2015 Chicago mayoral election facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Chicago mayoral election, 2015

← 2011 February 24 and April 7, 2015 2019 →
Turnout	34.03% 8.27 pp (first round) 41.10% 7.07 pp (second round)
Nominee Rahm Emanuel Jesús "Chuy" García Willie Wilson First round vote 218,217 160,414 50,960 First round percentage 45.63% 33.55% 10.66% Runoff vote 319,543 253,981 Runoff percentage 55.7% 44.3%   Nominee Robert Fioretti First round vote 35,363 First round percentage 7.39%
Second round results by ward: Emanuel:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% García:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Mayor before election Rahm Emanuel Elected Mayor Rahm Emanuel

An election happened on February 24, 2015 to elect the Mayor of Chicago. The election was non-partisan and no candidate got a majority.

A runoff election happened between the top two finishers (both Democrats) on April 7, 2015, and Rahm Emanuel won the election and stayed as mayor.

Emanuel was in the election, wanting to win a second term. In the first round, Emanuel got 46% of the vote and Democratic Cook County Commissioner Chuy García received 34%. In the runoff, Emanuel got 55.7% of the vote, winning the election. Garcia got 44.3% of the vote.

The runoff was very rare in the history of Chicago's mayoral races.

Candidates

• Rahm Emanuel, incumbent mayor
• Robert Fioretti, Chicago City Alderman
• Chuy García, Cook County Commissioner and former State Senator
• Willie Wilson, medical supply company executive