2022 Chicago Election Results

While votes are still being tallied to determine political party control of the U.S. Congress, the Chicago Board of Elections has released its unofficial results following the November 8 Midterm Election. Here are some highlights:

Overall turnout in the city was far lower than it was for the previous Midterm Election in 2018. Of 1.5 million registered voters, 668,000 voted this year (43%) compared to 912,000 (61%) four years ago.

Democratic candidates for statewide office far out-performed candidates from other political parties, garnering 80% of the votes cast citywide for the offices of governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, comptroller, and treasurer. 

The proposed amendment to the Illinois state constitution that would allow collective bargaining and union representation got nearly 430,000 votes for a total of 80% of the ballots cast on this issue in Chicago. The proposal to increase funding for Cook County Forest Preserves got 408,000 votes for a total of 74% of ballots cast in the city of Chicago.

More than 93% of voters from 46 precincts in three wards cast ballots in favor of reopening mental health wards, and more than 79% from 8 precincts in four wards cast ballots to preserve trees in Jackson and South Shore Parks. Read the full unofficial Board of Elections report.