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An election for mayor of Chicago is scheduled to be held on February 23, 2027. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, a runoff election will be held on April 6, 2027. [ 1 ] Incumbent mayor Brandon Johnson is eligible to run for a second term in office, as there are no term limits for the office.
The following speculated potential candidates did not run: Bill Conway, portfolio manager, former assistant Cook County state's attorney, and candidate for Cook County state's attorney in 2020 [45] (ran for city council) [46] Stacy Davis Gates, president of the Chicago Teachers Union [47]
Jane Byrne and Lori Lightfoot are the only women to have been elected mayor of Chicago. No woman has otherwise served as Mayor of Chicago Women who had unsuccessfully sought election as mayor prior to Byrne's successful campaign in 1979 include Grace Gray in 1935 (the first woman ever to file to run for mayor of Chicago) [36] and Willie Mae ...
Businessman Willie Wilson will run for Chicago mayor in the 2023 election, adding a second declared candidate to a growing field of potential challengers to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, he declared Monday.
Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, D-Ill., participates in a forum with other Chicago mayoral candidates hosted by the Chicago Women Take Action Alliance Jan. 14, 2023, at the Chicago Temple in Chicago.
In all, 11 candidates filed to run for mayor last month and five had their petitions challenged on Monday, the deadline for objections to be submitted to the Chicago Board of Elections. Ald ...
News reports suggested the following prospective candidates, who all eventually declined to run: La Shawn Ford (member of Illinois House of Representatives), [17] Stacy Davis Gates, [18] and Melissa Conyears-Ervin. [19] In the first round, Vallas and Johnson won 32.9% and 21.6% of the vote respectively and advanced to the run-off election. [20]
Good afternoon, Chicago. Election Day is barely over, but Chicago mayoral hopefuls are already gearing up. U.S. Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García will make a second run for mayor, posing potentially ...