Chris Taliaferro
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2015 - Present
2027
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Chris Taliaferro is a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 29. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on May 17, 2027.
Taliaferro ran for re-election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 29 in Illinois. He won in the general runoff election on April 4, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 29
Incumbent Chris Taliaferro defeated CB Johnson in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 29 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Taliaferro (Nonpartisan) | 51.4 | 5,526 | |
| CB Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 48.6 | 5,218 | ||
| Total votes: 10,744 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 29
Incumbent Chris Taliaferro and CB Johnson advanced to a runoff. They defeated Corey Dooley, Lisa Ann Brown Newman, and Walter Adamczyk in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 29 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Taliaferro (Nonpartisan) | 49.7 | 4,868 | |
| ✔ | CB Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 39.8 | 3,897 | |
| Corey Dooley (Nonpartisan) | 9.3 | 908 | ||
 | Lisa Ann Brown Newman (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 1.1 | 106 | |
| Walter Adamczyk (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 9,785 | |||
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2022
See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)
General election
General election for Cook County Circuit Court 11th Subcircuit
Aileen Bhandari won election in the general election for Cook County Circuit Court 11th Subcircuit on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Aileen Bhandari (D) | 100.0 | 64,649 |
| Total votes: 64,649 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 11th Subcircuit
Aileen Bhandari defeated Chris Taliaferro in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court 11th Subcircuit on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Aileen Bhandari | 53.4 | 15,840 |
| Chris Taliaferro | 46.6 | 13,820 | ||
| Total votes: 29,660 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 29
Incumbent Chris Taliaferro defeated Dwayne Truss and Zerlina Smith in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 29 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Taliaferro (Nonpartisan) | 58.7 | 6,235 | |
| Dwayne Truss (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 2,915 | ||
| Zerlina Smith (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 1,469 | ||
| Total votes: 10,619 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Gayinga Washington (Nonpartisan)
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.[1] In the general election for Ward 29, incumbent Deborah L. Graham and challenger Chris Taliaferro defeated Bob Galhotra, Lawrence Andolino, Zerlina A. Smith, Oddis "O.J" Johnson and Stephen Robinson.[2] Taliaferro defeated Graham in a runoff election on April 7, 2015. Deborah D. Williams, Brenda Smith and Maurice J. Robinson withdrew from the race in December 2014. Lisa Jackson was removed from the ballot in January 2015.[3]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 29, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Chris Taliaferro |
51.7% | 6,702 | |
| Deborah L. Graham Incumbent | 48.3% | 6,262 | |
| Total Votes | 12,964 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 29, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Deborah L. Graham Incumbent |
40.6% | 4,395 | |
| Chris Taliaferro |
22.5% | 2,435 | |
| Lawrence Andolino | 14.3% | 1,549 | |
| Bob Galhotra | 6.7% | 722 | |
| Zerlina A. Smith | 4.7% | 505 | |
| LaCoulton J. Walls | 4.5% | 486 | |
| Oddis "O.J" Johnson | 3.6% | 389 | |
| Stephen Robinson | 3.2% | 346 | |
| Total Votes | 9,606 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Chris Taliaferro did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Chris Taliaferro did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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