2015Chicago aldermanic elections

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Results by ward. The map shows the winning candidate's party affiliations, even though aldermen run as nonpartisans. A white asterisk (*) means the results for that ward were decided in a runoff vote.

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The2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24, 2015, to elect the 50Aldermen that representChicago in theCity Council. The elections werenon-partisan and if no candidate received anabsolute majority, a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7, 2015.^[1]

Ward boundaries had beenredrawn since the previous 2011 election, to reflect the results of the2010 United States census.^[2] The new ward map had been approved by the Chicago City Council in January 2012.^[3]

43 incumbent aldermen sought re-election. AldermenEdward M. Burke (14th Ward),Marty Quinn (13th Ward),Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward) andHarry Osterman (48th Ward) all ran unopposed in this election.^[4][5] AldermenToni Foulkes (15th Ward) andNicholas Sposato (36th Ward) ran in different wards than those they had been incumbents of: the 16th and 38th, respectively.^[6] Incumbent aldermenRobert Fioretti (2nd Ward),James Balcer (11th Ward),Latasha Thomas (17th Ward) andTimothy Cullerton (38th Ward) did not run for re-election.

In the first round, two candidates who ran for re-election lost their seats, including Joann Thompson (who died in office, but remained on the ballot). There were runoffs in 18 wards. Six additional incumbent aldermen were defeated in runoffs.

Incumbent aldermanProco Joe Moreno was reelected. He had been appointed alderman in 2010 by MayorRichard M. Daley, and had subsequently been reelected in 2011.

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Mia Lena Lopez^[9]

Incumbent second-term aldermanBob Fioretti did not seek reelection, instead, opting to run (unsuccessfully) formayor.Brian Hopkins was elected to succeed him, defeating Alyx Pattison in a runoff.

Incumbent second-term aldermanScott Waguespack was reelected, defeating Elise Doody-Jones, his sole challenger.

Incumbent eighth-term aldermanPatrick J. O'Connor was reelected, defeating Dianne Daleiden, his sole challenger.

Incumbent second-term aldermanBrendan Reilly was reelected, running unopposed.

Incumbent first-term aldermanMichelle Smith was reelected, defeating Caroline Vickrey in a runoff by a narrow 79 vote margin (equal to 0.54% of the votes cast in the runoff).

One write-in candidate filed:

• Steven McClellan^[14]

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Steven McClellan^[28] (subsequently ran as a write-in)

The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Andrew Challenger^[29]

Incumbent third-term aldermanTom Tunney was reelected.

One write-in candidate filed:

• Robin Cook^[14]

Incumbent first-term alderman James Cappleman was reelected, defeating Amy Crawford in a runoff.

Incumbent first-term aldermanAmeya Pawar was reelected, defeating Rory Fiedler, his sole challenger.

Incumbent first-term aldermanHarry Osterman was reelected, running unopposed.

Incumbent sixth-term aldermanJoe Moore was reelected, defeating Don Gordon, his sole challenger.

Four candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:

• John Beacham^[37]
• Connie Gates-Brown^[38]
• Grady A. Humphrey^[39]
• Nathan Benjamin "Ben" Myers^[40]

Incumbent first-term aldermanDebra Silverstein was reelected.

Two write-in candidates filed:

• Hilaire Fuji Shioura^[14]
• Peter Sifnotis^[14]

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Hilaire Fuji Shioura^[42] (subsequently ran as a write-in)
• Peter George Sifnotis^[43][44] (subsequently ran as a write-in)

Incumbent aldermanRoberto Maldonado was reelected. He had been first appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley in 2009, and had been subsequently reelected in 2011.

Incumbent third-term aldermanAriel Reboyras was reelected, running unopposed on the ballot, facing only a write-in opponent.

One write-in candidate filed:

• Edgar Esparza^[13]

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Edgar Espparza^[48] (subsequently ran as a write-in)

The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Walter Zarnecki^[49]

Incumbent sixth-term aldermanRay Suarez unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated in a runoff byMilly Santiago.

Incumbent aldermanDeb Mell was reelected to a first full term. Mell had been appointed by MayorRahm Emanuel in 2013.

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Tyler Solario^[52]

Incumbent third-term aldermanRey Colón unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated byCarlos Ramirez-Rosa, his sole challenger.

IncumbentNicholas Sposato ran in the adjacent 38th Ward due to redistricting.Gilbert Villegas was elected to succeed him as 36th Ward alderman, defeatingOmar Aquino in a runoff.

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Joaquin Vazquez^[56]

First round

Runoff

IncumbentTimothy Cullerton did not run for reelection. Cullerton had been first appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley in 2011, and had been elected outright to a full term in the 2011 aldermanic elections shortly thereafter. Redistricted 36th Ward incumbentNicholas Sposato was elected to succeed Cullerton as 38th Ward alderman.

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:

• John J. Cianci^[58]
• Mike Keeney^[59]

Incumbent aldermanMargaret Laurino was reelected. Laurino had first been appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley in 1994, and had been reelected five times before.

