2015 Chicago mayoral election

2015 Chicago mayoral election

← 2011 February 24 and April 7, 2015 2019 →
Turnout33.65%[1][2] Decrease 8.34 pp (first round)
40.98%[3][4] Increase 7.07 pp (second round)
 
Nominee Rahm Emanuel Chuy García
First round 218,217
45.63%
160,414
33.55%
Runoff 332,171
56.23%
258,562
43.77%

 
Nominee Willie Wilson Bob Fioretti
First round 50,960
10.66%
35,363
7.39%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

Emanuel:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
García:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%

Mayor before election

Rahm Emanuel

Elected Mayor

Rahm Emanuel

An election took place on February 24, 2015, to elect the mayor of Chicago. The election was non-partisan and no candidate received a majority. A runoff election was held between the top two finishers (both Democrats) on April 7, 2015, and resulted in the reelection of incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel.[5] The elections were concurrent with the 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections.

Emanuel ran for reelection, seeking a second term in office. In the first round, Emanuel received 46% of the vote and Democratic Cook County Commissioner Jesús "Chuy" García received 34%. Because no candidate received a majority, a runoff was held. In the runoff, Emanuel received 56.23% of the vote, winning the election. Garcia received 43.77% of the vote.[6] 2015 was the first time the election advanced to a runoff since mayoral elections became non-partisan in 1999.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference round1a was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE FEBRUARY 24, 2015 MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO" (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Chicago". chicagoelections.gov. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MUNICIPAL RUNOFF ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND FOR THE SUPLEMENTARY ALDERMANIC ELECTIONS HELD IN WARDS 2, 7, 10, 11, 15, 16, 18, 20 ,21 24, 49, 31, 36, 37, 41, 43, 45, AND 26 IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON APRIL 7, 2015" (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "2015 ELECTION INFORMATION PAMPHLET & CALENDAR" (PDF). ChicagoElections.com. July 29, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  6. ^ Milkowski, Bill; Kernfeld, Barry (2003), "Bruford, Bill", Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.j063600, retrieved June 9, 2021