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.
The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24, 2015, to elect the 50
Aldermen that represent
Chicago in the
City Council. The elections were
non-partisan and if no candidate received an
absolute majority, a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7, 2015.[1]
Ward boundaries had been
redrawn since the previous 2011 election, to reflect the results of the
2010 United States Census.[2] The new ward map had been approved by the Chicago City Council in January 2012.[3]
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.
Last day for candidates for the offices of Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer and Alderman to withdraw as a candidate (not later than the date of certification of candidates for the ballot). File in the office of the Board of Election Commissioners. No name so withdrawn shall be printed upon the ballot. If a request for withdrawal is received after this date (the date for certification of candidates for the ballot), then the votes cast for the withdrawn candidate are invalid and shall not be reported by the Board. (10 ILCS 5/10-7, 5/10-15; 65 ILCS 20/21-29)
Friday, December 26, 2014
Last day (by 5:00 p.m.) a person may file a notarized Declaration of Intent to be a Write-in Candidate for the February 24, 2015 Municipal General Election (not later than the 61st day before election–actual date is Thursday, December 25, 2015–moved to next business day per (10 ILCS 5/1-6; 10 ILCS 5/16-5.01)
Monday, January 12, 2015
Last day for Board to have absentee ballots available for mailing to persons in the United States Service or their spouse and dependents of voting age and citizens temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States who have filed an application for ballot prior to the 45th day before the election (45 days prior to date of election–actual date is Saturday, January 10, 2015–moved to next business day per (10 ILCS 5/1-6; 10 ILCS 5/16-5.01)
Thursday, January 15, 2015
First day for mailing or delivery of absentee ballot.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Last day for regular voter registration in the office of the Board of Election Commissioners or to transfer registration to a new address for the February 24, 2015 Municipal General Election (registration may be taken up to and including the 28th day before election), with the exception of “grace period” registration and voting. (10 ILCS 5/6-29)
Monday, February 9, 2015
First day for early voting at the offices of the Board and at permanent and temporary polling place locations designated by the Board (beginning the 15th day preceding the election). Early voting shall be conducted at permanent polling places between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and holidays and 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sundays. Early voting may be also conducted at temporary polling places on days and at hours to be announced and published. (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)
Incumbent alderman
Proco Joe Moreno was reelected. He had been appointed alderman in 2010 by Mayor
Richard M. Daley, and had subsequently been reelected in 2011.
Incumbent second-term alderman
Bob Fioretti did not seek reelection, instead, opting to run (unsuccessfully) for
mayor.
Brian Hopkins was elected to succeed him, defeating Alyx Pattison in a runoff.
Incumbent first-term alderman
Michelle 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).
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Jen Kramer
Director of entertainment and special events at
Navy Pier Inc., former In the events coordinator for the Chicago Mayor's Office, former president of Special Olympics Chicago
Incumbent alderman
Roberto Maldonado was reelected. He had been first appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 2009, and had been subsequently reelected in 2011.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Adam Corona
45th Ward Streets and Sanitation superintendent, business owner
Incumbent
Nicholas Sposato ran in the adjacent 38th Ward due to redistricting.
Gilbert Villegas was elected to succeed him as 36th Ward alderman, defeating
Omar Aquino in a runoff.
Incumbent
Timothy Cullerton did not run for reelection. Cullerton had been first appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 2011, and had been elected outright to a full term in the 2011 aldermanic elections shortly thereafter. Redistricted 36th Ward incumbent
Nicholas Sposato was elected to succeed Cullerton as 38th Ward alderman.
Incumbent alderman
Margaret Laurino was reelected. Laurino had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 1994, and had been reelected five times before.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Joe Laiacona
Community member of Roosevelt High School Local School Council, voting member of Northside
Democracy For America, and co-founder of the Part-time Faculty Association at
Columbia College
Incumbent alderman
Ricardo Muñoz was reelected. Muñoz had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 1993, and had been reelected five times before.
Incumbent alderman
Daniel Solis was reelected. Solis had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 1996, and had been reelected four times before.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Ed Hershey
Member of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations’ Advisory Council on Latino Affairs, former director of small business development for the City Colleges of Chicago, he worked to strengthen local small businesses, former aide to Congressman
Luis Gutiérrez
Incumbent fifth-term alderman
Walter Burnett Jr. was reelected, defeating Gabe Beukinga, his sole challenger.
Incumbent alderman
Daniel Solis was reelected. Solis had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 1996, and had been reelected four times before.
Incumbent alderman
Deborah L. Graham unsuccessfully sought reelection. Graham had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 2010, and had been reelected in 2011. She was defeated by
Chris Taliaferro in a runoff.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Lawrence Andolino
Former member of the Sayre Language Academy Local School Council, lawyer
Member of the Executive Board of Directors of the Northwest Side Community Coalition, lawyer (founding partner at the Nexus Legal Group), former member of the
United States Marine Corps, former deputy sheriff of court services with the Cook County Sheriff's Department, former Chicago police officer
Incumbent alderman
Emma Mitts was reelected. Mitts had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 2000, and had subsequently been reelected in 2003, 2007, and 2011. She defeated Tara Stamps in a runoff.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Maretta Brown-Miller
Staff assistant for the
Chicago Park District, candidate for 37th Ward alderman in 2011
Incumbent alderman
James Balcer did not run for reelection. Balcer had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard 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 alderman
Edward 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 alderman
Toni 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.
