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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Illinois > IL Counties > Cook > Chicago > Mayor
OfficeMayor
HonorificMayor - Abbr: Mayor
TypeNonpartisan Primary Election
Filing Deadline November 26, 2018 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open February 26, 2019 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close February 26, 2019 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start May 20, 2019 - 12:00pm
Term End May 20, 2023 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
ContributorIndyGeorgia
Last ModifiedBrentinCO December 27, 2021 08:23pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description If no candidate wins a majority, a runoff election will be held on April 2nd, 2019.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won04/07/2015
NameRahm Emanuel Votes332,171 (56.23%)
Term05/16/2015 - 05/20/2019 Margin73,609 (+12.46%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyNonpartisan Won04/02/2019
NameLori Lightfoot Votes386,039 (73.70%)
Term05/20/2019 - 05/20/2023 Margin248,274 (+47.40%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceChicago Mayor - Runoff 04/02/2019
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
09/10/2018 02/26/2019
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Toni Preckwinkle 2 --1 --
Garry McCarthy 1 ------
William M. "Bill" Daley 2 1 ----
Leaning Call: Toni Preckwinkle (50.00%)
Weighted Call: Toni Preckwinkle (53.02%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/06/2018 02/23/2019

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name Lori Lightfoot County Chair Toni Preckwinkle Chief of Staff William M. "Bill" Daley Willie L. Wilson Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza Amara Enyia Jeremiah "Jerry" Joyce, Jr.
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 97,667 (17.54%) 89,343 (16.05%) 82,294 (14.78%) 59,072 (10.61%) 50,373 (9.05%) 44,589 (8.01%) 40,099 (7.20%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -8,324 (-1.49%) -15,373 (-2.76%) -38,595 (-6.93%) -47,294 (-8.49%) -53,078 (-9.53%) -57,568 (-10.34%)
Predict Avg.13.00% 20.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Campaign Site]
Entry Date 05/10/2018 09/10/2018 09/17/2018 03/28/2018 11/14/2018 11/26/2018 11/19/2018
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MATCHUP POLLS (13 from 10 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg9.29%-- 15.40%-- 11.87%-- 8.84%-- 9.43%-- 5.58%-- 5.08%--
Change Research 
02/22/19-02/23/19		 14.00% -- 14.00% -- 14.00% -- 9.00% -- 10.00% -- 4.00% -- 8.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
02/11/19-02/13/19		 10.00% -- 14.00% -- 13.00% -- 4.00% -- 12.00% -- 7.00% -- 4.00% --
Ogden & Fry 
02/09/19-02/09/19		 0.00% -- 16.10% -- 11.90% -- 13.30% -- 5.70% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Tulchin Research 
02/06/19-02/09/19		 9.00% 6.0 21.00% 1.0 10.00% -- 11.00% 4.0 10.00% 2.0 8.00% 2.0 0.00% --
We Ask America 
01/21/19-01/23/19		 2.80% -- 12.70% -- 12.10% -- 9.00% -- 8.70% -- 3.10% -- 0.90% --
David Binder Research 
01/19/19-01/21/19		 5.00% -- 15.00% 9.0 9.00% 1.0 6.00% -- 9.00% 2.0 5.00% 1.0 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Litesa E. Wallace 🔗
D Scott Waguespack 🔗
D 123NY
D Dick Simpson 🔗
D Robin Kelly 🔗
  Chicago Sun-Times
D Valerie B. Jarrett 🔗
D Brandon Johnson 🔗
D Stanley S. Moore 🔗
D Lamont J. Robinson, Jr. 🔗
D Will Guzzardi 🔗
D Marcus C. Evans, Jr. 🔗
D Delia C. Ramirez 🔗
D Robert Peters 🔗
D Ram Villivalam 🔗
D Carlos Ramirez-Rosa 🔗
D Roderick T. Sawyer 🔗
D Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky 🔗
D Joseph P. Kennedy, III 🔗
R Maryland Republican
D Emil D. Jones, Jr. 🔗
  Chicago Crusader
D Chris Kennedy
  Chicago Tribune
D Al Gore 🔗
D Bobby Rush 🔗
D Howard Dean 🔗
D Richard R. Boykin 🔗
D Danny K. Davis 🔗
  Cook County Republican Party
D Stacey Abrams 🔗
D Dolores Huerta 🔗
R Southern Moderate
I WA Indy
D Dorothy Brown 🔗
G BR_Green
R Ye 🔗
D Matt O'Shea 🔗
D Michael F. Sheahan 🔗
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Gery Chico Paul Vallas Garry McCarthy St. Rep. La Shawn K. Ford Alderman Bob Fioretti John Kenneth Kozlar Neal Sáles-Griffin
PartyNonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 34,521 (6.20%) 30,236 (5.43%) 14,784 (2.66%) 5,606 (1.01%) 4,302 (0.77%) 2,349 (0.42%) 1,523 (0.27%)
Margin-63,146 (-11.34%) -67,431 (-12.11%) -82,883 (-14.88%) -92,061 (-16.53%) -93,365 (-16.77%) -95,318 (-17.12%) -96,144 (-17.27%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 13.00% 23.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 09/20/2018 04/02/2018 03/28/2018 11/13/2018 11/26/2018 11/26/2018 04/22/2018
MATCHUP POLLS (13 from 10 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg7.46%-- 4.79%-- 4.22%-- 1.03%-- 1.41%-- 0.20%-- 1.00%--
Change Research 
02/22/19-02/23/19		 9.00% -- 6.00% -- 5.00% -- 1.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Mason-Dixon 
02/11/19-02/13/19		 9.00% -- 2.00% -- 3.00% -- 1.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% --
Ogden & Fry 
02/09/19-02/09/19		 7.10% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Tulchin Research 
02/06/19-02/09/19		 5.00% 2.0 7.00% 3.0 5.00% 3.0 1.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
We Ask America 
01/21/19-01/23/19		 9.30% -- 4.30% -- 3.70% -- 1.20% -- 0.90% -- 0.60% -- 0.00% --
David Binder Research 
01/19/19-01/21/19		 4.00% 3.0 4.00% 3.0 4.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Edward M. Burke 🔗
D Raymond Lopez 🔗
R Bruce Rauner 🔗
R Rudy Giuliani 🔗
PoP KeystoneProgressive
I E Pluribus Unum
I E Pluribus Unum
VIEW 9 MORE CANDIDATES

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Dorothy Brown (N)
Apr 24, 2018 - Jan 22, 2019 		Sandra L. Mallory (N)
Nov 26, 2018 - Dec 00, 2018 		Ricardo Munoz (N)
Sep 04, 2018 - Nov 26, 2018 		Ameya Pawar (N)
Nov 26, 2018 		Troy LaRaviere (N)
Nov 17, 2017 - Nov 13, 2018 		Kurt Summers (N)
Oct 16, 2018 		Luis V. Gutierrez (N)
Sep 12, 2018 		Rahm Emanuel (N)
Jan 01, 2018 - Sep 04, 2018

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