And click here for more about their stances on a wide range of issues posed in the Tribunes candidate questionnaire. The Chicago tradition of a drunk election judge has not held true today, he said. Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times; Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times. Many have sought to show their progressives bona fides, others say theyd be tougher on crime a dominant issue. [1] We are experiencing the very dream of the greatest man who ever walked the earth. Candidates Declared Derrick Broze, investigative journalist and candidate for mayor in 2019 Amanda Edwards, former at-large city councilor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 (Party affiliation: Democratic) Robert Gallegos, city councilor (Party affiliation: Democratic) Gilbert Garcia, bond investor and former chair of the Houston Metro Board of Directors (Party affiliation: Democratic . Chico led with 62% of the vote over Guajardo, with 88% of precincts reporting in the ward where Sadlowski Garza announced her retirement after two terms. For an interactive map version of the ward-by-ward mayoral race results, click here. With 97% of precincts reporting, Johnson had 51.2% of the vote to 48.8% for Vallas a margin of just 12,993 votes out of 541,783 cast. Decrying the utter breakdown of law and order in Chicago, Vallas vowed to fill 1,700 police vacancies, in part, by luring back officers who retired or transferred to other departments and running day and night classes at the police academy. As Election Day unfolded, early turnout indicators appeared to favor Vallas. The age factor was yet another cautionary sign for Johnson. We dont have to choose between toughness and compassion. They believe its possible. Family, friends and supporters of 11th Ward Ald. I will have to listen to my residents and look at a different style of leadership to reach those voters who did not support me, Taliaferro said. Vallas blanketed the airwaves with commercials featuring Johnsons statements about defunding the police. My mom fought for two years to get our alderman to get lights on our block so that we can feel more safe, Carrasquillo said. And the kids is the future.. Buckner, chairman of the Black Caucus in the Illinois House of Representatives, said his campaign is focused on instilling trust in city government, improving Chicago Public Schools and reducing violent crime. While the races were both still considered too close to call because of mail-in ballots that hadnt been tallied, Mathias campaign conceded as she held a party at a western-themed bar in Edgebrook. Both candidates and their families have deep ties to this areas industrial roots. As we enter the final weeks leading up to the Feb. 28 election, WBEZ and the Sun-Times have rolled out valuable tools to keep you informed as you prepare to make your voice heard. She said shed like to see more funding for schools and smaller classroom sizes to help kids catch up. Thats all baked into the models, Lee said. Despite Johnsons tight lead, others remained optimistic, sipping white claw seltzers, wine and nibbling on pizza, chips and dip while watching results. Though 90,000 mail-in ballots remain uncounted, Vallas did not hold out for a full count that would have dragged Election Day into Easter weekend. The 2023 Akron mayoral election will be held on November 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Akron, Ohio. Theres not a lot of brotherhood and sisterhood and we need to come together and strengthen communities, Feldman said. Johnson supporters are feeling very optimistic pic.twitter.com/R62eN3JbRe, Supporters cheer as mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson takes the lead ahead of opponent Paul Vallas.https://t.co/LU21cztq3tLive Results: Chicago Runoff Elections 2023https://t.co/LU21cztq3t pic.twitter.com/yCKNCHx3dW. The history of Chinatown is that it has always been divided, Ng said. pic.twitter.com/1Mi5TUQX2P, Some supporters for Paul Vallas for Chicagos mayor wait for the election night party to start at the Hyatt Regency. Before her tenure as mayor, she served in a variety of positions, including as president of the Chicago Police Board. Sophia King, 4th (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune). Nicole Lee held onto her 11th Ward seat Tuesday night as her opponent, Anthony Ciaravino conceded not long after the polls closed. Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson, a paid organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, will become Chicagos 57th mayor. Mayoral candidates, top row from left: State Rep. Kam Buckner, U.S. Rep. Jess "Chuy" Garca, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. They believe in ending capitalism and replacing it with socialism. Buckner was raised in Roseland and Washington Heights, and his current house district represents parts of Bronzeville, Gold Coast, Hyde Park, River North, South Shore and Woodlawn, among others. Jason Lee, a senior adviser to the Johnson campaign, stopped short of claiming victory, but was feeling good about Johnsons chances. Perennial candidate Willie Wilson pleaded with Black voters on Black radio to vote Vallas. I encourage people to do their own research and look at what the candidates have done, not so much what they say, she said. With all precincts reporting, Lee had nearly 62% of the vote compared to Ciaravino with about 38%, records show. State Rep. Kam Buckner (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune). We will not allow the politics of old to turn us around. Nicole Lee gathered at her watch party at New Furama restaurant in Chicagos Chinatown neighborhood as polls closed throughout the ward and city. The Northwest and Southwest Sides and along the lakefront have had the strongest voter turnout so far. He said he believes Vallas is the first mayoral candidate he has seen in his life who isnt a politician per se, calling Vallas a technocrat and a nerd., Hes going to be interested in solving problems and not necessarily doing everything that is politically expedient, Rittenberg said, adding that public safety is his number one concern as a resident of Lincoln Square on the North Side. And theyre fired up.. Michael Carrasquillo and his mother Iris Laracuent outside Jonathan Scammon Public School. Victor Hilitski/Victor Hilitski/For the Sun-Times. Chicago Mayor Election Results. Many had been there all day for at least the last two weeks, during the stretch of early voting. With 88% of precincts reporting, he was a handful of votes apart from opponent CB Johnson. Ald. But they also believe in what theyre doing. There are also 14 City Council seats still undecided. Complete ABC7 coverage of the 2023 Chicago mayoral election, city council elections and other municipal offices. They literally proved their worth. After a poll ran by the Congressman showed him beating incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot in a two-way race, U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia is mulling a run for mayor, NBC 5's Mary Ann Ahern reports. Gilbert Villegas in the 36th Ward that was redrawn to include parts of Humboldt Park, among other areas; and Ald. Bidens pragmatic approach to politics and policies is validated just look at the pivots from the Vallas and Johnson campaigns. They both have been campaigning for Jessica Gutirrez, who is facing Ruth Cruz in the runoff race for the 30th Ward council seat. For an interactive map version of the ward-by-ward mayoral race results, click here. He said Johnsons connection to the labor movement is key to many of them. CTU President Stacy Davis Gates took the stage ahead of Johnson to cheers and chants of Stacy! I worked with Paul Vallas and some of his actions are why Im here, so I can avoid seeing him again, Thompson, 79, said. Mary Ann Ahern reports. A column I wrote last week noted that in the first round of mayoral balloting on Feb. 28, of those who voted, only 3.23% were between the ages of 18 and 24. Chico is a Chicago police officer and a cousin to former Chicago Board of Education president Gary Chico. Theres a ticketed booze situation for the many, many supporters waiting to get in. Sometimes Paul has not been the person to stick with something, even after we had a conversation about it.. Note: rather than listing the candidates in alphabetical order, we have listed them in the order in which they would currently appear on the Feb. 28 ballot. As soon as the EPA regulations are released, they will be open for public comment. Walz conceded less than two hours after the polls closed. People are smiling. Shes very thorough.. and extremely transparent about all the work she does, and thats the kind of partner I want to have at the city level because theres a big overlap in the constituents we serve.. Max Bever of the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners says the heaviest turnout, once again, has been on the Northwest and Southwest sides and parts of the lakefront. How you doing?. Three key issues that have faced Vallas and Johnson are public safety, union support, and race. Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune). But the age factor was a key indicator that tilted toward Johnson, with young voters rallying to his cause. Weve got to look at the relative weighted turnout. Im anxious, as anyone would be when its this close, said retiring Ald. The profiles are part of ourelection hub, where youll also finda quizthatll pair you with the candidate who aligns with your values,a mock up of what your ballot will look like and much more. Shes also disappointed by the lower voter turnout for this years municipal elections. 