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Chicago mayoral election , 2019 - wikipedia Chicago mayoral election , 2019 Chicago mayoral election , 2019 <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> ← 2015 February 26 , 2019 2023 → <Td_colspan="2"> <Td_colspan="2"> Incumbent Mayor Rahm Emanuel An election for Mayor of Chicago is scheduled to be held on February 26 , 2019 . The election is officially nonpartisan , and the winner will be elected to a four - year term . If no candidate receives a majority of votes , a runoff election will be held on April 2 , 2019 . Incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel is not running for a third term . Emanuel was first elected in 2011 ( winning in the first round with 55.19 % of the vote ) and reelected in 2015 ( receiving 55.7 % of the vote in the runoff election ) . The filing deadline to be a candidate is November 26 , 2018 . Contents 1 Candidates 1.1 Declared 1.2 Withdrawn 1.3 Potential 1.4 Declined 2 Endorsements 2.1 Fundraising 3 Polls 3.1 Emanuel vs. Brown 3.2 Emanuel vs. Lightfoot 3.3 Emanuel vs. McCarthy 3.4 Emanuel vs. Vallas 4 References Candidates ( edit ) Declared ( edit ) Dorothy A. Brown , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County and candidate for Mayor in 2007 Gery Chico , former Chair of the Illinois State Board of Education and candidate for Mayor in 2011 William M. Daley , former White House Chief of Staff and former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Amara Enyia , community activist , organizer , attorney and policy consultant La Shawn K. Ford , State Representative Ja'Mal Green , Executive Director of the Majostee Allstars Community Center Jerry Joyce Jr. , attorney and son of former Alderman Jeremiah E. Joyce William J. Kelly , radio host and perennial candidate John Kozlar , candidate for alderman in Chicago 's 11th ward in 2011 and 2015 Troy LaRaviere , President of the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association Lori Lightfoot former President of the Chicago Police Board Garry McCarthy , former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Toni Preckwinkle , President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Matthew Roney , pharmaceutical technician Neal Sales - Griffin , Professor at the Northwestern University 's Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Paul Vallas , former Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools William Walls , perennial candidate Willie Wilson , businessman , candidate for Mayor in 2015 and candidate for President in 2016 Withdrawn ( edit ) Rahm Emanuel , incumbent Mayor Potential ( edit ) Ricardo Munoz , member of the Chicago City Council from the 22nd ward Larry Rogers Jr. , commissioner of the Cook County Board Of Review Michael Sacks , Chief Executive Officer of GCM Grosvenor Declined ( edit ) Chance the Rapper , American rapper , singer , songwriter , record producer Richard Boykin , outgoing member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Anthony Beale , Alderman from the 9th ward Walter Burnett Jr. , Alderman from the 27th ward Tom Dart , Cook County Sheriff Arne Duncan , former U.S. Secretary of Education and former CEO of Chicago Public Schools Robert Fioretti , Chicago City Alderman and candidate for Mayor in 2015 Bridget Gainer , member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Jesús `` Chuy '' García , member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners , candidate for Mayor in 2015 and Democratic nominee for Illinois 's 4th congressional district in 2018 Luis Gutierrez , retiring Congressman from Illinois 's 4th congressional district Valerie Jarrett , former Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Ra Joy , executive director of CHANGE Illinois and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2018 ; Raymond Lopez , Alderman of the 15th Ward Lisa Madigan , Attorney General of Illinois Susana Mendoza , 10th Illinois Comptroller Proco Joe Moreno , member of the Chicago City Council from the 1st ward David Orr , Cook County Clerk , former Mayor of Chicago 1987 - 1987 ; Maria Pappas , Cook County Treasurer Ameya Pawar , member of the Chicago City Council , and candidate for Governor in 2018 Mike Quigley , Congressman from Illinois 's 5th congressional district Pat Quinn , candidate for Illinois Attorney General in 2018 , former Governor of Illinois , former Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and former Treasurer of Illinois Carlos Ramirez - Rosa , Alderman for the 35th Ward ( running for reelection ) Kwame Raoul , member of the Illinois Senate ( running for Attorney General of Illinois ) Roderick Sawyer , member of the Chicago City Council and Chair of the Chicago City Council Black Caucus Kurt Summers , City Treasurer of Chicago Pat Tomasulo , Sportscaster , Comedian Tom Tunney , member of the Chicago City Council from the 44th ward Anna M. Valencia , Chicago City Clerk Scott Waguespack , member of the Chicago City Council and chairman of the Council 's Progressive Reform Caucus Jesse White , Secretary of State of Illinois and former state representative Endorsements ( edit ) show Gery Chico Edward M. Burke , Alderman of the 14th Ward Raymond Lopez , Alderman of the 15th Ward show Amara Eniya Chance the Rapper , American rapper , singer , songwriter , record producer Kanye West , rapper , singer , songwriter , record producer , entrepreneur and fashion designer show Lori Lightfoot Ra Joy , candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Illinois in 2018 show Garry McCarthy Rudy Giuliani , former Mayor of New York Andrew Holmes , community anti-violence activist show Toni Preckwinkle Valerie Jarrett , former Director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs Stanley Moore , member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Roderick Sawyer , member of the Chicago City Council and Chair of the Chicago City Council Black Caucus show Paul Vallas Rocky Wirtz , chairman of the Chicago Blackhawks Fundraising ( edit ) <Th_colspan="4"> Campaign finance reports as of June 30 , 2018 Candidate ( party ) Total receipts Total disbursements Cash on hand Bill Daley $1,700 , 00.00 $435,000.00 $1,225,000.00 Garry McCarthy $745,000.00 $478,000.00 $267,000.00 Lori Lightfoot $665,000.00 $265,000.00 $400,000.00 Willie Wilson $665,000.00 - - Gery Chico $519,000.00 $294,000.00 $225,000.00 Paul Vallas $465,000.00 $153,000.00 $312,000.00 Toni Preckwinkle $339,372.82 $89,372.82 $250,000.00 Dorothy Brown $75,303.00 $25,303.00 $60,000.00 Neal Sales - Griffin $18,350.00 - - Troy LaRaviere $14,162.00 - - Ja'Mal Green $13,750.00 - - Amara Enyia $387.54 - - <Th_colspan="2"> Source : Polls ( edit ) Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Dorothy Brown Bill Daley Rahm Emanuel Chuy Garcia Luis Gutierrez Jerry Joyce Lori Lightfoot Valerie Jarrett Garry McCarthy Susana Mendoza Rick Munoz Toni Preckwinkle Kurt Summers Paul Vallas Willie Wilson Other Undecided Raba Research September 10 4 % - - - - 21 % - 10 % - 18 % - - 16 % 4 % 10 % - 7 % 15 % PPP , Toni Preckwinkle ( D ) September 9 600 4.9 % - - - - - - - - 13 % - - 25 % - 16 % 10 % - 19 % We Ask America September 4 1,128 3.0 % - 1.8 % - 3.9 % - 3.2 % 9.6 % 6.6 % 16.8 % 1.4 % 1.4 % 4.6 % - 10.1 % 15.1 % 8.7 % 16.8 % PPP August 722 5.0 % - - 24 % - - - - - 11 % - - - - 10 % - - - Lori Lightfoot ( D ) July 7 -- 9 800 0 % 15 % - 34 % - - - 3 % - 16 % - - - - 9 % - - - Hypothetical polling Emanuel vs. Brown ( edit ) Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Rahm Emanuel Dorothy Brown Not sure Public Policy Polling August 722 7.0 % 43 % 26 % 31 % Emanuel vs. Lightfoot ( edit ) Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Rahm Emanuel Lori Lightfoot Not sure Public Policy Polling August 722 12.0 % 38 % 33 % 20 % Lori Lightfoot ( D ) July 7 -- 9 800 0 % 40 % 50 % - Emanuel vs. McCarthy ( edit ) Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Rahm Emanuel Garry McCarthy Not sure Public Policy Polling August 722 7.0 % 38 % 37 % 25 % Emanuel vs. Vallas ( edit ) Poll source Date ( s ) administered Sample size Margin of error Rahm Emanuel Paul Vallas Not sure Public Policy Polling August 722 11.0 % 33 % 39 % 28 % References ( edit ) Jump up ^ Ruthhart , Bill . `` Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says he wo n't run for re-election next year '' . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 4 September 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Amid federal investigation , Dorothy Brown to run for mayor '' . Chicago Sun - Times . Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 19 . ^ Jump up to : Spielman , Fran . `` Who 's gunning to take a run at a vulnerable Rahm Emanuel ? '' . Chicago Sun - Times . Retrieved 30 January 2018 . ^ Jump up to : `` How Rahm Emanuel 's surprise might shake up Chicago 's mayoral race '' . Retrieved 5 September 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Ruthhart , John Byrne , Bill . `` 2011 mayoral candidate Gery Chico to get into crowded Chicago mayor 's race to succeed Rahm Emanuel '' . ^ Jump up to : Pratt , John Byrne , Gregory . `` What does Rahm Emanuel 's decision mean for the Chicago mayor 's race ? Who 's in so far , and who 's out '' . Retrieved 5 September 2018 . Jump up ^ Schulte , Sarah ( 14 September 2018 ) . `` Bill Daley to run for Chicago mayor '' . Jump up ^ Ruthhart , Bill . `` Bill Daley , who replaced Emanuel as Obama 's chief of staff , running for Chicago mayor '' . Jump up ^ `` Amara Enyia '' . Seriously Badass Women . Retrieved 2018 - 08 - 29 . Jump up ^ staff , Chicago Tribune . `` Morning Spin : Amara Enyia marks 11th challenger to enter crowded race against Mayor Rahm Emanuel '' . chicagotribune.com . Retrieved 2018 - 08 - 29 . Jump up ^ Preston , Charles ( September 26 , 2018 ) . `` An Interview With Rep. LaShawn K. Ford : Will He Run For Mayor '' . Chicago Defender . Retrieved October 25 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Simonette , Matt ( April 15 , 2018 ) . `` Activist Green to announce 2019 mayoral bid '' . Windy City Times . Retrieved April 16 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Pratt , Gregory ( August 29 , 2018 ) . `` Former Daley ally 's son signals mayoral run , would be Mayor Rahm Emanuel 's 12th challenger '' . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved September 4 , 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Arriaga , Alexandra ; Thorp , Adam ; Ali , Tanveer ( October 15 , 2018 ) . `` Rahm 's out -- Latest list of Chicago mayoral candidates who are in , considering '' . Chicago Sun Times . Retrieved October 25 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Neela - Stock , Siobhan ( May 30 , 2018 ) . `` South Side Native John Kozlar , 29 , Running for Chicago Mayor '' . Chicago Tonight . WTTW . Retrieved July 17 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Ruthhart , Bill ( January 18 , 2018 ) . `` LaRaviere launches campaign website , takes shots at Emanuel '' . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 10 , 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Ruthhart , Bill ( November 17 , 2017 ) . `` Emanuel 's 2019 mayoral foes : LaRaviere in , ' Chuy ' close , McCarthy warmer '' . The Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 30 January 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Lori Lightfoot to Announce Run for Chicago Mayor '' . Jump up ^ Ruthart , Bill ; Dardick , Hal ( September 17 , 2018 ) . `` Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle to announce run for Chicago mayor this week '' . