2015 Chicago mayoral election

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.Bill Ruthhart and Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, April 7, 2015

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

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