Its been a smooth and orderly Election Day so far, he said. I-55 Shut Down in Both Directions Due to Large Crash' Amid Dust Storm in South-Central Illinois, Blowing Dust Warning' Issued in Illinois After Dust Storm Causes Large I-55 Crash, Portillo's Adds New Menu Item to Restaurants Nationwide and It's Now Available, How Much Could You Get in New $725M Facebook Settlement? Jess G. Garca, a congressman and mayoral candidate, and Julia Ramirez, who was running for . Mayoral candidates, top row from left: State Rep. Kam Buckner, U.S. Rep. Jess "Chuy" Garca, Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Ald. While some races may be determined before the nights end, others such as the mayoral race may not be known until days after the election, when most of the mail-in ballots are counted. In North Lawndale, Monique Scott supporters gathered at Soul and sipped on drinks named Mo for the Win and The Alderwoman while awaiting results. He has also served in the Illinois Senate and on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, and gained local fame for supporting Bernie Sanders in the 2016 and 2020 elections. Jason Lee, a senior adviser to the Johnson campaign, was ecstatic about his candidates performance. With 97% of precincts reporting, Johnson had 51.2% of the vote to 48.8% for Vallas a margin of just 12,993 votes out of 541,783 cast. With 91% of precincts reporting, Clay was carrying 55.3% of the vote compared to 44.7% for business executive Kim Walz, a former aide to U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley. Garcia worked his way up to Congress over the following three decades. Businessman Willie Wilson (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune). Regardless of who wins, Silver said she wants public safety to be improved in the city. Theres been a slight bump in voter turnout so far for Tuesdays runoff race compared to the February election, said Max Bever, director of public information for the Chicago Board of Elections, in an afternoon update. Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune). Chico won 40 percent of the vote in last Februarys municipal election, with Guajuardo coming a distant second in a crowded field, getting 27 percent of the vote. Bever said those votes will be included in the results announced tonight. That is, if they voted. For Thomas, the decision in the aldermanic runoff was easy: she said Gilbert Villegas, current 36th Ward alderperson, helped clean up her neighborhood and spoke to people whod been leaving trash in the area after her mom contacted his office. Tuesdays election is the culmination of a yearlong mayoral election season where attacks have grown increasingly hostile as the two candidates have tried to paint each other as too radical to lead the nations third-largest city. At one table sits two cousins and an aunt and uncle of Brandon Johnson. And people do not appreciate what an amazing thing it is.. A small but loud group of supporters are gathering at Thirty65 on the Southeast Side. Laura Cope brought her 14-year-old son Malik Gist with her to vote at Simeon Career Academy on Tuesday. Im very certain that, based on the turnout, Paul [Vallas] will have the most votes tonight. King said she would Chicago Police Supt. Highlighting the list of contenders is incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who will seek a second term in office. Not even a slew of endorsements from high-profile Democrats featured in Vallas television commercials including retired Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, retired U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush and U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin were enough to erase that perception. JaMal Green is a community activist and entrepreneur who made a name for himself during the protests over the Chicago police murder of Laquan McDonald. The 2023 United States elections are scheduled to be held, in large part, on Tuesday, November 7, 2023. Just like last time, the Sun-Times and WBEZ will have journalists at polls and campaign parties throughout the city to provide you latest vital reporting on the election. Chico and his supporters will be gathering at the Crow Bar later tonight. The final stage of the 2023 Chicago municipal election took place Tuesday, April 4. % Paul Vallas. The congressman said the incumbent mayor has been too combative. Thomas said she didnt think the weather would make an impact on people who had a big drive to vote because her relatives braved Tuesdays rain to cast their votes. NBC 5 Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern spoke with Green about the decision. So like housing and mental health and jobs and youth, its all what public schools are about, she said. Paul Vallas Election Night party - doors opening at 7. With all precincts reporting, Gardiner had more than 55% of the vote over opponent Megan Mathias, who was down more than 1,700 votes, though there are as