Runoff Election
- 2019 Runoff
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WTTW’s 2019 Chicago Voters’ Guide is an online resource designed to inform voters about the candidates running for office in the Feb. 26 election. Candidates were given two minutes to tell voters where they stand on the issues, why they feel they are best qualified and what they intend to do if elected or re-elected. The messages were recorded at the WTTW studios at no cost to the candidates. The Voters’ Guide was produced with help from the League of Women Voters of Chicago.
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WTTW News Election Coverage
Early Totals Show Older Voters Driving Election Traffic
More than half the ballots cast as of 6 p.m. Tuesday came from voters who were 55 or older, according to unofficial totals from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners.
Chicago Voters Head to Polls to Pick Rahm Emanuel Successor
Those looking to succeed retiring Mayor Rahm Emanuel include veteran politicians — a couple whose fathers also held elective office — businessmen, former prosecutors and community activists.
Chicago Election Has Potential to Change Face of City Council
With 160 candidates running for alderman, the Chicago City Council could be seeing a major makeover in May.
Record Number of Mayoral Candidates Leaves Voters Spoiled for Choice
Chicago voters may want change, but with so many mayoral candidates to choose from, what are they to think? We get election analysis from political reporters Craig Dellimoreo, A.D. Quig and Greg Hinz.
There Are 150-Plus Aldermanic Candidates. Here Are 6 Wards to Watch.
In addition to the very competitive and crowded mayoral contest, voters in all 50 wards are voting for alderman as well. We highlight some of the races to watch.
Election Officials to Undecided Voters: Time’s Up
Election day is almost upon us as the 14 mayoral candidates make their final pitches to voters.
The Week in Review: Mayoral Candidates Fight to the Finish
Charges for “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett. Accusations, missteps and big money in the run-up to election day. A disturbing revelation about the Aurora mass shooter. And Manny Machado disses Chicago.
Spotlight Politics: Incumbent Aldermen Under Pressure
Six days to go until Chicago’s mayoral and aldermanic elections, and in many races, it’s anybody's guess who will win. Paris Schutz and Carol Marin take us behind the scenes in this week's political roundtable.
How Did Chicago Mayoral Candidates Perform in TV Forums?
Northwestern University communications professor Jason DeSanto breaks down the performance of Chicago mayoral candidates during a series of televised forums.
Mayoral Candidates Play Nice in Final WTTW Forum
If the mayoral candidate forum Monday was punctuated by testy exchanges between Susana Mendoza and Bill Daley, Tuesday’s crew of five candidates – moderated by Carol Marin – kept it mostly civil.