Chicago municipal election, 2027
Election Day is February 23, 2027. Mayor, City Clerk, City Treasurer and all 50 alderpersons.
Key dates
| Election Day | February 23, 2027 source |
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| Runoff (if needed) | April 6, 2027 |
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| Candidate filing | October 19, 2026 to October 26, 2026 source |
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| Voter registration deadline | January 26, 2027 source |
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On the ballot
All 53 seats and who holds them now
- Mayor: Brandon Johnson
- City Clerk: Anna M. Valencia
- City Treasurer: Melissa Conyears-Ervin
- Alderperson, Ward 1: Daniel La Spata
- Alderperson, Ward 2: Brian Hopkins
- Alderperson, Ward 3: Pat Dowell
- Alderperson, Ward 4: Lamont J. Robinson
- Alderperson, Ward 5: Desmon C. Yancy
- Alderperson, Ward 6: William E. Hall
- Alderperson, Ward 7: Gregory I. Mitchell
- Alderperson, Ward 8: Michelle A. Harris
- Alderperson, Ward 9: Anthony Beale
- Alderperson, Ward 10: Peter Chico
- Alderperson, Ward 11: Nicole T. Lee
- Alderperson, Ward 12: Julia M. Ramirez
- Alderperson, Ward 13: Marty Quinn
- Alderperson, Ward 14: Jeylu B. Gutierrez
- Alderperson, Ward 15: Raymond A. Lopez
- Alderperson, Ward 16: Stephanie D. Coleman
- Alderperson, Ward 17: David H. Moore
- Alderperson, Ward 18: Derrick G. Curtis
- Alderperson, Ward 19: Matthew J. O'Shea
- Alderperson, Ward 20: Jeanette B. Taylor
- Alderperson, Ward 21: Ronnie L. Mosley
- Alderperson, Ward 22: Michael D. Rodriguez
- Alderperson, Ward 23: Silvana Tabares
- Alderperson, Ward 24: Monique L. Scott
- Alderperson, Ward 25: Byron Sigcho-Lopez
- Alderperson, Ward 26: Jessica L. Fuentes
- Alderperson, Ward 27: Walter R. Burnett
- Alderperson, Ward 28: Jason C. Ervin
- Alderperson, Ward 29: Chris Taliaferro
- Alderperson, Ward 30: Ruth Cruz
- Alderperson, Ward 31: Felix Cardona, Jr.
- Alderperson, Ward 32: Scott Waguespack
- Alderperson, Ward 33: Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez
- Alderperson, Ward 34: William Conway
- Alderperson, Ward 35: Anthony J. Quezada
- Alderperson, Ward 36: Gilbert Villegas
- Alderperson, Ward 37: Emma Mitts
- Alderperson, Ward 38: Nicholas Sposato
- Alderperson, Ward 39: Samantha Nugent
- Alderperson, Ward 40: Andre Vasquez, Jr.
- Alderperson, Ward 41: Anthony V. Napolitano
- Alderperson, Ward 42: Brendan Reilly
- Alderperson, Ward 43: Timothy R. Knudsen
- Alderperson, Ward 44: Bennett R. Lawson
- Alderperson, Ward 45: James M. Gardiner
- Alderperson, Ward 46: Angela Clay
- Alderperson, Ward 47: Matthew J. Martin
- Alderperson, Ward 48: Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth
- Alderperson, Ward 49: Maria E. Hadden
- Alderperson, Ward 50: Debra L. Silverstein
Offices
- Mayor
- City Clerk
- City Treasurer
- Alderperson, all 50 wards
How it works
- Nonpartisan: candidates run without party labels.
- A candidate who wins a majority on February 23 is elected; otherwise the top two meet in the April 6 runoff.
- Regular registration closes January 26; Illinois also offers online registration through February 7 and grace-period registration after that. For the runoff, regular registration closes March 9.
