2019 Chicago mayoral election
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The 2019 Chicago mayoral election was the contest in which Lori Lightfoot won the mayoralty, becoming the city’s first Black woman and first openly gay mayor.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2019 Chicago municipal election | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | mayoral election ⓘ |
| ballotType | nonpartisan blanket ballot ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
city finances
ⓘ
corruption and ethics reform ⓘ education ⓘ police reform ⓘ public safety ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electionCycle | quadrennial Chicago mayoral elections ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2019-02-26 to 2019-04-02 ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters of Chicago ⓘ |
| firstRoundDate | 2019-02-26 ⓘ |
| firstRoundLeadingCandidate | Lori Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRoundSecondPlaceCandidate | Toni Preckwinkle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRoundVoteShareOfLoriLightfoot | approximately 17.5% ⓘ |
| firstRoundVoteShareOfToniPreckwinkle | approximately 16.0% ⓘ |
| governingBodyAffected | Office of the Mayor of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentAnnouncedRetirement | Rahm Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Rahm Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentRanForReelection | no ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | City of Chicago government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfBallots |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2023 Chicago mayoral election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHistoricalContext |
first time Chicago elected a Black woman as mayor
ⓘ
first time Chicago elected an openly gay person as mayor ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
Lori Lightfoot became Chicago’s first Black woman mayor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lori Lightfoot became Chicago’s first openly gay mayor ⓘ |
| numberOfFirstRoundCandidates | 14 ⓘ |
| numberOfRunoffCandidates | 2 ⓘ |
| officeholderAfterElection | Lori Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 2019 United States elections ⓘ |
| positionContested | Mayor of Chicago ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2015 Chicago mayoral election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runoffDate | 2019-04-02 ⓘ |
| runoffVoteShareOfLoriLightfoot | approximately 73.7% ⓘ |
| runoffVoteShareOfToniPreckwinkle | approximately 26.3% ⓘ |
| secondRoundCandidate |
Lori Lightfoot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toni Preckwinkle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnoutFirstRound | approximately 35.45% ⓘ |
| turnoutRunoff | approximately 33.0% ⓘ |
| type | nonpartisan election ⓘ |
| votingSystem | two-round system ⓘ |
| winner | Lori Lightfoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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2019 Chicago municipal election