Aja Kearney
Aja Kearney (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 34. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026.
Elections
2026
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 34
Cleopatra Cowley (D) is running in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 34 on November 3, 2026.
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| Cleopatra Cowley (D) | ||
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 34
Cleopatra Cowley (D) defeated Aja Kearney (D) in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 34 on March 17, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cleopatra Cowley | 59.0 | 9,113 | |
| Aja Kearney | 41.0 | 6,329 | ||
| Total votes: 15,442 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Antwon Russell (D)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 6
William Hall defeated Richard A. Wooten in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 6 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Hall (Nonpartisan) | 58.2 | 6,332 | |
 | Richard A. Wooten (Nonpartisan) | 41.8 | 4,543 | |
| Total votes: 10,875 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 6
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 6 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Hall (Nonpartisan) | 23.8 | 2,483 | |
| ✔ | | Richard A. Wooten (Nonpartisan) | 23.1 | 2,412 |
| Kimberly Egonmwan (Nonpartisan) | 8.4 | 878 | ||
| Barbara Ann Bunville (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 852 | ||
| Sharon Pincham (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 841 | ||
| Sylvester Baker Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 6.8 | 714 | ||
| Paul Bryson Sr. (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 591 | ||
| Aja Kearney (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 470 | ||
 | Patrick Brutus (Nonpartisan) | 4.3 | 448 | |
| Tavares Briggs (Nonpartisan) | 3.8 | 393 | ||
 | Kirby Birgans (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 342 | |
| Total votes: 10,424 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Dejoie (Nonpartisan)
- Curtiss Bey (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2023
Aja Kearney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Illinois House of Representatives District 34 |
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