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The 2023 Chicago aldermanic election took place in two rounds on February 28 and April 4, 2023, [2] to elect 50 alderpersons to the Chicago City Council. Each alderperson represents one of Chicago's 50 wards .
The 2023 Chicago elections took place in two rounds on February 28, 2023, and April 4, 2023. Elections were held for Mayor of Chicago , City Clerk of Chicago , City Treasurer of Chicago , all 50 members of the Chicago City Council , and 66 members of the newly created police District Councils.
City council elections in Chicago have been formally nonpartisan since 1920. Nevertheless, many alderpersons have had, [parties 1] and continue to have, de facto partisan affiliations that are reflected in this list. This list is organized by which side of the Chicago River the wards were on as of 1923.
The 2019 Chicago aldermanic election took place in two rounds on February 26 and April 2, 2019, to elect 50 aldermen to the Chicago City Council. Each alderman represents one of Chicago's 50 wards. Each alderman represents one of Chicago's 50 wards.
From 1851 through 1922 the Council was staggered and half of it was chosen at each election, but before 1851 and since 1923 the entire Council has been elected at each election. Members of the Council are known as alderpersons , (some prefer the terms alderman, alderwoman, or alder ) and are elected from districts known as wards .
Of the 50 wards represented in Chicago City Council, 45 incumbent aldermen ran for re-election, of whom 38 were re-elected. [151] In the first round election on February 26, 2019, four new aldermen were elected, including three who defeated incumbents.
Three-term Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia won the Democratic primary against Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez. The congressman, who dominated in funding and endorsements, was facing his first primary ...
Byron Sigcho-Lopez (born July 7, 1983) is a Chicago politician and community activist. He is the alderman of Chicago's 25th ward, having taken office as a member of the Chicago City Council in May 2019. He won an open race to succeed outgoing alderman Daniel Solis in the 2019 Chicago aldermanic election.