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Posts published in “Mayoral Election 2015”

Former Gov brings term limit referendum campaign to West Side

    Former Governor Pat Quinn brought his referendum campaign to term limit the mayor of Chicago to the city’s West Side Wednesday. Quinn spoke…

Runoffs Not Enough to Inspire Voter Turnout

Chicago’s first-ever mayoral runoff may have stirred up voters’ blood for a short time, but it wasn’t enough to significantly increase voter turnout. The election…

Garcia Loses to Emanuel; Calls on City to Care for Neighborhoods

Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia called Mayor Rahm Emanuel to concede the mayoral race Tuesday around 8:15 p.m., just over an hour after the…

Emanuel Wins and Promises to Represent all of Chicago

Six weeks after failing to secure enough votes to avoid the city’s first-ever mayoral runoff, Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a second term Tuesday, defeating his…

Garcia Loses to Emanuel but Still Calls for Change

Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia called Mayor Rahm Emanuel at about 8:15 p.m. Tuesday to concede the mayoral runoff while also offering his congratulations…

Emanuel Defeats Garcia in Mayoral Runoff

Mayor Rahm Emanuel was re-elected Tuesday to a second four-year term over challenger Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia in Chicago’s first-ever runoff election. The…

Round Two of Chicago Mayoral Election

Chicago voters headed to the polls again Tuesday in the city’s first mayoral runoff. Incumbent Rahm Emanuel hopes to seek a second term over challenger…

Chicago Residents Weigh in on City’s First Mayoral Runoff

Both incumbent Rahm Emanuel and challenging Jesus “Chuy” Garcia draw support in the South Loop from voters who cite Chicago public school closings and political…