Incumbent alderman JoAnn Thompson sought reelection. She was challenged by redistricted incumbent two-term 15th Ward alderman
Toni Foulkes and several other candidates. Thompson ultimately died two weeks before the general election.[104] Foulkes advanced to a runoff, in which she narrowly defeated
Stephanie Coleman.
Incumbent
Latasha Thomas did not run for reelection. Thomas had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard 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.
Founder and executive director of What About The Children Here, staff assistant to the alderman Latasha Thomas, former Secretary of the 17th Ward Democratic Organization
Incumbent alderman Lona Lane unsuccessfully sought reelection. Lane had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley, and had been reelected in 2007 and 2011. She was defeated by Derrick Curtis in a runoff.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Derrick G. Curtis
Superintendent in the 18th Ward Democratic Committee Organization
Business owner, community development advocate, board member of Latino Organization of the Southwest, committee member of Sigma Lambda Beta Chicago Alumni Network
Incumbent alderman
Natashia Holmes unsuccessfully sought reelection. Holmes had been appointed by Mayor
Rahm Emanuel in 2013. She was defeated by
Gregory Mitchell in a runoff.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Keiana Barrett
Director of strategy for the Office of Family and Community Engagement at
Chicago Public Schools
Incumbent alderman
Michelle A. Harris was reelected. Harris had been first appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 2006, and had been reelected in 2007 and 2011.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Tara F. Baldridge
Former community member of the South East Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Incumbent fourth-term alderman
John Pope unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated by
Susan Sadlowski Garza in a runoff by a narrow 20-vote margin (equal to 0.18% of the votes cast in a runoff).
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Olga Bautista
Community organizer, local school council parent representative at John L. Marsh School, board member of the Immigrant Defense Alliance, crisis intervention specialist
Business owner, community representative of the Fort Dearborn Elementary Local School Council, administrative officer of the Brainerd Alumni Association
Incumbent alderman
Carrie Austin was reelected. Austin had first been appointed alderman by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 1994, and had subsequently been reelected to five consecutive subsequent terms before this.
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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.
The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24, 2015, to elect the 50
Aldermen that represent
Chicago in the
City Council. The elections were
non-partisan and if no candidate received an
absolute majority, a runoff would be held between the top two finishers on April 7, 2015.[1]
Ward boundaries had been
redrawn since the previous 2011 election, to reflect the results of the
2010 United States Census.[2] The new ward map had been approved by the Chicago City Council in January 2012.[3]
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.
Last day for candidates for the offices of Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer and Alderman to withdraw as a candidate (not later than the date of certification of candidates for the ballot). File in the office of the Board of Election Commissioners. No name so withdrawn shall be printed upon the ballot. If a request for withdrawal is received after this date (the date for certification of candidates for the ballot), then the votes cast for the withdrawn candidate are invalid and shall not be reported by the Board. (10 ILCS 5/10-7, 5/10-15; 65 ILCS 20/21-29)
Friday, December 26, 2014
Last day (by 5:00 p.m.) a person may file a notarized Declaration of Intent to be a Write-in Candidate for the February 24, 2015 Municipal General Election (not later than the 61st day before election–actual date is Thursday, December 25, 2015–moved to next business day per (10 ILCS 5/1-6; 10 ILCS 5/16-5.01)
Monday, January 12, 2015
Last day for Board to have absentee ballots available for mailing to persons in the United States Service or their spouse and dependents of voting age and citizens temporarily residing outside the territorial limits of the United States who have filed an application for ballot prior to the 45th day before the election (45 days prior to date of election–actual date is Saturday, January 10, 2015–moved to next business day per (10 ILCS 5/1-6; 10 ILCS 5/16-5.01)
Thursday, January 15, 2015
First day for mailing or delivery of absentee ballot.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Last day for regular voter registration in the office of the Board of Election Commissioners or to transfer registration to a new address for the February 24, 2015 Municipal General Election (registration may be taken up to and including the 28th day before election), with the exception of “grace period” registration and voting. (10 ILCS 5/6-29)
Monday, February 9, 2015
First day for early voting at the offices of the Board and at permanent and temporary polling place locations designated by the Board (beginning the 15th day preceding the election). Early voting shall be conducted at permanent polling places between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturdays, and holidays and 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Sundays. Early voting may be also conducted at temporary polling places on days and at hours to be announced and published. (10 ILCS 5/19A-15)
Incumbent alderman
Proco Joe Moreno was reelected. He had been appointed alderman in 2010 by Mayor
Richard M. Daley, and had subsequently been reelected in 2011.
Incumbent second-term alderman
Bob Fioretti did not seek reelection, instead, opting to run (unsuccessfully) for
mayor.
Brian Hopkins was elected to succeed him, defeating Alyx Pattison in a runoff.
Incumbent first-term alderman
Michelle 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).
