2027 Chicago mayoral election

The **2027 Chicago mayoral election** will be held on February 23, 2027, to elect the mayor of Chicago. If no candidate win a majority of votes, a runoff election will be held on April 6, 2027.

### Declared

|scope="col"|Candidate|scope="col"|Experience|scope="col"|Announced|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
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|**Founder and CEO of Holberg Financial (2015–present)**|Website|||||||
|**Treasurer of Cook County (1998–present)** Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (1990–1998)||||||||
|**U.S. Representative from Illinois's 5th congressional district (2009–present)** Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners (1998–2009)||||||||

### Expressed interest

- Rahm Emanuel, former mayor (2011–2019), senior advisor to Bill Clinton (1993–1998), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from IL–5 (2003–2009), White House Chief of Staff (2009–2010), and U.S. ambassador to Japan (2022–2025)
- Susana Mendoza, Illinois comptroller (2016–present), former member of the Illinois House of Representatives (2001–2011) and Chicago city clerk (2011–2016), and 2019 mayoral candidate
- Liam Stanton, technological executive

### Potential

The following individuals have received media speculation as being prospective candidates:
- Kam Buckner, member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 26th district (2019–present), 2023 mayoral candidate
- Bill Conway, Chicago City Council alderman (2023–present) and 2020 Cook County state's attorney candidate
- Alexi Giannoulias,  treasurer of Illinois (2007–2011), Illinois secretary of state (2023–present) and 2010 Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate
- Luis Gutiérrez, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th congressional district (1993–2019)
- Brian K. Hopkins, Chicago City Council alderman from the 2nd ward (2015–present)
- Janice K. Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public Schools (2017–2021)
- Brandon Johnson, incumbent mayor (2023–present) and former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 1st district (2018–2023)
- Raymond Lopez, Chicago City Council alderman from the 15th ward (2015–present) and 2023 mayoral candidate
- Lisa Madigan, former attorney general of Illinois (2003–2019) and member of the Illinois Senate from the 17th district (1999–2003)
- Brendan Reilly, Chicago City Council alderman from the 42nd ward (2007–present), president pro tempore of the Chicago City Council (2019–2023) and vice Mayor of Chicago (2015–2019)
- Silvana Tabares, member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 21st district (2013–2018) and Chicago City Council alderman from the 23rd ward (2018–present)
- Anna M. Valencia, Chicago city clerk (2017–present) and 2022 Illinois Secretary of State candidate
- Paul Vallas, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools (1995–2001), 2019 and 2023 mayoral candidate, 2014 Democratic lieutenant governor nominee and 2002 Democratic gubernatorial candidate
- Andre Vasquez, Chicago City Council alderman from the 40th ward (2019–present)
- Gilbert Villegas, Chicago City Council alderman from the 36th ward (2015–present)
- Willie Wilson, medical supplies company founder and perennial candidate

### Declined

- Chuy Garcia, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th congressional district (2019–present) and 2015 and 2023 mayoral candidate

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 2027 Chicago mayoral election
- **country**: Chicago
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: yes
- **previous election**: 2023 Chicago mayoral election
- **previous year**: 2023
- **next election**: 2031 Chicago mayoral election
- **next year**: 2031
- **election date**: February 23, 2027
- **title**: Mayor
- **before election**: Brandon Johnson