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JoAnn Thompson
JoAnn Thompson is a former member of the Chicago City Council in the state of Illinois, representing Ward 16. Thompson was first elected to the council on April 17, 2007.[1] She died of heart failure on February 9, 2015.[2]
Elections
2015
The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for city council on February 24, 2015. A runoff will take place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014.[3] In the general election for Ward 16, Ward 15 incumbent Toni Foulkes and challenger Stephanie Coleman advanced past challengers Cynthia Lomax and Jose A. Garcia.[4] Foulkes narrowly defeated Coleman in the runoff election on April 7, 2015. Incumbent JoAnn Thompson passed away on February 9, 2015.[5] The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners removed her name from the ballot the following week.[6] Guadalupe Rivera and Jeffrey L. Lewis were removed from the ballot in January 2015.[7]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 16, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Toni Foulkes Incumbent |
50.9% | 3,879 | |
| Stephanie Coleman | 49.1% | 3,736 | |
| Total Votes | 7,615 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 16, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Toni Foulkes Incumbent |
43.9% | 2,571 | |
| Stephanie Coleman |
35.8% | 2,096 | |
| Jose A. Garcia | 14.2% | 830 | |
| Cynthia Lomax | 6.1% | 357 | |
| Total Votes | 5,854 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Alderman Thompson, "About," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ CBS Chicago, "Chicago Alderman JoAnn Thompson Dies," February 10, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial election results," accessed February 24, 2015
- ↑ CBS Chicago, "Chicago Alderman JoAnn Thompson Dies," February 10, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "Board of Elections to remove Ald. JoAnn Thompson's name from ballots," February 10, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
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