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2015 Chicago mayoral election

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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.

Chicago mayoral election, 2015
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Turnout34.03% 11px 8.27 pp (first round)
41.10% Increase 7.07 pp (second round)
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Nominee Rahm Emanuel Jesús "Chuy" García Willie Wilson
First round vote 218,217 160,414 50,960
First round percentage 45.63% 33.55% 10.66%
Runoff vote 319,543 253,981
Runoff percentage 55.7% 44.3%
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Nominee Robert Fioretti
First round vote 35,363
First round percentage 7.39%
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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%
Mayor before election

Rahm Emanuel

 Elected Mayor

Rahm Emanuel

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

2015 Chicago Mayoral Election Media

  • 2015 Chicago Mayor runoff election by precinct

  • 2015 Chicago Mayoral Election by ward.svg

    2015 Chicago Mayoral Election by ward

  • Chicago mayoral election, 2015 (Wilson).svg

    Support for Wilson by ward:     >30%     25–30%     20–25%     15–20%     10–15%     5–10%     0–5%

  • Chicago mayoral election, 2015 (Fioretti).svg

    Support for Fioretti by ward:     >15%     12–15%     9–12%     6–9%     3–6%     0–3%

  • Chicago mayoral election, 2015 (Walls).svg

    Support for Walls by ward:     >7%     6–7%     5–6%     4–5%     3–4%     2–3%     1–2%     0–1%

References

  1. ↑ "2015 ELECTION INFORMATION PAMPHLET & CALENDAR" (PDF). ChicagoElections.com. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ Bill Ruthhart and Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, April 7, 2015
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Alderman to kick off campaign against Emanuel". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.


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