2023 Chicago elections

The 2023 Chicago elections will take place in two rounds on February 28, 2023, and April 4, 2023. Elections will be held for Mayor of Chicago, City Clerk of Chicago, City Treasurer of Chicago, and all 50 members of the Chicago City Council.[1] The elections will be administered by the Chicago Board of Elections.

Mayor

Incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot is eligible to run for re-election, as there are no term limits for the office. Multiple news reports have indicated that she is pursuing re-election.[2][3][4]

John Catanzara, president of Lodge 7 of the Fraternal Order of Police, has announced his intention to run.[5][6] Raymond Lopez, a member of the Chicago City Council, is also running.[7]

Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education, expressed interest but ultimately declined to run.[8][9][10]

News reports have also suggested the following potential candidates: Stacy Davis Gates,[11] Melissa Conyears-Ervin,[12] Brandon Johnson,[11] Mike Quigley,[12] and Willie Wilson.[13]

City Clerk

Incumbent City Clerk Anna Valencia is eligible to run for re-election, as there are no term limits for the office. She is currently a candidate in the 2022 Illinois Secretary of State election.

City Treasurer

Incumbent City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin is eligible to run for re-election, as there are no term limits for the office.

City Council

All 50 seats in the City Council are up for election. This will be the first City Council election following redistricting based on the results of the 2020 United States census.[14]

References

City of Chicago Board of Ethics (November 2021). "A Guide for candidates to Elected Office of the City of Chicago for the 2023 Elections" (PDF).
Tahman, Bradley (2022-01-18). "Lightfoot focused on safer Chicago, reelection after 'relatively mild' COVID bout". WGN-TV. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
Flannery, Mike (2021-11-16). "Chicago mayoral election: New poll shows who would win between Lightfoot, Catanzara". FOX 32 Chicago. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
Kapos, Shia (2022-01-27). "Lightfoot, Foxx find 'a unity of purpose'". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
"John Catanzara officially retires from Chicago Police Dept, eyes mayoral run". WGN-TV. 2021-11-16. Archived from the original on 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
"Chicago mayoral election: New poll shows who would win between Lightfoot, Catanzara". 16 November 2021.
Kapos, Shia. "Raymond Lopez launches bid for Chicago mayor". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
Spielman, Fran (6 January 2022). "Arne Duncan cracks the door open to 2023 race for mayor against Lightfoot". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
"Duncan signals new interest in race against Lightfoot". Crain's Chicago Business. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
Spielman, Fran (2022-03-01). "Arne Duncan won't run for mayor". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
Kapos, Shia; Hurst, Adrienne (5 November 2019). "Column: IIS CTU ALREADY EYEING 2023?". Politico. Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
Spielman, Fran (30 June 2021). "Lightfoot's troubles put her under harsh spotlight — as office she holds becomes shadow of what it was". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2021-06-30.
"Willie Wilson Party may be permanent fixture". Nadig Newspapers. 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-03. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
Wall, Craig (2021-11-23). "Redrawing Chicago wards map sets off battle between Black, Latino caucuses". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

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[1] City of Chicago Board of Ethics (November 2021). "A Guide for candidates to Elected Office of the City of Chicago for the 2023 Elections" (PDF).

[2] Tahman, Bradley (2022-01-18). "Lightfoot focused on safer Chicago, reelection after 'relatively mild' COVID bout". WGN-TV. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

[3] Flannery, Mike (2021-11-16). "Chicago mayoral election: New poll shows who would win between Lightfoot, Catanzara". FOX 32 Chicago. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

[4] Kapos, Shia (2022-01-27). "Lightfoot, Foxx find 'a unity of purpose'". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

[5] "John Catanzara officially retires from Chicago Police Dept, eyes mayoral run". WGN-TV. 2021-11-16. Archived from the original on 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-19.

[who_would_win-6] "Chicago mayoral election: New poll shows who would win between Lightfoot, Catanzara". 16 November 2021.

[7] Kapos, Shia. "Raymond Lopez launches bid for Chicago mayor". POLITICO. Retrieved 2022-04-06.

[8] Spielman, Fran (6 January 2022). "Arne Duncan cracks the door open to 2023 race for mayor against Lightfoot". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

[9] "Duncan signals new interest in race against Lightfoot". Crain's Chicago Business. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

[10] Spielman, Fran (2022-03-01). "Arne Duncan won't run for mayor". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 2022-03-01.

[“Politico”-11] Kapos, Shia; Hurst, Adrienne (5 November 2019). "Column: IIS CTU ALREADY EYEING 2023?". Politico. Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

[“CST”-12] Spielman, Fran (30 June 2021). "Lightfoot's troubles put her under harsh spotlight — as office she holds becomes shadow of what it was". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2021-06-30.

[13] "Willie Wilson Party may be permanent fixture". Nadig Newspapers. 29 September 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-10-03. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

[14] Wall, Craig (2021-11-23). "Redrawing Chicago wards map sets off battle between Black, Latino caucuses". ABC7 Chicago. Retrieved 2022-02-02.