Colin Bird-Martinez

Colin Bird-Martinez ran for election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 31 in Illinois. Bird-Martinez lost in the general election on February 26, 2019.

Elections

Felix Cardona Jr. defeated incumbent Milagros Santiago in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 31 on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Felix Cardona Jr. (Nonpartisan)	54.3	3,584
	Submit photo	Milagros Santiago (Nonpartisan)	45.7	3,017

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,601
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Incumbent Milagros Santiago and Felix Cardona Jr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Colin Bird-Martinez in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 31 on February 26, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Milagros Santiago (Nonpartisan)	40.3	2,588
✔	Submit photo	Felix Cardona Jr. (Nonpartisan)	33.2	2,132
		Colin Bird-Martinez (Nonpartisan)	26.5	1,699

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,419
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