Candidates so far
Mayor
- John Kelly · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Alexi Giannoulias · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Matt Brewer · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Willie L. Wilson · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Mike Quigley · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Brandon Johnson · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Susana A. Mendoza · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Lisa Nee · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- William J. Quinlan · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- John Kitover · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Maria Pappas · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Joe Holberg · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Zoe X. Ma · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Danielle Carter-Walters · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- George A. Cardenas · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Jessica "Jesse" Maronto · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
City Clerk
City Treasurer
72 more races, 234 candidates
Alderperson, Ward 1
Alderperson, Ward 2
Alderperson, Ward 3
Alderperson, Ward 4
Alderperson, Ward 5
Alderperson, Ward 6
Alderperson, Ward 7
- Gregory I. Mitchell · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Nathaniel A. Pendleton · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Sheila Gunn-Ward · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Radyn Franc · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Samuel C. Sparks · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Cher Phillips · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Alderperson, Ward 8
- Michelle A. Harris · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Yolonda Mack · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Jimmy Darnell Jones Aka Jaye Jones · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Ruthie Moore · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Brittney Bee Gault · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Alderperson, Ward 9
Alderperson, Ward 10
Alderperson, Ward 11
Alderperson, Ward 12
Alderperson, Ward 13
Alderperson, Ward 14
Alderperson, Ward 15
Alderperson, Ward 16
Alderperson, Ward 17
- David H. Moore · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Timothy "Tim" Thomas, Jr. · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Raynetta Greenleaf · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Theodore Fulton Thompson · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- James 'baldie' Steward · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Alderperson, Ward 18
- Derrick G. Curtis · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Joshua Barksdale · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- M. Artemiza "Tammy" Chavez · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Glenford Flowers Jr. · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Nicole Allison · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Toni C. Galloway · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Alderperson, Ward 19
Alderperson, Ward 20
- Jeanette B Taylor · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Tshey Gebre · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Andre Smith · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Jennifer O. Maddox · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Jarquetta Egeston · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Alderperson, Ward 21
Alderperson, Ward 22
Alderperson, Ward 23
Alderperson, Ward 24
Alderperson, Ward 25
- Leonardo "Leo" Quintero · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Aida Flores · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Ian Watkins · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Chula C. Ortiz · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Miguel Chacon · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Byron Sigcho-Lopez · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Nubia Batista Willman · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Alderperson, Ward 26
Alderperson, Ward 27
- Walter "Red" Burnett · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Mary Eason · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Nate Cornell · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Tyhesha C. Haynes · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Dan Olas · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Alderperson, Ward 28
Alderperson, Ward 29
Alderperson, Ward 30
Alderperson, Ward 31
Alderperson, Ward 32
Alderperson, Ward 33
Alderperson, Ward 34
Alderperson, Ward 35
Alderperson, Ward 36
Alderperson, Ward 37
- Emma M. Mitts · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Carmelita P. Earls · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Michael Patrick Murphy · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Kobey Lofton · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Howard Ray · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Alderperson, Ward 38
Alderperson, Ward 39
Alderperson, Ward 40
Alderperson, Ward 41
Alderperson, Ward 42
Alderperson, Ward 43
Alderperson, Ward 44
Alderperson, Ward 45
Alderperson, Ward 46
Alderperson, Ward 47
Alderperson, Ward 48
Alderperson, Ward 49
Alderperson, Ward 50
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 1st District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 2nd District
- Ephraim Lee · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Dartavous Dorsey · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Alexander Perez · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Coston Plummer · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Sandie A. Norman · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 3rd District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 4th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 5th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 6th District
- Brian K. Metcalf · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Aisha Humphries · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Robert E. Pincham Jr. · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- David Boykin · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Ciera Whitaker · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 7th District
- Teresa R. Chandler · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Joseph G. Williams · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Dion McGill · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Robert Walker · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Patricia Williams · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 8th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 9th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 10th District
- Robbie Johnson · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Alexia Luna · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Ken Alvarado · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Crystal Redditt · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Manuel AndrÉS BeltrÁN · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Kiisha Smith · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 11th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 12th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 14th District
- Christopher M. Laurent · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Steve Jensen · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Hector Villafuerte · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Nia-Blessing S. Armstrong · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- David Canario · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Siobhan Peterson-Quinn · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 15th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 16th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 17th District
- Elizabeth "Beth" Rochford · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Lisa Levy · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Patrick "Paddy" Lindley · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Linda Rogel · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- John Murphy · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Christina Pilto · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 18th District
- Karen Kane · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Brad Kessler · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Joe Vietri · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Sandra Bercovitz · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Saleshea M Peterson · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 19th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 20th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 22nd District
- Lee Bielecki · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Paul Mulchrone · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Douglas Crowley · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Donald J McAvoy III · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Americia Huckabee · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Andre Pate · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 24th District
Council Member, Chicago Police Department 25th District
- Carlos J. Vasquez, Jr. · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Gumersindo "David" Rivera · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Angelica Green · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Geary Yonker · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Allyssa Bujdoso · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
- Patrick J. Gibbons II · Filed with the election office: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, October 30, 2026
Listed in ballot order.
As of November 4, 2026. Petitions filed; candidates can still be removed by objection before the Board certifies the ballot (about December 17, 2026). Names in ballot order. How we list candidates before the official list.
More candidates
Filing closed October 26, 2026. We'll list the candidates once the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners publishes the official list, with each one's record, funding and, where research allows, their place on the left–right spectrum.
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