2019 Chicago elections ← 2015
February 26 and April 2, 2019
Turnout 35.45%[ 1] [ 2] pp (first round)[ 3] [ 4] pp (second round)
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The2019 Chicago elections took place in two rounds on February 26, 2019, and April 2, 2019. Elections were held forMayor of Chicago ,City Clerk of Chicago ,City Treasurer of Chicago , and all 50 members of theChicago City Council . The candidates who won in these elections were inaugurated on May 20, 2019.[ 5] ballot referendums were also voted on in certain precincts. The elections were administered by theChicago Board of Elections .[ 6] [ 7]
2019Chicago mayoral election February 26 and April 2, 2019
Turnout 35.20%[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Candidate Lori Lightfoot Toni Preckwinkle Bill Daley First-round vote 97,667 89,343 82,294 First-round percentage 17.54% 16.04% 14.78% Second-round vote 386,039 137,765 Second-round percentage 73.70% 26.30% Candidate Willie Wilson Susana Mendoza Amara Enyia First-round vote 59,072 50,373 44,589 First-round percentage 10.61% 9.05% 8.00% Candidate Jerry Joyce Gery Chico Paul Vallas First-round vote 40,099 34,521 30,236 First-round percentage 7.20% 6.20% 5.43%
Lightfoot won all 50 wards in the runoff.
84–88%
79–84%
74–79%
69–74%
64–69%
59–64%
54-59%
Incumbent mayorRahm Emanuel announced on September 4, 2018, that he would not run for re-election, reversing his previous announcement that he would run.[ 8] Chicago Police Board Lori Lightfoot andCook County Board PresidentToni Preckwinkle . In the general election on April 2, 2019, Lightfoot defeated Preckwinkle, winning with 73.7% of the vote.
Candidates who advanced to runoff [ edit ] The following candidates advanced to the runoff election on April 2:[ 9] [ 10]
Candidates eliminated in the first round [ edit ] The following candidates were eliminated in the first round and did not advance to the runoff election:
Gery Chico , Chair of theIllinois State Board of Education (2011–2015), President of theChicago Park District Board of Commissioners (2007–2010)[ 9] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] Bill Daley ,White House Chief of Staff (2011–2012),United States Secretary of Commerce (1997–2000)[ 9] [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] Amara Enyia , Director of theAustin Chamber of Commerce[ 11] [ 13] [ 28] [ 29] [ 30] Bob Fioretti , formerAlderman from the 2nd Ward (2007–2015)[ 31] [ 32] [ 33] [ 34] [ 35] La Shawn Ford , Member of theIllinois House of Representatives since 2007[ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] [ 41] John Kozlar, candidate forAlderman from the 11th Ward in 2011 and2015 [ 11] [ 42] Garry McCarthy , former Superintendent of theChicago Police Department (2011–2015)[ 9] [ 19] [ 43] [ 44] Susana Mendoza ,Illinois Comptroller since 2016, City Clerk of Chicago (2011–2016), Member of theIllinois House of Representatives (2001–2011)[ 11] [ 13] [ 45] [ 46] Neal Sáles-Griffin, CEO of CodeNow[ 11] [ 47] [ 48] Paul Vallas , former chief executive officer ofChicago Public Schools (1995–2001)[ 16] [ 49] [ 50] Willie Wilson , businessman, owner of Omar Medical Supplies[ 16] [ 51] Write-in candidates [ edit ] A full list of eligible write-ins was made available to precincts on election day.[ 52]
Rebecca Ayers[ 1] Catherine Brown D’Tycoon,[ 1] [ 10] [ 13] [ 53] Daniel Fein[ 1] Ryan Friedman[ 1] Ja’Mal Green,[ 1] Black Lives Matter activist[ 11] [ 13] [ 54] [ 55] [ 56] [ 57] [ 58] Stephen Hodge[ 1] John P. Loftus[ 1] Richard Benedict Mayers,[ 1] white supremacist ,[ 59] [ 60] [ 61] [ 62] [ 63] [ 64] [ 1] [ 63] [ 63] 2008 ,[ 63] 2016 , and2018 ;[ 65] [ 66] [ 67] [ 63] Berwyn city clerk and city treasurer candidate[ 63] Tamara McCullough, aka Tamar Manasseh[ 1] Robert A. Palmer[ 1] Ziff A. Sistiunk[ 1] Eric "Kubi" James Stewart[ 1] Romaine Ware[ 1] Roger L. Washington,[ 1] Malcolm X College , pastor, candidate for alderman in Chicago's 24th ward in2015 [ 13] [ 53] [ 68] [ 69] [ 70] Gregory Young[ 1] The following candidates had been denied inclusion on the ballot following successful challenges to their petitions:[ 9] [ 10] [ 66]
Conrien Hykes Clark,octogenarian elementary school volunteer[ 66] [ 71] Dorothy A. Brown Cook , Clerk of theCircuit Court of Cook County since 2000[ 9] [ 72] [ 73] [ 74] Catherine Brown D'Tycoon, activist[ 10] [ 13] [ 53] [ 75] subsequently ran as write-in )[ 1] Sandra L. Mallory,[ 76] [ 66] Chicago Public Schools security officer,[ 66] [ 77] 2015 [ 66] [ 78] Richard Mayers, perennial candidate and allegedwhite supremacist ,[ 59] [ 60] [ 61] [ 62] [ 63] [ 64] [ 63] [ 63] 2008 ,[ 63] 2016 , and2018 ;[ 65] [ 66] [ 67] [ 63] Berwyn city clerk and city treasurer candidate[ 63] subsequently ran as write-in )[ 1] Roger L. Washington, police officer, educator atMalcolm X College , pastor, candidate for alderman in Chicago's 24th ward in2015 [ 13] [ 53] [ 79] [ 68] [ 69] [ 70] subsequently ran as write-in )[ 1] The following individuals are previously declared candidates who terminated their candidacies. Unless otherwise indicated, these individuals did not submit petitions:
