Sawyer comes from a family of political leaders, with his father Eugene serving as Chicagos mayor after the death of Harold Washington. Tuesdays election is the culmination of a yearlong mayoral election season where attacks have grown increasingly hostile as the two candidates have tried to paint each other as too radical to lead the nations third-largest city. The latest figures from the Chicago Board of Elections show a 13.3% turnout in the 16th Ward as of 1 p.m. making it one of four wards below 15% at the time. And turnout in Hispanic majority wards was as anemic as it had been on Feb. 28. While some have said there isnt enough advertising around Election Day, Alvarez disagrees and said the city does a good job of getting the word out. It looks like areas that voted for Vallas in February are voting at the highest levels and areas that potentially could go for Brandon Johnson are not seeing an increase in voter turnout. I want to say its a new day in the 6th Ward. Lora Chamberlain brought her beagle, Donna, with her to vote at Stephen Hayt Elementary School in the 48th Ward on Tuesday morning. An election for Mayor of Indianapolis is scheduled to be held on November 7, 2023. While Simmons said both mayoral candidates are fairly decent, but voted for Johnson because he understands what people are going through living in an impoverished community on the West Side. After a poll ran by the Congressman showed him beating incumbent mayor Lori Lightfoot in a two-way race, U.S. Rep. Chuy Garcia is mulling a run for mayor, NBC 5's Mary Ann Ahern reports. Apr 05, 2023 at 9:45 pm. Scott was appointed to replace her brother Michael Scott, Jr., but she said after today, the community has spoken that they want her to stick around. Its probably the long history of corruption in the city and the state, Alvarez said. Dysoin also mentioned the lack of car ownership in the neighborhood being a barrier to getting to the polls. But she says the election is just a snapshot, its more about what they can do once in office. 2023 Chicago mayoral candidates answer Tribune questionnaire The filing deadline for this election was November 28, 2022. Lee refused to say whether or not Chicago would have to wait for late arriving mail in ballots to be counted before knowing definitively whom its next mayor will be. The candidates come from opposite ideological ends of the Democratic Party, with Mr. Vallas calling for a crackdown on crime and Mr. Johnson seeking expanded social programs and new taxes. The ward which includes Chatham, Park Manor and Grand Crossing still has 1,280 mail-in ballots that havent been returned, which was less than the gap in votes between candidates. He was elected to the City Council in 2011 and represents the 6th Ward on the citys Far South Side. He ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2002, losing to Rod Blagojevich in the Democratic primary, for lieutenant governor in 2016 losing alongside Pat Quinn to Bruce Rauner, and for mayor in 2019. Hed like to see a larger police presence and incentives to keep current officers on the force. Mayor Lori Lightfoot (Armando L. Sanchez / Chicago Tribune). We put in a lot of blood, sweat and tears into organizing work. Kirk Simmons was among a handful of voters casting ballots at Higgins Community Academy in West Pullman Tuesday morning. Vallas is the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, and has also run in several statewide races, losing the Democratic gubernatorial primary in 2002 and losing the 2014 governors race as Pat Quinns running mate. Ive seen [Lees] hard work over the past year, Mah said. Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas delivers his concession speaks during his mayoral runoff election party at the Hyatt Regencys Recency Ballroom, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Skip to content. We have the better operation out today. Wilson, who has owned a series of McDonalds franchises and various companies, has a long history of running for office in Chicago, with mayoral runs in 2015 and 2019 and a run for Senate in 2020. With Lees victory and Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth apparently on track to win in the 48th Ward on the North Side, the number of Asian American City Council members could grow to two. Chicago mayoral election 2023: Meet the candidates (from left) Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas address supporters at each mayoral candidate's respective watch party, Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Johnson ended up winning the race, but we do know that much of the Black establishment had backed Vallas. For an interactive map version of the ward-by-ward mayoral race results, click here. He added that when he calls the alderwomans office with an issue, they always address it quickly. Sharkey said the citys progressive movement will still have to fight for recognition but thats a new, welcome fight. In less than one month, nine mayoral candidates will duke it out in an effort to ascend to Chicago's highest office, with the 2023 election kicking into high gear. I think the people who make corporate opinion, I think corporate money and I think the bureaucracyof the city is largely going to be against that program. Willie Wilson, who owns a medical supply company, is known for his gas and food giveaways and for helping people pay their property taxes.