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Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives
from the 8th district
Assumed office
January 10, 2007
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 34,666 100.0 +16.40%
Total votes34,666 100.0
Illinois 8th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2010 [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 10,355 100.0
Total votes10,355 100.0
Illinois 8th Representative District General Election, 2010 [32]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 23,179 100.00
Total votes23,179 100
Illinois 8th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2012 [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 8,889 100.0
Total votes8,889 100.0
Illinois 8th Representative District General Election, 2012 [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 37,824 99.97 -0.03%
Write-in 100.03N/A
Total votes37,834 100.0
Illinois 8th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2014 [35]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 6,340 100.0
Total votes6,340 100.0
Illinois 8th Representative District General Election, 2014 [36]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 25,449 100.0 +0.03%
Total votes25,449 100.0
Illinois 8th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2016 [37]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 24,131 100.0
Total votes24,131 100.0
Illinois 8th Representative District General Election, 2016 [38]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 38,493 100.0
Total votes38,493 100.0
Illinois 8th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2018 [39]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 15,419 100.0
Total votes15,419 100.0
Illinois 8th Representative District General Election, 2018 [40]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 31,923 100.0
Total votes31,923 100.0
2019 Chicago mayoral election
CandidateGeneral Election [23] Run-off Election [41]
Votes%Votes%
Lori Lightfoot 97,66717.54386,03973.70
Toni Preckwinkle 89,34316.04137,76526.30
William Daley 82,29414.78
Willie Wilson 59,07210.61
Susana Mendoza 50,3739.05
Amara Enyia 44,5898.00
Jerry Joyce40,0997.20
Gery Chico 34,5216.20
Paul Vallas 30,2365.43
Garry McCarthy 14,7842.66
La Shawn K. Ford5,6061.01
Robert "Bob" Fioretti 4,3020.77
John Kolzar2,3490.42
Neal Sales-Griffin1,5230.27
Write-ins 860.02
Total556,844100523,804100
Illinois 8th Representative District Democratic Primary, 2020 [42]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 18,036 100.0
Total votes18,036 100.0
Illinois 8th Representative District General Election, 2020 [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 36,932 100.0
Total votes36,932 100.0
2022 Illinois 8th Representative District General Election, 2022 [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic La Shawn K. Ford (incumbent) 22,187 75.51
Republican Thomas Hurley7,19524.49
Total votes29,382 100.0

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