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 25 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Spielman , Fran ( September 17 , 2018 ) . `` Ald . Sawyer says Preckwinkle will join crowded mayoral field this week '' . Chicago Sun - Times . Retrieved October 25 , 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Matthew Roney : The Garden Party Candidate '' . www.crowdpac.com . Retrieved 5 September 2018 . Jump up ^ Mihalopoulos , Dan . `` Mayor Rahm Emanuel has a challenger '' . Chicago Sun - Times . Retrieved 11 March 2018 . Jump up ^ Sneed , Michael ( March 28 , 2018 ) . `` ' He 's in it to win ' : Paul Vallas joins mayoral race '' . Chicago Sun - Times . Retrieved March 30 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Strausburg , Chinta ( March 29 , 2018 ) . `` Dr. Willie Wilson throw hat into mayoral ring '' . Chicago Crusader . Retrieved March 30 , 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announces he wo n't seek re-election '' . CNN . Retrieved 2018 - 09 - 04 . ^ Jump up to : `` Alderman Munoz Says He Or Chuy Garcia Will Run For Mayor '' . 5 September 2018 . ^ Jump up to : Kapos , Shia ; Ross , Garrett ( September 5 , 2018 ) . `` Why EMANUEL 's exiting the race -- Who 's GETTING IN '' . Politico . Retrieved September 5 , 2018 . ^ Jump up to : `` Chance The Rapper Openly Muses About Potential Run for Chicago Mayor '' . YAHOO ! . Retrieved 2018 - 10 - 15 . ^ Jump up to : `` Chance the Rapper not running for Chicago mayor ; endorses Amara Enyia '' . 16 October 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Will ' Chuy ' run ? Gutierrez aims to draft Garcia after bowing out of mayor 's race '' . Jump up ^ `` Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan wo n't run for Chicago mayor : source '' . Jump up ^ `` Illinois Sunshine on Twitter '' . Jump up ^ `` Error Display '' . www.elections.il.gov . Jump up ^ Ruthhart , Bill ; Mahr , Joe ( March 20 , 2018 ) . `` Jubilant ' Chuy ' Garcia cruises to victory in race to succeed Gutierrez '' . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 23 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Byrne , John . `` ' Chuy for Chicago ' political committee created to raise money for potential Garcia mayoral run '' . Jump up ^ `` Garcia 's exit a boon to Preckwinkle -- and an opening for Mendoza '' . Jump up ^ Pratt , John Byrne , Bill Ruthhart , Gregory . `` Rep. Luis Gutierrez wo n't run for Chicago mayor , calls on Jesus ' Chuy ' Garcia to seek the office instead '' . Jump up ^ `` Valerie Jarrett not running for mayor , will endorse someone with ' track record ' '' . Jump up ^ `` Ra Joy Among Potential Mayoral Candidates With Kennedy Ties '' . NBC Chicago . Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 19 . Jump up ^ `` Lightfoot shakes off `` ingrate '' label at campaign launch `` . Chicago Sun - Times . Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 19 . ^ Jump up to : `` Gery Chico joins race for mayor of Chicago : ' I 'm going to do it ' '' . Jump up ^ `` Chicago Tribune on Twitter '' . Jump up ^ `` Potential mayoral run by Susana Mendoza gains steam as supporters pass petitions '' . Jump up ^ https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/susana-mendoza-touted-for-chicago-mayor-commits-to-four-years/article_cb4edf10-f3cf-5108-ac50-bda1f0d860b9.html Jump up ^ `` Error Display '' . www.elections.il.gov . Jump up ^ `` Illinois Sunshine on Twitter '' . Jump up ^ Dardick , Hal ( 5 September 2018 ) . `` Cook County Clerk David Orr considers run for Chicago mayor : ' The city needs to go in a different direction ' '' . chicagotribune.com . Online . Retrieved 5 September 2018 . Jump up ^ Byrne , John ; Pratt , Gregory ( September 11 , 2018 ) . `` Aldermen consider City Council chaos when Mayor Rahm Emanuel leaves office : ' Darth Vader is now gone ' '' . