2015 Chicago mayoral election
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 Second round results by ward:
Emanuel: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% García: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An election happened on February 24, 2015 to elect the Mayor of Chicago. The election was non-partisan and no candidate got a majority.
A runoff election happened between the top two finishers (both Democrats) on April 7, 2015, and Rahm Emanuel won the election and stayed as mayor.[1]
Emanuel was in the election, wanting to win a second term. In the first round, Emanuel got 46% of the vote and Democratic Cook County Commissioner Chuy García received 34%. In the runoff, Emanuel got 55.7% of the vote, winning the election. Garcia got 44.3% of the vote.[2]
The runoff was very rare in the history of Chicago's mayoral races.
Candidates
[change | change source]- Rahm Emanuel, incumbent mayor[3][4]
- Robert Fioretti, Chicago City Alderman[5]
- Chuy García, Cook County Commissioner and former State Senator[6]
- Willie Wilson, medical supply company executive[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2015 ELECTION INFORMATION PAMPHLET & CALENDAR" (PDF). ChicagoElections.com. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
- ↑ Bill Ruthhart and Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, April 7, 2015
- ↑ "Rahm Emanuel's Campaign Fund Runneth Over A Year And A Half Ahead Of 2015 Election". The Huffington Post. October 11, 2013. Retrieved November 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Help wanted: Petition organizers for Emanuel re-election". Chicago Sun-Times. September 3, 2014. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Alderman to kick off campaign against Emanuel". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ↑ "Cook County Commissioner Jesus Garcia joins mayor's race". WGNTV. October 28, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Chicago mayor's race takes form on last filing day". The Sacramento Bee. November 24, 2014. Archived from the original on November 25, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