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Joaquin Vazquez^[61]

Incumbent first-term aldermanMary O'Connor ran unsuccessfully for reelection, being defeated byAnthony Napolitano in a runoff.

First round

Runoff

Incumbent first-term aldermanJohn Arena was reelected, defeating John Garrido in a runoff.

Incumbent aldermanRicardo Muñoz was reelected. Muñoz had first been appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley in 1993, and had been reelected five times before.

One write-in candidate filed:

• Alex Velazquez^[14]

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Alex Velazquez^[67][68] (subsequently ran as a write-in)

Incumbent alderman Michael Chandler did not run for reelection.Michael Scott Jr. was elected to succeed him, defeating Vetress Boyce in a runoff.

One write-in candidate filed:

• Catrina Singletary-Edwards^[14]

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:

• Denarvis Mendenhall^[70]

The following candidates filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Andre Holland^[71]
• Vernell L. Hollis-Swanigan^[72]
• Marcus D. Thorne^[73]

Incumbent aldermanDaniel Solis was reelected. Solis had first been appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley in 1996, and had been reelected four times before.

The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Troy Hernandez^[67][68] (subsequently ran as a write-in)

Incumbent fifth-term aldermanWalter Burnett Jr. was reelected, defeating Gabe Beukinga, his sole challenger.

Incumbent aldermanDaniel Solis was reelected. Solis had first been appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley in 1996, and had been reelected four times before.

Incumbent first-term aldermanJason Ervin was reelected, running unopposed on the ballot, facing only a write-in opponent.

One write-in candidate filed:

• Willie McGill^[14]

Six candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures or other reasons:

• Jasmine Jackson^[78]
• Alex M. Lyons^[79]
• Willie McGill^[80] (subsequently ran as a write-in)
• William Siegmund^[81]
• Elliot Thomas^[82]
• Tammie Vinson^[83]

The following candidate filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Marseil Jackson^[84]

Incumbent aldermanDeborah L. Graham unsuccessfully sought reelection. Graham had first been appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley in 2010, and had been reelected in 2011. She was defeated byChris Taliaferro in a runoff.

The following candidates filed nominating petitions but withdrew before ballot certification:

• Lisa Jackson^[88]
• Maurice J. Robinson^[89]
• Brenda Smith^[90]
• Deborah D. Williams^[91]

First round

Runoff

Incumbent aldermanEmma Mitts was reelected. Mitts had first been appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley in 2000, and had subsequently been reelected in 2003, 2007, and 2011. She defeated Tara Stamps in a runoff.

One candidate was removed from the ballot:

• Otis Percy^[93]

Incumbent aldermanJames Balcer did not run for reelection. Balcer had first been appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley in 1997, and had been reelected four times.Patrick Daley Thompson was elected to succeed him, defeating John Kozlar in a runoff.

Incumbent third-term aldermanGeorge Cardenas was reelected, running unopposed on the ballot, with only a write-in opponent.

One write-in candidate filed:

• Peter John DeMay^[14]

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Peter John DeMay^[98] (subsequently ran as a write-in)

Incumbent first-term aldermanMarty Quinn was reelected, running unopposed.

Incumbent aldermanEdward M. Burke was reelected, running unopposed. The longest-serving member of the Chicago City Council, Burke had consecutively served eleven full terms, plus a partial term.

Incumbent two-term aldermanToni Foulkes ran in the adjacent 16th ward due to redistricting.Raymond Lopez was elected to succeed her as 15th Ward alderman, defeating Rafael Yanez in a runoff.

First round

Runoff

Incumbent alderman JoAnn Thompson sought reelection. She was challenged by redistricted incumbent two-term 15th Ward aldermanToni Foulkes and several other candidates. Thompson ultimately died two weeks before the general election.^[104] Foulkes advanced to a runoff, in which she narrowly defeatedStephanie Coleman.

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Jeffrey L. Lewis^[106][107]
• Guadalupe Rivera^[108]

IncumbentLatasha Thomas did not run for reelection. Thomas had first been appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley in 2000, and was elected outright in a 2001 special election,^[109] later being thrice reelected.David H. Moore was elected to succeed her.

Incumbent alderman Lona Lane unsuccessfully sought reelection. Lane had first been appointed by MayorRichard M. Daley, and had been reelected in 2007 and 2011. She was defeated by Derrick Curtis in a runoff.

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Shaakira Ali^[113]
• Howard Lindsey^[114]

First round

Runoff

Incumbent fifth-term aldermanMichael R. Zalewski was reelected.

Two candidates were removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Charles M. Hughes^[116]
• Paulino R. Villarreal Jr.^[117]

Incumbent second-term aldermanPat Dowell was reelected, defeating Patricia Horton, her sole challenger.

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Clarence D. Clemons^[119]

Incumbent first-term aldermanWilliam D. Burns was reelected.

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Jeffrey Booker^[121]

Incumbent fourth-term aldermanLeslie Hairston was reelected.

One write-in candidate filed:

• Loretta Lomax^[14]

One candidate was removed from the ballot due to insufficient nominating petition signatures:

• Loretta Lomax^[123] (subsequently ran as write-in)