Rahm Emanuel , incumbent Mayor of Chicago[ 80] Ja'Mal Green (had submitted petition), executive director of the Majostee Allstars Community Center andBlack Lives Matter activist[ 11] [ 13] [ 54] [ 55] [ 56] [ 57] [ 58] subsequently ran as write-in )[ 1] William J. Kelly, radio host and perennial candidate,[ 32] [ 81] [ 82] in 2015 , gubernatorial candidatein 2018 ,[ 82] in 2010 ,[ 82] in 1994 [ 82] Troy LaRaviere , president of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association[ 12] [ 19] [ 83] [ 84] Matthew Rooney[ 85] William "Dock" Walls, perennial candidate, candidate for mayor in2007 ,2011 ,2015 [ 32] [ 86] [ 87] [ 88] The following are prospective and speculative candidates who declined to run:
Anthony Beale , alderman from the 9th ward[ 32] Richard Boykin, former member of theCook County Board of Commissioners [ 19] [ 89] Walter Burnett Jr. , alderman from the 27th ward[ 32] Chance the Rapper , rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer[ 90] [ 91] Tom Dart ,Cook County Sheriff [ 12] [ 19] Arne Duncan , formerU.S. Secretary of Education and former CEO of Chicago Public Schools[ 24] [ 92] Bridget Gainer , member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners[ 12] [ 19] Chuy García , Congressman fromIllinois's 4th congressional district , former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and candidate for mayorin 2015 [ 12] [ 19] [ 93] [ 94] [ 95] Luis Gutierrez , former Congressman fromIllinois's 4th congressional district [ 24] [ 96] [ 97] Valerie Jarrett , former director of theWhite House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs [ 19] [ 98] Ra Joy, executive director of CHANGE Illinois and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2018;[ 99] [ 100] Raymond Lopez , alderman of the 15th Ward[ 32] [ 101] Lisa Madigan , formerAttorney General of Illinois [ 12] [ 19] Proco Joe Moreno , member of theChicago City Council from the 1st ward[ 24] [ 102] [ 103] Ricardo Muñoz , member of theChicago City Council from the 22nd ward[ 24] [ 96] David Orr , former Cook County Clerk, formermayor of Chicago 1987–1987;[ 104] [ 105] Maria Pappas , Cook County Treasurer[ 106] [ 107] [ 108] Ameya Pawar , member of theChicago City Council , and candidate for governor in 2018[ 19] [ 20] [ 109] [ 110] Mike Quigley , Congressman fromIllinois's 5th congressional district [ 24] [ 111] Pat Quinn , candidate forIllinois Attorney General in2018 , formerGovernor of Illinois , formerLieutenant Governor of Illinois and formerTreasurer of Illinois [ 112] Carlos Ramirez-Rosa , alderman for the 35th Ward (running for reelection)[ 113] Kwame Raoul ,Attorney General of Illinois , former member of theIllinois Senate Larry Rogers Jr., commissioner of theCook County Board of Review [ 106] [ 114] Michael Sacks, chief executive officer ofGCM Grosvenor [ 24] [ 115] Roderick Sawyer , member of theChicago City Council and chair of the Chicago City Council Black Caucus[ 20] [ 24] Kurt Summers , City Treasurer of Chicago[ 19] [ 116] [ 117] Pat Tomasulo, sportscaster, comedian[ 118] Tom Tunney , member of theChicago City Council from the 44th ward[ 24] [ 119] Anna M. Valencia , Chicago City Clerk[ 24] [ 120] Scott Waguespack , member of theChicago City Council and chairman of the council's Progressive Reform Caucus[ 121] [ 122] Jesse White ,Secretary of State of Illinois and former state representative[ 32] [ 123] 2019 Chicago mayoral election results (first round)Nonpartisan election [ 1] [ 2] Candidate Votes % Lori Lightfoot 97,667 17.54 Toni Preckwinkle 89,343 16.04 William M. Daley 82,294 14.78 Willie L. Wilson 59,072 10.61 Susana A. Mendoza 50,373 9.05 Amara Enyia 44,589 8.01 Jerry Joyce 40,099 7.20 Gery Chico 34,521 6.20 Paul Vallas 30,236 5.43 Garry McCarthy 14,784 2.65 La Shawn K. Ford 5,606 1.01 Robert "Bob" Fioretti 4,302 0.77 John Kenneth Kozlar 2,349 0.42 Neal Sales-Griffin 1,523 0.27 Write-in 86 0.02 Total votes 556,844
2019 Chicago mayoral election results (runoff)[ 3] [ 4] Candidate Votes % Lori Lightfoot 386,039 73.70 Toni Preckwinkle 137,765 26.30 Total votes 523,804
Chicago City Clerk election, 2019 Turnout 16.74%[ 1] [ 2]
Incumbent City ClerkAnna 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] [ 125]
Valencia had been first appointed in 2017 following the resignation ofSusana Mendoza (who had resigned in order to assume the office ofIllinois Comptroller ).
