2015 Chicago mayoral election

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

← 2011 February 24 and April 7, 2015 2019 →
Turnout	34.03% 8.27 pp (first round) 41.10% 7.07 pp (second round)
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%   Nominee Robert Fioretti First round vote 35,363 First round percentage 7.39%
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

• Rahm Emanuel, incumbent mayor^[3][4]
• Robert Fioretti, Chicago City Alderman^[5]
• Chuy García, Cook County Commissioner and former State Senator^[6]
• Willie Wilson, medical supply company executive^[7]

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.