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved September 11 , 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Candidate Disclosure Search '' . www.elections.il.gov . Jump up ^ `` Illinois Sunshine on Twitter '' . Jump up ^ `` Candidate Disclosure Search '' . www.elections.il.gov . Jump up ^ `` Illinois Sunshine on Twitter '' . Jump up ^ `` Quigley not running for Chicago mayor : ' I do n't make this choice lightly ' '' . Jump up ^ `` Former Gov. Pat Quinn wo n't run for Chicago mayor , will keep pursuing term limits '' . Retrieved 5 September 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Ald . Carlos Ramirez - Rosa 🌹 on Twitter '' . Retrieved 5 September 2018 . Jump up ^ Esposito , Stefano . `` Sen. Kwame Raoul picks up another key endorsement in AG race '' . Chicago Sun - Times . Retrieved 30 January 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Ald . Sawyer says Preckwinkle will join crowded mayoral field this week '' . Jump up ^ `` City treasurer not running for re-election -- or for mayor , either '' . Jump up ^ `` Pat Tomasulo is NOT running for Mayor of Chicago '' . WGN - TV . 2018 - 04 - 10 . Retrieved 2018 - 10 - 17 . Jump up ^ `` Ricketts family may not like Ald . Tom Tunney -- but Wirtz does '' . Crain 's Chicago Business . Jump up ^ `` City Clerk Anna Valencia steers clear of Chicago mayoral race '' . Jump up ^ Kass , John . `` Reformer Waguespack talks mayoral challenge to Rahm '' . chicagotribune.com . Retrieved 2018 - 07 - 19 . Jump up ^ Schulte , Sarah ( 10 September 2018 ) . `` Will Toni Preckwinkle run for Chicago mayor ? '' . Jump up ^ `` Jesse White , Ald . Walter Burnett not running for mayor '' . Jump up ^ `` Kanye West pays Amara Enyia 's $74 K debt '' . 22 October 2018 . Jump up ^ Ruthhart , Bill ; Byrne , John ( May 10 , 2018 ) . `` Lightfoot launches Chicago mayoral bid against Emanuel , who appointed her to key policing posts '' . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 29 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Rudy Giuliani ( @ RudyGiuliani ) ( August 5 , 2018 ) . `` Let 's get on board for Jerry McCarthy '' ( Tweet ) -- via Twitter . Jump up ^ Ahern , Mary Ann ( July 17 , 2018 ) . `` Surprise Endorsement : Activist Andrew Holmes Supports Former Top Cop Gary McCarthy For Mayor '' . NBC Chicago . Retrieved July 31 , 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Toni Preckwinkle Announces Bid for Chicago Mayor '' . WWTW . Retrieved April 21 , 2018 . Jump up ^ Miller , Rich ( October 22 , 2018 ) . `` Kanye West contributes to Chance - backed mayoral candidate Amara Enyia '' . Capitol Fax . Retrieved October 23 , 2018 . Jump up ^ `` Blackhawks ' Wirtz is behind Vallas ' fundraising breakaway in mayor 's race '' . Retrieved 5 September 2018 . Jump up ^ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bill-daley-toni-preckwinkle-susana-mendoza-20181025-story.html Jump up ^ `` It 's a wide - open race to replace Emanuel , survey says '' . Crain 's Chicago Business . Jump up ^ `` Poll : Preckwinkle Leads Early Field in Mayor 's Race '' . ^ Jump up to : `` New POLLING in Chicago mayor 's race -- Wife of tea partier JOE WALSH named to SAUER seat -- KONKOL 's back and writing '' . POLITICO . Retrieved 5 September 2018 . ^ Jump up to : `` Poll for challenger Lightfoot shows Rahm 's 2019 re-election bid in big trouble '' . Retrieved 5 September 2018 . Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chicago_mayoral_election,_2019&oldid=866298766 '' Categories : February 2019 events in the United States Mayoral elections in Chicago United States mayoral elections , 2019 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Simple English Edit links This page was last edited on 29 October 2018 , at 14 : 37 ( UTC ) . About Wikipedia