Here’s the Full List of Candidates for Chicago City Council

While most of the attention has been focused on the nine candidates running for Chicago mayor, the Chicago City Council will also have a decidedly-new look in the new term, as a dozen incumbents aren’t running for reelection and several others are facing tough fights.

In all, 12 members of the City Council will not be seeking reelection, with several more defending seats that they’ve only recently been appointed to.

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Alds. Sophia King and Roderick Sawyer, representing the fourth and sixth wards, respectively, are both opting out of running for reelection, and are instead running for Chicago mayor.

Ald. Leslie Hairston opted not to seek reelection in the fifth ward, with 11 candidates battling to replace her in the ward that includes parts of Hyde Park, South Shore and Woodlawn.

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In the 14^th ward, Ald. Ed Burke has opted not to run for reelection after decades on the City Council. Jeylu Gutierrez and Raul Reyes are squaring off in that ward, which includes parts of Archer Heights and Gage Park.

Another long-time member of the City Council, Ald. Carrie Austin, will not run for reelection in the 34^th ward, with Bill Conway and Jim Ascot competing to replace her.

A total of 10 contenders are vying for the 48^th ward seat of Ald. Harry Osterman, who had been on the council since 2011.

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In addition to the retirements from the Council, other members are facing contentious reelection fights, including Ald. Daniel La Spata, who is facing three opponents in the first ward, including Procco “Joe” Moreno, the man he defeated for the seat in 2019.

In the 19^th ward, which includes Beverly, Mount Greenwood and Morgan Park, Ald. Matthew O’Shea is facing a tough battle against Tim Noonan and Michael Cummings.

Ald. Monique Scott, representing the city’s 24^th ward, is facing a staggering seven contenders for her position after she was appointed to the City Council to replace her brother Michael Scott in June 2022.

Just like in the mayoral election, if no candidate receives a majority of the votes in the Feb. 28 election, meaning 50% plus one additional vote, then the top two vote-getters would advance to a runoff, which will be held on April 4.

Not sure which ward you live in? You can use the city's "Ward Finder" tool here.

Note: the candidates on this list appear in the order in which they will appear on the ballot.

1^st Ward

Ald. Daniel La Spata

Stephen “Andy” Schneider

Procco “Joe” Moreno

Sam Royko

2^nd Ward

Ald. Brian Hopkins

3^rd Ward

Ald. Pat Dowell

4^th Ward

Helen West

Tracey Y. Bey

Lamont Robinson

Matthew “Khari” Humphries

Ebony Lucas

Prentice Butler

5^th Ward

Dialika “Dee” Perkins

Desmon C. Yancy

Kris Levy

Gabriel Piemonte

Wallace E. Goode, Jr.

6^th Ward

Tavares Briggs

7^th Ward

Ald. Gregory Mitchell

8^th Ward

Ald. Michelle Harris

Sean Flynn

Linda Hudson

9^th Ward

Cleopatra Draper

Ald. Anthony Beale

Cameron Barnes

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10^th Ward

11^th Ward

Anthony Ciaravino

Ambria Taylor

Elvira “Vida” Jimenez

12^th Ward

Julia Ramirez

Ald. Anabel Abarca

13^th Ward

Ald. Marty Quinn

Paul Bruton

14^th Ward

Jeylu Gutierrez

Raul Reyes

15^th Ward

Ald. Raymond Lopez

Victoria Alvarez

Gloria Ann Williams

16^th Ward

Carolynn Denise Crump

Ald. Stephanie Coleman

Eddie Johnson III

17^th Ward

Ald. David H. Moore

18^th Ward

Ald. Derrick Curtis

Heather Wills

19^th Ward

Timothy Noonan

Ald. Matthew O’Shea

Michael Cummings

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20^th Ward

Ald. Jeanette Taylor

Jennifer Maddox

Andre Smith

21^st Ward

22^nd Ward

Ald. Michael Rodriguez

Neftalie Gonzalez

Kristian R. Armendariz

23^rd Ward

Ald. Silvana Tabares

Eddie Guillen

24^th Ward

Larry G. Nelson

Traci Treasure Johnson

25^th Ward

Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez

Aida Flores

26^th Ward

Julian Perez

Jessica Fuentes

Angee Gonzalez Rodriguez

27^th Ward

Ald. Walter Burnett, Jr.

28^th Ward

Ald. Jason C. Ervin

Shawn A. Walker

29^th Ward

Ald. Chris Taliaferro

CB Johnson

Corey Dooley

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30^th Ward

31^st Ward

Ald. Felix Cardona Jr.

Esteban Burgoa Ontañon

32^nd Ward

Ald. Scott Waguespack

33^rd Ward

Ald. Rossana Rodríguez Sánchez

Samie Martinez

34^th Ward

Bill Conway

Jim Ascot

35^th Ward

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa

36^th Ward

Leonor “Lori” Torres Whitt

Ald. Gilbert Villegas

David Herrera

Jacqueline Baez

37^th Ward

Howard Ray

Ald. Emma M. Mitts

Jake Towers

Corey Denelle Braddock

38^th Ward

Cynthia M. Santos

Franco Reyes

Ald. Nicholas Sposato

Ed Bannon

Bruce Randazzo

39^th Ward

Denali Dasgupta

Ald. Samantha Nugent

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