many as 1,992 mail-in ballots still uncounted, records show. Incumbent Lori Lightfoot, Jesus Garcia, and Brandon Johnson have received . Illinoi State Rep. Kam Buckner announced Thursday he plans to run for mayor of Chicago, throwing his hat into the ring amid a growing list of candidates. He also is the youngest candidate at age 27. She has promised to work toward expanding economic opportunity across the city and to continue her work in bolstering education, police reform and neighborhood development if elected to a second term. Ive seen [Lees] hard work over the past year, Mah said. We outperformed on the South Side in terms of the margin. Thats unfortunate, Bever said, considering that the mayoral election has a greater impact on young people than the presidential election. He moved from San Francisco about six months ago. In his victory speech, Johnson noted his election comes on the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Check out our runoff voter guide, City Council runoff coverage, and an explainer on why results might not be called tonight. They know me when they come in because Ive been sitting here every election. Primary elections will be held on May 2. Every vote counts.. The runoff showed the more conservative Paul Vallas sprinting away from statements he made about abortion rights while distancing himself from the footsie he played with Republicans. Nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties will be selected through primaries on May 16, 2023. Elections. Fighting pollution is always a concern for this ward, with heavy industry at nearly every turn. Despite holding the upper hand in the 30th Ward, Cruz said she was not calling it yet.. Tonight is the beginning of a Chicago that truly invests in all of its people. In a campaign video, Green. 10th Ward aldermanic candidate Peter Chico votes at the Henry Clay School in Chicago Tuesday, 4-4-23. The beautiful part of this campaign was that it started from a love of the community and grew with the voice of the community, Mathias said in a statement. No one can say this is nepotism, Monique Scott said to the crowd as she declared victory. Perennial candidate Willie Wilson pleaded with Black voters on Black radio to vote Vallas. Vallas took an early lead, only to have Johnson overtake him. The turnout in several majority African-American wards also appeared to be disappointing at mid-day. For an interactive map version of the ward-by-ward mayoral race results, click here. Much of her tenure has been spent leading the city through COVID-19 and dealing with high crime, which spiked dramatically in 2020. And I think were going to have to organize people and try to buildsupport for a program thats going to change things. She has drawn a number of challengers in this years race, including several members of the Chicago City Council and a host of high-profile political names that have already begun inundating the airwaves with ads seeking to separate themselves from the pack. Updated: 04/30/2023 08:58 PM EDT. At Morgan Park High School in the 19th Ward, a more consistent stream of voters entered to cast ballots. John Moore took a wonderful photo of his first morels, then played coy on where. (Hall) came and talked to us also and helped the seniors.. But now its one person, which is amazing, and shes one of us shes homegrown, born and raised here.. However, overall turnout is on track to be at about 36-38% citywide, Bever said. NBC 5 political reporter Mary Ann Ahern reports. The top two vote-getters will go to a runoff. Youre gonna have to find some kind of programs that keep young people involved in things, otherwise their only outlet is the street, Wilkinson said. Johnson received 51.4% of the vote and Vallas received 48.6%. There are also 14 City Council seats still undecided. Because this campaign has always been about building a better, stronger, safer Chicago for all the people of Chicago. She is the only woman challenging Lightfoot for the mayors seat in 2023 and is known for working to rename Lake Shore Drive to honor Jean Baptiste Point DuSable, the Black founder of Chicago as well as pushing for a minimum wage increase to $15. Johnson spent weeks pointedly refusing to commit to fully funding the Chicago Police Departments $1.94 billion budget or filling 1,700 police vacancies. Were not for defunding the police, his wife, Renee, who came to vote with him, said, but then conceded, (The police) do need to not be so loyal to each other and get rid of the ones that are bad.. An election for Mayor of Indianapolis is scheduled to be held on November 7, 2023. 82% of precincts reporting pic.twitter.com/TY4U1x8nrn, Breaking: Paul Vallas' lead is less than 2.5 percentage points with two-thirds of the precincts counted.