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Joseph G. Williams
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Chicago Police District Council District 7
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Elections and appointments
Last elected

February 28, 2023

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Joseph G. Williams is a member of the Chicago Police District Council in Illinois, representing District 7. He assumed office on May 2, 2023. His current term ends on May 4, 2027.

Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Illinois House of Representatives to represent District 6. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Illinois House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Sonya Harper defeated Sean Dwyer in the general election for Illinois House of Representatives District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sonya Harper
Sonya Harper (D)
 
82.3
 
21,884
Sean Dwyer (R)
 
17.7
 
4,697

Total votes: 26,581
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 6

Incumbent Sonya Harper defeated Joseph G. Williams in the Democratic primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 6 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sonya Harper
Sonya Harper
 
73.1
 
5,897
Image of Joseph G. Williams
Joseph G. Williams
 
26.9
 
2,173

Total votes: 8,070
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 6

Sean Dwyer advanced from the Republican primary for Illinois House of Representatives District 6 on March 19, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sean Dwyer
 
100.0
 
464

Total votes: 464
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Endorsements

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2023

See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)

General election

General election for Chicago Police District Council District 7 (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Chicago Police District Council District 7 on February 28, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Teresa Chandler (Nonpartisan)
 
20.0
 
2,782
Image of Joseph G. Williams
Joseph G. Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
18.9
 
2,618
Image of Dion Terrell McGill
Dion Terrell McGill (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
16.3
 
2,256
Cherli Montgomery (Nonpartisan)
 
14.8
 
2,053
Linda Austin (Nonpartisan)
 
13.2
 
1,835
Krystal Peters (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
1,482
Verna Swan (Nonpartisan)
 
6.1
 
853

Total votes: 13,879
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2019

See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 15

Incumbent Raymond Lopez defeated Rafael Yañez in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 15 on April 2, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Raymond Lopez
Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
59.7
 
3,220
Rafael Yañez (Nonpartisan)
 
40.3
 
2,174

Total votes: 5,394
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General election

General election for Chicago City Council Ward 15

Incumbent Raymond Lopez and Rafael Yañez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Berto Aguayo, Joseph G. Williams, and Otis Davis Jr. in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 15 on February 26, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Raymond Lopez
Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
49.7
 
2,541
Rafael Yañez (Nonpartisan)
 
21.8
 
1,116
Berto Aguayo (Nonpartisan)
 
16.3
 
833
Image of Joseph G. Williams
Joseph G. Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
8.1
 
413
Otis Davis Jr. (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.1
 
210

Total votes: 5,113
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2023

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2019

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey

Joseph G. Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.

Campaign finance summary


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Joseph G. Williams campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Illinois House of Representatives District 6Lost primary$10,360 $10,360
Grand total$10,360 $10,360
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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