (Incumbent)319,54355.7
Nonpartisan Jesús "Chuy" García 253,98144.3
Total votes573,524100

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