|51.23% to 48.77%https://t.co/dX6kzO1Mb9. If no one gets more than 50% of the vote on Feb. 28, a runoff between the top two will take place April 4, with inauguration set for May. Former Chicago Teachers Union President Jesse Sharkey, who has gone back to teaching 9th grade civics at South Shore high school, said its profoundly gratifying to see a CTU-backed candidate, Brandon Johnson, on the cusp of taking City Hall more than a decade after social justice-oriented leaders took over the union. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2002, losing to Rod Blagojevich in the Democratic primary, for lieutenant governor in 2016 losing alongside Pat Quinn to Bruce Rauner, and for mayor in 2019. Supporters of 11th Ward aldermanic candidate Anthony Ciaravino trickled into Stockyards Garage in New City, where they gathered just over a month prior as Ciaravino secured his position in the runoff against Lori Lightfoot appointee Ald. In the other race, Ruth Cruz received over 51% of votes against Jessica Gutirrez, also with all precincts reporting. About a block away, Johnson said he felt confident he would be victorious. We need a change, Smith said of both the mayoral and aldermanic offices. The 24th Ward alderwoman said being at this West Side restaurant is particularly meaningful to her because eight years ago we didnt have this.. Kendra Holyfield and her daughter Kendra pose in front of 16th Ward polling place, Perkins Bass Elementary School in Englewood. We worked our butts off. pic.twitter.com/eyCpkWKGmv, Addressing his supporters at the Stockyards Garage, Ciaravino said Its not easy, I wasnt prepared to make a concession speech tonight [but] we did some amazing things.. State Rep. Theresa Mah was among the supporters. Dantzler is not going to concede anything, spokesman Sean Howard said Tuesday night. CTU President Stacy Davis Gates took the stage ahead of Johnson to cheers and chants of Stacy! Dean and Renee Thompson voted at Morgan Park High School on Tuesday morning. On this very day 55 years ago, Dr. King stood on a balcony. Sophia King, Ald. With the city heavily split during this election cycle, it came down to less than 20,000 votes between the two candidates as of Wednesday morning. This has been an unfortunate trend with young people decade over decade, with 18 to 24 year olds voting less, he said. Monique Scott (24th) stands outside of her ward office on the West Side, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Shes very thorough.. and extremely transparent about all the work she does, and thats the kind of partner I want to have at the city level because theres a big overlap in the constituents we serve.. Brandon Johnson walks on stage with his family to speak at his election night party at the Marriott Marquis Chicago after defeating Paul Vallas in the mayoral runoff election. Whitt, a teacher at Monroe Elementary School, conceded shortly after 9 p.m. 29th WardMeanwhile, Ald. Mayor Lori Lightfoot crisscrossed Chicago to kick off her re-election campaign, acknowledging public safety is the top issue and doubling down on her support for police Supt. pic.twitter.com/LZkXJxoL2U, 11th: With nearly 87% of precincts reporting, Lee has a solid lead with 62% of the vote.4th: Lamont Robinson leading Prentice Butler with 66% of vote (78% reporting)5th: Martina Hone and Desmon Yancy are within 1 percentage point of each other (76% reporting), Scott free?Ald. Vallas thank you list includes Sen. Dick Durbin, former Secretary of State Jesse White, Congressman Bobby Rush, former Senate Pres. Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson could be on a path to becoming Chicagos 57th mayor, after taking a razor-thin lead over Paul Vallas in Tuesdays election. I want to say its a new day in the 6th Ward. Its a right, its a privilege and its an honor, Wilkinson said. To repopulate South and West Side communities, Green suggests the city issue $1 billion in annual revenue bonds to create up to 10,000 new homeowners through assistance with down payments and closing costs. While Simmons said both mayoral candidates are fairly decent, but voted for Johnson because he understands what people are going through living in an impoverished community on the West Side. And the kids is the future.. Wilson, who has owned a series of McDonalds franchises and various companies, has a long history of running for office in Chicago, with mayoral runs in 2015 and 2019 and a run for Senate in 2020. You can read more about Wilson on his campaign website. Monique Scott secured nearly 67% of the votes with 95% of the precincts reporting. An American flag and a sign that reads, Vote here, is posted on the door of a voting site at Joseph Brennemann Elementary School in the Uptown neighborhood on Election Day, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Mayor Lori Lightfoot spent millions on negative advertising in Round One to eliminate U.S. Rep. Jesus Chuy Garcia, D-Ill. Instead, he vowed to cut the police budget by $150 million by streamlining the number of non-sergeant police supervisors, closing the departments Homan Square facility, and ending the three-year, $33 million ShotSpotter contract.