Municipal Election 2023 Report
Mail-in and provisional ballots are still being counted a week after the Municipal Election on February 28. Following is an overview of the election results as of Monday, March 6. As additional ballots are included in the final vote count, there may be some minor changes of final numbers.
See the Chicago Board of Elections website for a full listing of election results.
Overall Turnout
The turnout for the election was 35.5%. This is similar to turnouts for February Municipal Elections since 2015.
Mayor
No single candidate for mayor received more than 50% of the total number of ballots cast. Therefore, there will be a runoff election for the entire city on April 4 between the two highest vote getters: Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson. Vallas received slightly over 184,000 votes (33.0%). Johnson received over 120,000 votes (21.6%). Finishing In third place was Lori Lightfoot with almost 94,000 votes (16.8%).
Chicago City Clerk and Chicago City Treasurer
There was no opposition in the races for city clerk and city treasurer. The incumbents—Anna Valencia and Melissa Conyears-Ervin—were reelected.
Alderpersons
Incumbent alderpersons were reelected in 32 wards.
New alderpersons were elected in four wards: 14, 26, 34, and 44.
There will be runoff elections for alderpersons in 14 wards. Four of these races include incumbents: 1*, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11*, 21, 24, 30, 36*, 43, 45*, 46, and 48 (*indicates that the incumbent is in the runoff).
See our summary of aldermanic races.
Police Advisory Council Elections
The top three candidates for each of the 22 Police Districts were elected. Vote totals were high in several districts. More than 100,000 votes were cast for Police District Counselors in the 16th and 19th Districts; more than 50,000 ballots were cast in the 12th, 17th, 18th, and 22nd Districts. Districts 1, 6 and 14 had only two candidates on the ballot.
Tentative Dates for Runoff Election
March 15: Early Voting at Supersite and Board offices
March 19: Last day for online voter registration (in-person registration is available through Election Day)
March 20: Early Voting & Registration opens in all 50 wards
March 30: Last day to apply for Vote By Mail ballot
April 4: Election Day (6 am–7 pm)