There are 50 wards in Chicago, each represented by one alderman on City Council. All of those aldermanic seats are on the ballot in the city's municipal election on Feb. 26, with all but five races contested.
This is a list of the candidates running for each ward, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. The candidates are listed in the order they appear on the ballot, with those running for re-election noted as incumbents.
To find out which ward you live in and to see a full sample ballot, you can enter your address on the Chicago Board of Elections' website here.
1st Ward – Palmer Square, West Town
• Proco “Joe” Moreno (incumbent)
• Daniel La Spata
2nd Ward – Uncontested – Near North Side, Old Town, Wicker Park, Ukrainian Village
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• Brian Hopkins (incumbent)
3rd Ward – Bronzeville, Washington Park, Fuller Park, South Loop
• Patricia “Pat” Dowell (incumbent)
• Alexandria Willis
4th Ward – Hyde Park, Grand Boulevard, Douglas, Bronzeville, Printers Row, South Loop, Kenwood
• Sophia King (incumbent)
• Ebony D. Lucas
5th Ward – Indian Village, Hyde Park, Jackson Park, South Shore
• Leslie A. Hairston (incumbent)
• William Calloway
• Gabriel Piemonte
6th Ward – Chatham, Englewood
• Roderick T. Sawyer (incumbent)
• Richard A. Wooten
• Deborah A. Foster-Bonner
7th Ward – Calumet Heights, Pill Hill, South Chicago, South Deering, South Shore
• Gregory I. Mitchell (incumbent)
• Charles Kyle
• Jedidiah L. Brown
8th Ward – South Shore, Chatham, Calumet Heights, Pullman, Avalon Park, Burnside, South Chicago
• Michelle A. Harris (incumbent)
• Jewel R. Easterling-Smith
• Linda Hudson
• Faheem Shabazz
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9th Ward – Chatham, Pullman, Riverdale, Roseland, Washington Heights
• Anthony A. Beale (incumbent)
• Cleopatra Watson
• Paul Collins
• Essie Hall
10th Ward – Hegewisch, East Side, South Deering, Jeffery Manor
• Susan Sadlowski Garza (incumbent)
• Robert “Bobby” Loncar
11th Ward – Bridgeport, Canaryville, Armour Square, Pilsen, University Village
• Patrick Daley Thompson (incumbent)
• David Mihalyfy
12th Ward – Brighton Park, McKinley Park, Little Village
• George Cardenas (incumbent)
• Pete Demay
• Martha Yerania Rangel
• Jose Rico
13th Ward – West Lawn, Clearing, West Elsdon, Garfield Ridge
• Marty Quinn (incumbent)
• David J. Krupa
14th Ward – Archer Heights, Glendale, Garfield Manor, Gage Park
• Edward M. Burke (incumbent)
• Jaime Guzman
• Tanya G. Patino
15th Ward – Brighton Park, Gage Park, Canaryville, West Englewood, Back of the Yards
• Raymond A. Lopez (incumbent)
• Joseph G. Williams
• Rafael “Rafa” Yanez
• Berto Aguayo
• Otis Davis, Jr.
16th Ward – Englewood, Gage Park, West Englewood, Chicago Lawn
• Stephanie D. Coleman
• Latasha M. Sanders
• Toni L. Foulkes (incumbent)
• Kenny C. Doss II
• Jeffrey L. Lewis
• Eddie Johnson III
17th Ward – Chicago Lawn, Marquette Park, Gresham, Auburn Gresham, West Englewood
• David H. Moore (incumbent)
• Raynetta Greenleaf
18th Ward – Ashburn, Marquette Park, Auburn Gresham
• Chuks Onyezia
• Derrick G. Curtis (incumbent)
19th Ward – Beverly, Mount Greenwood, Morgan Park, Washington Heights
• Matthew J. O’Shea (incumbent)
• David A. Dewar
20th Ward – No incumbent – Back of the Yards, Canaryville, Washington Park, Englewood
• Jeanette B. Taylor
• Nicole J. Johnson
• Maya Hodari
• Jennifer O. Maddox
• Andre Smith
• Dernard D. Newell
• Quandra V. Speights
• Kevin M. Bailey
• Anthony Driver, Jr.
21st Ward – Auburn Gresham, Washington Heights, Gresham, Chatham, Roseland
• Howard B. Brookins, Jr. (incumbent)
• Marvin McNeil
• Patricia A. Foster
• Joseph C. Ziegler, Jr.
22nd Ward – No incumbent – South Lawndale, Little Village, Archer Heights
• Michael D. Rodriguez
• Lisette “Liz” Lopez
• Richard Juarez
• Neftalie Gonzalez
23rd Ward – Far West Side, West Elsdon, West Lawn, Garfield Ridge, Clearing
• Silvana Tabares (incumbent)
• Paulino R. Villarreal, Jr.