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Jen Kramer
Director of entertainment and special events at
Navy Pier Inc., former In the events coordinator for the Chicago Mayor's Office, former president of Special Olympics Chicago
Incumbent alderman
Roberto Maldonado was reelected. He had been first appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 2009, and had been subsequently reelected in 2011.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Adam Corona
45th Ward Streets and Sanitation superintendent, business owner
Incumbent
Nicholas Sposato ran in the adjacent 38th Ward due to redistricting.
Gilbert Villegas was elected to succeed him as 36th Ward alderman, defeating
Omar Aquino in a runoff.
Incumbent
Timothy Cullerton did not run for reelection. Cullerton had been first appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 2011, and had been elected outright to a full term in the 2011 aldermanic elections shortly thereafter. Redistricted 36th Ward incumbent
Nicholas Sposato was elected to succeed Cullerton as 38th Ward alderman.
Incumbent alderman
Margaret Laurino was reelected. Laurino had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 1994, and had been reelected five times before.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Joe Laiacona
Community member of Roosevelt High School Local School Council, voting member of Northside
Democracy For America, and co-founder of the Part-time Faculty Association at
Columbia College
Incumbent alderman
Ricardo Muñoz was reelected. Muñoz had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 1993, and had been reelected five times before.
Incumbent alderman
Daniel Solis was reelected. Solis had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 1996, and had been reelected four times before.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Ed Hershey
Member of the Chicago Commission on Human Relations’ Advisory Council on Latino Affairs, former director of small business development for the City Colleges of Chicago, he worked to strengthen local small businesses, former aide to Congressman
Luis Gutiérrez
Incumbent fifth-term alderman
Walter Burnett Jr. was reelected, defeating Gabe Beukinga, his sole challenger.
Incumbent alderman
Daniel Solis was reelected. Solis had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 1996, and had been reelected four times before.
Incumbent alderman
Deborah L. Graham unsuccessfully sought reelection. Graham had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 2010, and had been reelected in 2011. She was defeated by
Chris Taliaferro in a runoff.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Lawrence Andolino
Former member of the Sayre Language Academy Local School Council, lawyer
Member of the Executive Board of Directors of the Northwest Side Community Coalition, lawyer (founding partner at the Nexus Legal Group), former member of the
United States Marine Corps, former deputy sheriff of court services with the Cook County Sheriff's Department, former Chicago police officer
Incumbent alderman
Emma Mitts was reelected. Mitts had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 2000, and had subsequently been reelected in 2003, 2007, and 2011. She defeated Tara Stamps in a runoff.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Maretta Brown-Miller
Staff assistant for the
Chicago Park District, candidate for 37th Ward alderman in 2011
Incumbent alderman
James Balcer did not run for reelection. Balcer had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard 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 alderman
Edward 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 alderman
Toni 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.
Incumbent alderman JoAnn Thompson sought reelection. She was challenged by redistricted incumbent two-term 15th Ward alderman
Toni Foulkes and several other candidates. Thompson ultimately died two weeks before the general election.[104] Foulkes advanced to a runoff, in which she narrowly defeated
Stephanie Coleman.
Incumbent
Latasha Thomas did not run for reelection. Thomas had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard 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.
Founder and executive director of What About The Children Here, staff assistant to the alderman Latasha Thomas, former Secretary of the 17th Ward Democratic Organization
Incumbent alderman Lona Lane unsuccessfully sought reelection. Lane had first been appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley, and had been reelected in 2007 and 2011. She was defeated by Derrick Curtis in a runoff.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Derrick G. Curtis
Superintendent in the 18th Ward Democratic Committee Organization
Business owner, community development advocate, board member of Latino Organization of the Southwest, committee member of Sigma Lambda Beta Chicago Alumni Network
Incumbent alderman
Natashia Holmes unsuccessfully sought reelection. Holmes had been appointed by Mayor
Rahm Emanuel in 2013. She was defeated by
Gregory Mitchell in a runoff.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Keiana Barrett
Director of strategy for the Office of Family and Community Engagement at
Chicago Public Schools
Incumbent alderman
Michelle A. Harris was reelected. Harris had been first appointed by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 2006, and had been reelected in 2007 and 2011.
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Tara F. Baldridge
Former community member of the South East Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Incumbent fourth-term alderman
John Pope unsuccessfully sought reelection. He was defeated by
Susan Sadlowski Garza in a runoff by a narrow 20-vote margin (equal to 0.18% of the votes cast in a runoff).
Candidates
Certified candidates
Name
Experience
Ref
Olga Bautista
Community organizer, local school council parent representative at John L. Marsh School, board member of the Immigrant Defense Alliance, crisis intervention specialist
Business owner, community representative of the Fort Dearborn Elementary Local School Council, administrative officer of the Brainerd Alumni Association
Incumbent alderman
Carrie Austin was reelected. Austin had first been appointed alderman by Mayor
Richard M. Daley in 1994, and had subsequently been reelected to five consecutive subsequent terms before this.
A. ^ Alderman Thompson died February 9, 2015. She was removed from the ballot the following week but any early ballots cast for her were still counted.
^"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from
the original(PDF) on December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)
^"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from
the original(PDF) on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2014.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)