Richard Benedict Mayers,[ 1] white supremacist ,[ 59] [ 60] [ 61] [ 62] [ 63] [ 64] [ 1] [ 63] [ 63] 2008 ,[ 63] 2016 , and2018 ;[ 65] [ 66] [ 67] [ 63] Berwyn city clerk and city treasurer candidate[ 63] William "Dock" Walls, perennial candidate, candidate for mayor in2007 ,2011 ,2015 , 2019[ 32] [ 86] [ 87] The following candidates had been denied inclusion on the ballot following successful challenges to their petitions:
2019 Chicago City Clerk general electionNonpartisan election [ 1] [ 2] Candidate Votes % Anna M. Valencia 264,319 99.85 William "Dock" Walls, III (write-in ) 386 0.15 Richard Benedict Mayers (write-in ) 1 0.00 Total votes 264,319 100
Chicago City Treasurer election, 2019 ← 2015
February 26 and April 2, 2019
Turnout 32.19%[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Candidate Melissa Conyears-Ervin Ameya Pawar Peter Gariepy First round vote 225,385 211,759 72,068 First round percentage 44.26% 41.59% 14.15% Runoff vote 296,293 202,714 Runoff percentage 59.38% 40.62%
Conyears-Ervin—80–90%
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Conyears-Ervin—60–70%
Conyears-Ervin—50–60%
Pawar—50–60%
Pawar—60–70%
Pawar—70–80%
Incumbent City TreasurerKurt Summers announced that he would not run for re-election on October 16, 2018.[ 132] Melissa Conyears-Ervin , Chicago aldermanAmeya Pawar , and accountant Peter Gariepy.[ 125]
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Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Melissa Ameya Undecided Anzalone Liszt Grove[ 148] March 4–7 502 ±4.4% 34% 34% GBA Strategies[ 149] March 2–4 600 ±4.0% 46% 36%
Poll source Date(s) Sample Margin Melissa Peter Ameya Undecided Anzalone Liszt Grove[ 150] December 13–17, 2018 ±4.4% 16% 6% 23% 55%
2019 Chicago City Treasurer election results (first round)Nonpartisan election [ 1] [ 2] Candidate Votes % Melissa Conyears-Ervin 225,385 44.26 Ameya Pawar 211,759 41.59 Peter Gariepy 72,068 14.15 Richard Benedict Mayers (write-in ) 4 0.00 Total votes 509,216
2019 Chicago City Treasurer election results (runoff)[ 3] [ 4] Candidate Votes % Melissa Conyears-Ervin 296,293 59.38 Ameya Pawar 202,714 40.62 Total votes 499,007
Of the 50 wards represented in Chicago City Council, 45 incumbent aldermen ran for re-election, of whom 38 were re-elected.[ 151]
Four referendums appeared on the ballot in certain precincts on February 26, 2019:[ 152]
Rent Control Referendum Obama Center Referendum Marijuana Tax Revenue Allocation Referendum El Paseo Trail Referendum 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]
365,867 ballots cast in-person cast at precinct polling places on election day 61,748 domesticmail absentee ballots 195 military/oversee absentee votes 125,618early votes 12,040 "grace period" votes by late-registering voters 3,798 ballots cast atnursing homes 657 ballots cast bypre-trail detainees 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]
339,578 ballots cast in-person cast at precinct polling places on election day 58,455 domesticmail absentee ballots 233 military/oversee absentee votes 122,827early votes 1,518 "grace period" votes by late-registering voters 3,623 ballots cast atnursing homes 662 ballots cast bypre-trail detainees ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE FEBRUARY 26, 2019 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO" (PDF) . Chicago Board of Elections. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2020 .^a b c d e f g "2019 Municipal General - 2/26/19" .chicagoelections.gov . Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago. 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