Chicago aldermanic elections, 2015

Chicago aldermanic Election, 2015

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Results by ward. The map shows the winning candidate's party affiliations, even though aldermen run as nonpartisans. A white asterisk (*) means the results for that ward were decided in a runoff vote.

The 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections happened on February 24, 2015, to elect the 50 Aldermen that represent Chicago in the City Council. The elections are non-partisan and if no candidate receives an absolute majority, a runoff will be held between the top two finishers on April 7, 2015.

43 incumbent alderman are seeking re-election. Aldermen Edward M. Burke (14th Ward), Marty Quinn (13th Ward), Brendan Reilly (42nd Ward) and Harry Osterman (48th Ward) are all running unopposed this election. Aldermen Toni L. Foulkes (15th Ward) and Nicholas Sposato (36th Ward) are running in different wards: the 16th and 38th, respectively. Aldermen Robert Fioretti (2nd Ward), James Balcer (11th Ward), Latasha Thomas (17th Ward) and Timothy Cullerton (38th Ward) are not running for re-election.

Incumbent Bob Fioretti ran for mayor.

Incumbent Nicholas Sposato ran in the adjacent 38th Ward due to redistricting.

Incumbent Timothy Cullerton did not run for reelection

Incumenbent Michael Chandler did not run for reelection

Incumbent James Baker did not run for reelection.

Incumbent Toni Foulkes ran in the adjacent 16th ward due to redistricting.

Incumbent Latasha Thomas did not run for reelection.

As of April 21, Alderman Pope has filed suit for a recount. On May 12, however, Pope conceded defeat to Garza.