2015 Chicago mayoral election

An election took place on February 24, 2015, to elect the mayor of Chicago. The election was non-partisan and no candidate received a majority. A runoff election was held between the top two finishers (both Democrats) on April 7, 2015, and resulted in the reelection of incumbent mayor Rahm Emanuel. The elections were concurrent with the 2015 Chicago aldermanic elections.

Emanuel ran for reelection, seeking a second term in office. In the first round, Emanuel received 46% of the vote and Democratic Cook County Commissioner Jesús "Chuy" García received 34%. Because no candidate received a majority, a runoff was held. In the runoff, Emanuel received 56.23% of the vote, winning the election. Garcia received 43.77% of the vote. 2015 was the first time the election advanced to a runoff since mayoral elections became non-partisan in 1999.

Ran

 * Rahm Emanuel, incumbent mayor
 * Bob Fioretti, Chicago City Alderman
 * Jesús "Chuy" García, Cook County Commissioner and former state senator
 * William "Dock" Walls, community activist, businessman, former aide to Mayor Harold Washington and perennial candidate
 * Willie Wilson, medical supply company executive

Write-in candidates

 * William H. Calloway
 * Christopher Ware
 * Mary Vann

Withdrew

 * Frederick Collins, Chicago police officer
 * Amara Enyia, urban affairs consultant and community activist
 * William J. Kelly, political activist, columnist and Republican candidate for Illinois Comptroller in 2010 and 2014
 * Gerald Sconyers
 * Robert Shaw, former Chicago City Alderman and former commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review

Removed

 * Fenton Patterson, perennial candidate

Declined

 * Leslie Hairston, Chicago City Alderman
 * Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union
 * Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
 * Kwame Raoul, state senator
 * Scott Waguespack, Chicago city alderman

Polling

 * * Internal poll for the Rahm Emanuel campaign

Results by ward
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Polling

 * * Internal poll for the Rahm Emanuel campaign

Results by ward
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