2023 Chicago mayoral election
Incumbent Mayor
Lori Lightfoot
An election for Mayor of Chicago is scheduled to be held on February 28, 2023. If no candidate receives a majority of votes, a runoff election will be held on April 4, 2023. Incumbent Lori Lightfoot is eligible to run for a second term in office, as there are no term limits for the office. Lightfoot was first elected in 2019 .
The election is officially non-partisan , with its winner being elected to a four-year term. It is part of the 2023 Chicago elections , which included concurrent elections for City Council, City Clerk, and City Treasurer.
Candidates [ ]
Declared [ ]
Publicly Expressed Interest [ ]
Potential [ ]
Kam Buckner , State Representative, chairman of the Illinois House Black Caucus[6]
Stacy Davis Gates, Vice President of the Chicago Teachers Union [7]
Melissa Conyears-Ervin , City treasurer of Chicago [8]
Brandon Johnson , member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners for the 1st District[7]
Raymond Lopez , Chicago alderman for the 15th Ward[9]
Mike Quigley , United States House of Representatives in Illinois's 5th congressional district [8]
Jesse Sharkey , President of the Chicago Teachers Union[10]
Willie Wilson , businessman, candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2015 and 2019 , candidate for President of the United States in 2016 , Willie Wilson Party nominee for United States Senate in 2020 [11] [6]
References [ ]
^ "John Catanzara officially retires from Chicago Police Dept, eyes mayoral run" . WGN-TV . 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-19 .{{cite web }}
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^ a b "Chicago mayoral election: New poll shows who would win between Lightfoot, Catanzara" . 16 November 2021.
^ Tahman, Bradley (2022-01-18). "Lightfoot focused on safer Chicago, reelection after 'relatively mild' COVID bout" . WGN-TV . Retrieved 2022-02-02 .
^ Spielman, Fran (6 January 2022). "Arne Duncan cracks the door open to 2023 race for mayor against Lightfoot" . Chicago Sun-Times . Retrieved 7 January 2022 .
^ "Duncan signals new interest in race against Lightfoot" . Crain's Chicago Business . 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022 .
^ a b c Flannery, Mike (January 24, 2022). "Chicago mayoral election: Lightfoot challengers could launch campaigns soon, sources say" .
^ a b Kapos, Shia; Hurst, Adrienne (5 November 2019). "Column: IIS CTU ALREADY EYEING 2023?" . Politico . Retrieved 20 April 2021 . {{cite web }}
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^ a b Spielman, Fran (30 June 2021). "Lightfoot's troubles put her under harsh spotlight — as office she holds becomes shadow of what it was" . Chicago Sun-Times . {{cite web }}
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^ Kass, John (18 June 2020). "Column: Is Ald. Raymond Lopez running against Mayor Lori Lightfoot in 2023?" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 2 July 2020 . {{cite web }}
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^ https://blockclubchicago.org/2022/02/03/chicago-teachers-union-president-jesse-sharkey-to-step-down-in-june/
^ "Willie Wilson Party may be permanent fixture" . Nadig Newspapers . 29 September 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020 .{{cite web }}
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