Andre Smith
Andre Smith (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Cook County Board of Commissioners to represent District 2 in Illinois. He was on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 17, 2026.[source]
Elections
2026
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2026)
General election
The primary occurred on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2
Incumbent Michael Scott Jr. (D) and Andre Smith (D) ran in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2 on March 17, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Michael Scott Jr. | ||
 | Andre Smith | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eddie Johnson (D)
Republican primary
The Republican primary scheduled for March 17, 2026, was canceled.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gerald Baggot (R)
Endorsements
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2024
School board
See also: Chicago Public Schools, Illinois, elections (2024)
General election
General election for Chicago Public Schools school board District 6b
Jessica Biggs defeated Anusha Thotakura, Andre Smith, and Danielle Wallace in the general election for Chicago Public Schools school board District 6b on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jessica Biggs (Nonpartisan) | 44.6 | 40,109 |
 | Anusha Thotakura (Nonpartisan) | 32.3 | 29,015 | |
| Andre Smith (Nonpartisan) | 23.0 | 20,656 | |
| Danielle Wallace (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.2 | 181 | ||
| Total votes: 89,961 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brenda Delgado (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.
State House
See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Kimberly du Buclet defeated Alan Rasho in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kimberly du Buclet (D) | 86.4 | 32,549 |
 | Alan Rasho (R) | 13.6 | 5,133 | |
| Total votes: 37,682 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Incumbent Kimberly du Buclet defeated Andre Smith in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kimberly du Buclet | 75.7 | 8,710 |
| Andre Smith | 24.3 | 2,794 | |
| Total votes: 11,504 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5
Alan Rasho advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 5 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alan Rasho | 100.0 | 610 |
| Total votes: 610 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 20
Incumbent Jeanette Taylor defeated Jennifer Maddox and Andre Smith in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 20 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeanette Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 52.6 | 3,375 |
| Jennifer Maddox (Nonpartisan) | 26.6 | 1,706 | ||
| Andre Smith (Nonpartisan) | 20.8 | 1,335 | |
| Total votes: 6,416 | |||
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2
Incumbent Dennis Deer defeated Evan Kasal in the general election for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Deer (D) | 87.9 | 53,053 | |
 | Evan Kasal (R) | 12.1 | 7,292 | |
| Total votes: 60,345 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2
Incumbent Dennis Deer defeated Andre Smith in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Commissioners District 2 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Dennis Deer | 55.0 | 11,832 | |
| Andre Smith | 45.0 | 9,678 | |
| Total votes: 21,510 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 20
Jeanette Taylor defeated Nicole Johnson in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 20 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanette Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 59.7 | 4,557 |
 | Nicole Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 40.3 | 3,075 | |
| Total votes: 7,632 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 20
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 20 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeanette Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 28.8 | 2,154 |
| ✔ | | Nicole Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 22.0 | 1,644 |
 | Kevin Bailey (Nonpartisan) | 16.2 | 1,211 | |
| Maya Hodari (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 701 | ||
| Andre Smith (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 600 | |
 | Anthony Driver Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 6.5 | 486 | |
| Jennifer Maddox (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 460 | ||
| Quandra Speights (Nonpartisan) | 2.1 | 157 | ||
| Dernard Newell (Nonpartisan) | 0.9 | 71 | ||
| Total votes: 7,484 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clifton Pierce (Nonpartisan)
- Cassius Rudolph (Nonpartisan)
- Matthew Johnson (Nonpartisan)
- Sheila Scott (Nonpartisan)
- Charles Hilliard (Nonpartisan)
- Kimetha Hill (Nonpartisan)
2016
Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[1]
Juliana Stratton ran unopposed in the Illinois House of Representatives District 5 general election.[2][3]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 5 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Juliana Stratton (unopposed) | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||
Juliana Stratton defeated incumbent Kenneth Dunkin in the Illinois House of Representatives District 5 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Illinois House of Representatives, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Juliana Stratton |
68.03% | 19,790 | |
| Democratic | Kenneth Dunkin Incumbent | 31.97% | 9,300 | |
| Total Votes | 29,090 | |||
2015
The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for city council on February 24, 2015. A runoff took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014.[6] In the general election for Ward 20, incumbent Willie B. Cochran and challenger Kevin Bailey advanced past challengers Willie Ray, Jr., Ernest Radcliffe, Jr. and Andre Smith. Cochran defeated Bailey in the runoff election on April 7, 2015.[7] Jerome A. Davis and Ronnie D. Nelson were removed from the ballot in December 2014.[8][9]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 20, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Willie B. Cochran Incumbent |
55.4% | 4,338 | |
| Kevin Bailey | 44.6% | 3,489 | |
| Total Votes | 7,827 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 20, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Willie B. Cochran Incumbent |
47.6% | 3,149 | |
| Kevin Bailey |
20.6% | 1,365 | |
| Andre Smith | 15.7% | 1,038 | |
| Willie Ray, Jr. | 10.2% | 672 | |
| Ernest Radcliffe, Jr. | 5.9% | 390 | |
| Total Votes | 6,614 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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Campaign website
Smith's campaign website stated the following:
Why Andre Smith?
Why Now?
Because We Deserve Better.
Cook County is at a crossroads. For too long, our communities have been ignored, underserved, and overtaxed — and the same people in power keep giving us the same empty promises. But Andre Smith is not more of the same.
Andre is a proven community leader who has spent decades fighting for what’s right — not for headlines, but for real results. From bringing the South Side its long-overdue trauma center, to demanding a federal investigation into the misappropriation of COVID-19 vaccines meant for the residents of the Austin community — but instead given to wealthy outsiders — Andre has always stood up when others stayed silent.
He’s stood with unions on strike for fair wages, demanded that minority contractors receive their fair share of county contracts, helped small businesses grow, and successfully fought to repeal the unfair sugar tax that targeted working-class families. Andre has been consistent, effective, and fearless — and he didn’t need a title to do it.
Now, he’s ready to bring that same energy, integrity, and results-driven leadership to the office of Cook County Commissioner. Because we deserve leadership that shows up, stands up, and delivers.
Why now? Because our neighborhoods can’t afford more of the same. We need safer communities, better healthcare access, fair economic opportunity, and a government that respects the people’s voice. Andre Smith knows how to fight and how to win — because he’s already done it.
Andre Smith is not running for power — he’s running to empower.
Why Andre Smith? Because he’s one of us.
Why now? Because We Deserve Better.
— Andre Smith's campaign website (March 5, 2026)
2024
School board
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State House
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2023
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2022
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Andre Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate list: General Election - 11/8/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election results, General election 2016," accessed December 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed January 3, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election Results: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/15/2016," accessed August 8, 2016
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial runoff election results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial election results," accessed February 24, 2015
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