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Joseph G. Williams (Illinois)
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 | ||
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Sonya Harper | 73.1 | 5,897 |
 | 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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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williams in this election.
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 | |
| ✔ | | Joseph G. Williams (Nonpartisan) | 18.9 | 2,618 |
| ✔ |  | Dion Terrell McGill (Nonpartisan) | 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 | ||
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 49.7 | 2,541 |
| ✔ | Rafael Yañez (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 1,116 | |
| Berto Aguayo (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 833 | ||
| Joseph G. Williams (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 413 | |
| Otis Davis Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 210 | ||
| Total votes: 5,113 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deborah Lane (Nonpartisan)
- Joel Riojas (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Joseph G. Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Joseph G. Williams did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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