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Weve got a higher than expected youth vote. Since I was appointed back in September, weve gotten right to work on crime, Knudsen, the City Councils youngest member and the first openly gay person to represent his ward, said in March during a debate. Sections. After an exhausting, five-week battle for the heart and soul of Chicago, Johnson narrowly defeated former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas, who led early, only to have Johnson overtake him and stay there. Sophia King, Ald. Just a lot of reporters so far. Postal Service jacket into the voting booth. Feldman said hes disappointed about the low voter turnout among young people. That requires a level of dedication and passion that exceeds people being paid to do it. 4 takeaways from Chicagos mayoral election. Activist Ja'Mal Green (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune). He currently serves as the chairman of the City Councils Black Caucus, and serves on a variety of committees, including education and child development, as well as the rules and ethics committee. Garca lost a head-to-head runoff against Emanuel in the 2015 mayoral race, and was elected to Congress for the first time in 2019. Dysoin also mentioned the lack of car ownership in the neighborhood being a barrier to getting to the polls. Joseph Craan, a City Colleges of Chicago math professor, said he voted for Johnson due to some of his views, but his decision was made after looking at Vallas record in Chicago. And Ive talked to some young people about the ward race, and most of them dont know how City Council works or even what an alderman is, Carrasquillo said. His platform includes what he calls a 4-Star Plan, focusing on safety and justice, education, economic opportunity, and stabilizing the citys finances. He owes his meteoric rise to the millions in contributions and thousands of campaign foot soldiers provided by the CTU and its affiliates, SEIU Locals 1 and 73, SEIU Heathcare, AFSCME Council 31 and United Working Families. The turnout that weve seen since 6 a.m. is closely matching what we just saw on Feb. 28 but it is improving as the hours go along, Bever said. (Johnson) came to my building and I talked to him, so I voted for him, Archie said. I got it. Sophia King has represented the 4th Ward that stretches along the lakefront from the South Loop to Bronzeville since 2016, when she was appointed to replace Ald. Vallas, a former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, said his years of experience at the top of CPS and other major school districts around the country make him well-suited to fix the citys problems. We need to figure out how to actually invest in those neighborhoods and pull people into the political process, Sharkey said. The first round of the election is slated for Feb. 28. Brian Hopkins (2nd), a Vallas supporter, has called them the new machine.. Some were decked out in Ciaravino t-shirts, matching the signs plastered on the walls, while others donned White Sox garb. We outperformed on the South Side in terms of the margin. Jason Lee, a senior adviser to the Johnson campaign, said of the results: We outperformed on the lakefront. Timmy Knudsen with a slim lead over Brian Comer. Jim Gardiner is up 9.6 percentage points over Megan Mathias with nearly 83% of the precincts tallied. Eric Evans, a 24th Ward resident and truck driver, said he has never seen an alderperson so hands-on and engaged.. She has drawn a number of challengers in this years race, including several members of the Chicago City Council and a host of high-profile political names that have already begun inundating the airwaves with ads seeking to separate themselves from the pack. Supporters of mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson dance during Johnsons election-night gathering at the Marriott Marquis Chicago, 2121 S. Prairie Ave. Former CTU President Jesse Sharkey, who has gone back to teaching ninth-grade civics at South Shore High School, said the success of a CTU-backed candidate more than a decade after social justice-oriented leaders took control of the union is profoundly gratifying. Instead, he vowed to cut the police budget by $150 million by streamlining the number of non-sergeant police supervisors, closing the departments Homan Square facility, and ending the three-year, $33 million ShotSpotter contract. Click here to learn more about the city's . This two-round election took place alongside other 2023 Chicago elections, including races for City Council, city clerk, city treasurer, and police district councils. And for the young people who are coming up in this movement, I hope that they have a similar sense of possibility.. Up to 1,114 mail-in votes remain uncounted. Ayanna Thomas, a lifelong Belmont Cragin resident, didnt think she was going to make it to her polling place at Dr. Jorge Prieto Math and Science Academy in the 36th Ward after an hour-long commute from work. It could be the case that some of the voters on the South Side who felt like they couldnt vote for us didnt vote at all.. Elections will be 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. Ald. David Brown. Mosley led by 547 votes out of 12,927 total votes. They see the crime, they see the poverty, their kids are there, theyre living in it.. About a block away, Johnson said he felt confident he would be victorious. Chicago Ald. Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern has more. Those are always the top ten wards. The rest will have to wait. 10th Ward aldermanic candidate Peter Chico votes at the Henry Clay School in Chicago Tuesday, 4-4-23. Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times;Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun . I dont want the same old politics, Vallas has been around a long time, Simmons said. Get everything you need before Election Day with our Voters Guide. The issues top of mind for Feldman are crime, economics and love. Hall, pastor at St. James Community Church, greeted dozens of supporters at an election night party at the Thea Bowman Lyceum Center, 6550 S. Harvard Ave. Pastor William Hall, running for alderperson in the 6th Ward, returns to his campaign vehicle after voting Tuesday. Only two of the top 10 wards the 46th and 48th were wards that heavily favored Johnson. He brought his kids along to show them how the be a part of the democratic process, Zieben said. If youre not yet a Sun-Times member, please consider becoming one today to help us serve our city. Villegas was up nearly 1,500 votes, with up to 1,764 mail-in ballots not counted, records show. Skip to content. Mosley was calling the race for himself, according to his spokeswoman, Ebonee Dawson. I want to feel safe, I want my kids to feel safe. The turnout was good. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern reports. George Wilkinson, who also went to cast his vote at Simeon Career Academy Tuesday afternoon, agreed. Normally, 32% of the Chicago electorate is 45 and under. I-55 Shut Down in Both Directions Due to Large Crash' Amid Dust Storm in South-Central Illinois, Blowing Dust Warning' Issued in Illinois After Dust Storm Causes Large I-55 Crash, Portillo's Adds New Menu Item to Restaurants Nationwide and It's Now Available, How Much Could You Get in New $725M Facebook Settlement? So its critically important that we use this opportunity to come together.. Although his father, Eugene Sawyer, was appointed mayor, an alderman has never been elected to the citys top post. Scott hugged her, saying, Now weve got work to do.. We are experiencing the very dream of the greatest man who ever walked the earth, Johnson said. With 90,000 absentee ballots uncounted and a 52% return rate, Johnson, a paid organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union, could become the next mayor by winning a narrow majority of those outstanding votes. The filing deadline for this election was November 28, 2022. With the city heavily split during this election cycle, it came down to less than 20,000 votes between the two candidates as of Wednesday morning. Fighting pollution is always a concern for this ward, with heavy industry at nearly every turn. U.S. Rep. Jess Chuy Garca (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune). Dean Thompson, a former principal at Dunne STEM Academy, said he came out to vote because of his history with Vallas. Read more here. Taliaferro was the only incumbent in obvious trouble after polls closed. There was no honeymoon period for me, Lightfoot said last year. And thats meant something. That tight race unfolded alongside another in the 48th Ward, where organizer Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth led in her bid to become the citys first Filipina alderperson but by less than 100 votes over affordable housing developer Joe Dunne. Kirk Simmons was among a handful of voters at Higgins Community Academy in West Pullman early Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Its probably the long history of corruption in the city and the state, Alvarez said. My Facebook feed has just been filled with attacks between the two, he said. Brandon Johnson won the election to become Chicagos next mayor, but more than 270,000 voters still cast their ballots for Paul Vallas. And thats meant something. A community activist, Green has gained public attention for his work supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, and he also has founded several community organizations, including the Small Business Repair Program and My turn to Own. 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