24th Ward – North Lawndale, Douglas Park, Little Village
• Creative Scott
• Michael Scott, Jr. (incumbent)
• Toriano A. Sanzone
• Traci “Treasure” Johnson
25th Ward – No incumbent – Lower West Side, Pilsen, Greek Town, China Town, University Village
• Hilario Dominguez
• Alexander “Alex” Acevedo
• Troy Antonio Hernandez
• Byron Sigcho-Lopez
• Aida Flores
26th Ward – Humboldt Park, Hermosa, Ukrainian Village, Logan Square
• Theresa Siaw
• Roberto Maldonado (incumbent)
• David Herrera
27th Ward – East Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Near West Side, Greektown, United Center Park, Near North Side
• Walter Burnett, Jr. (incumbent)
• Cynthia D. Bednarz
28th Ward – West Garfield Park, East Garfield Park, Austin, Douglas Park, University Village
• Miguel Bautista
• Jason C. Ervin (incumbent)
• Jasmine Jackson
• Beverly Miles
29th Ward – Elmwood Park, Galewood, Austin
• Dwayne Truss
• Chris Taliaferro (incumbent)
• Zerlina A. Smith
30th Ward – Belmont Cragin, Portage Park, Irving Park
• Jessica W. Gutierrez
• Ariel E. Reboyras (incumbent)
• Edgar “Edek” Esparza
31st Ward – Hermosa, Belmont Cragin, Logan Square
• Colin Bird-Martinez
• Milagros “Milly” Santiago (incumbent)
• Felix Cardona, Jr.
32nd Ward – Uncontested – Bucktown, East Village, Goose Island, Hamlin Park, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Pulaski, Roscoe Village
• Scott Waguespack (incumbent)
33rd Ward – Albany Park, Avondale, Irving Park, Ravenswood Manor, North Park, North Center
• Katie Sieracki
• Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez
• Deborah L. Mell (incumbent)
34th Ward – Far South Side, West Pullman, Washington Heights, Morgan Park, Roseland
• Carrie M. Austin (incumbent)
• Preston Brown, Jr.
35th Ward – Hermosa, Logan Square, Avondale, Irving Park, Albany Park
• Amanda Yu Dieterich
• Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (incumbent)
36th Ward – Uncontested – Montclare, Portage Park, Belmont Cragin, Hermosa
• Gilbert Villegas (incumbent)
37th Ward – Austin, Humboldt Park
• Emma M. Mitts (incumbent)
• Tara Stamps
• Deondre Rutues
38th Ward – Uncontested – Portage Park, Dunning
• Nicholas Sposato (incumbent)
39th Ward – No incumbent – North Park, Jefferson Park, Albany Park
• Robert Murphy
• Samantha “Sam” Nugent
• Casey Smagala
• Joe Duplechin
40th Ward – Lincoln Square, Edgewater, West Ridge
• Ugo Okere
• Dianne Daleiden
• Andre Vasquez
• Patrick J. O’Connor (incumbent)
• Maggie O’Keefe
41st Ward – Edison Park, Edgebrook, Norwood Park, O’Hare
• Tim Heneghan
• Anthony V. Napolitano (incumbent)
42nd Ward – Uncontested – Loop, Streeterville, Near North Side, Greektown
• Brendan Reilly (incumbent)
43rd Ward – Lincoln Park, Gold Coast, Old Town
• Derek Lindblom
• Michelle Smith (incumbent)
• Leslie Fox
• Jacob Ringer
• Steven McClellan
• Rebecca Janowitz
44th Ward - Lakeview
• Tom Tunney (incumbent)
• Austin Baidas
• Elizabeth Shydlowski
45th Ward – Old Irving Park, Portage Park, Jefferson Park, Norwood Park
• Marilyn Morales
• John S. Arena (incumbent)
• James “Jim” Gardiner
• Robert A. Bank
46th Ward – Uptown, Buena Park, Lakeview
• Marianne Lalonde
• Erika Wozniak Francis
• Justin Kreindler
• James Cappleman (incumbent)
• Angela Clay
• Jon-Robert McDowell
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47th Ward – No incumbent – Ravenswood, North Center
• Eileen Dordek
• Angela “Angie” Maloney
• Heather Way Kitzes
• Michael A. Negron
• Matt Martin
• Gus Katsafaros
• Thomas M. Schwartzers
• Kimball Ladien
• Jeff Jenkins
48th Ward – Edgewater, Andersonville, Uptown
• Harry Osterman (incumbent)
• David Earl Williams III
49th Ward – Rogers Park
• Joe Moore (incumbent)
• Maria Hadden
50th Ward – West Ridge, West Rogers Park
• Debra L. Silverstein (incumbent)
• Andrew D. Rowlas
• Zehra Quadri
