Larry G. Nelson
Larry Nelson ran for election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 24 in Illinois. Nelson lost in the general election on February 28, 2023.
Nelson was a 2015 candidate for Ward 24 of the Chicago, Illinois City Council.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 24
Incumbent Monique Scott defeated Creative Scott in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 24 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monique Scott (Nonpartisan) | 66.9 | 4,473 | |
| Creative Scott (Nonpartisan) | 33.1 | 2,212 | ||
| Total votes: 6,685 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 24
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 24 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Monique Scott (Nonpartisan) | 45.3 | 3,015 | |
| ✔ | Creative Scott (Nonpartisan) | 14.8 | 986 | |
| Vetress Boyce (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 831 | ||
| Drewone Goldsmith (Nonpartisan) | 6.9 | 457 | ||
| Luther Woodruff Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 6.1 | 407 | ||
| Traci Treasure Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 347 | ||
| Larry Nelson (Nonpartisan) | 5.2 | 344 | ||
 | Edward Ward (Nonpartisan) | 4.0 | 268 | |
| Total votes: 6,655 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 24
Incumbent Michael Scott Jr. defeated Creative Scott, Traci Treasure Johnson, and Toriano Sanzone in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 24 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Scott Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 59.9 | 3,809 | |
| Creative Scott (Nonpartisan) | 18.7 | 1,191 | ||
| Traci Treasure Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 991 | ||
 | Toriano Sanzone (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 364 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 6,359 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Larry Nelson (Nonpartisan)
- Patricia Marshall (Nonpartisan)
- Edward Ward (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 24, Vetress Boyce and Michael Scott, Jr. advanced past Frank M. Bass, Regina D. Lewis, Wallace E. "Mickey" Johnson, Sherita Ann Harris, Roger L. Washington, Ladarius R. Curtis, Larry G. Nelson and Darren Tillis.[2] Scott defeated Boyce in the runoff election on April 7, 2015.[3] Denarvis Mendenhall was removed from the ballot in December 2014. Marcus D. Thorne and Vernell L. Hollis-Swanigan withdrew from the race.[4] Ward 24 incumbent Michael Chandler had originally filed to run for re-election. On December 2, 2014, however, Chandler withdrew his name from the list of candidates.[5]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 24, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Michael Scott, Jr. |
67.6% | 5,378 | |
| Vetress Boyce | 32.4% | 2,579 | |
| Total Votes | 7,957 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 24, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Michael Scott, Jr. |
31.2% | 2,200 | |
| Vetress Boyce |
16.3% | 1,151 | |
| Darren Tillis | 14.4% | 1,016 | |
| Frank M. Bass | 11% | 772 | |
| Regina D. Lewis | 8.2% | 575 | |
| Wallace E. "Mickey" Johnson | 6.9% | 483 | |
| Sherita Ann Harris | 5.4% | 382 | |
| Ladarius R. Curtis | 2.8% | 199 | |
| Roger L. Washington | 2% | 140 | |
| Larry G. Nelson | 1.8% | 129 | |
| Total Votes | 5,714 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Larry Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Larry Nelson did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial election results," accessed February 24, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial runoff election results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Sun Times, "Ald. Michael Chandler won’t seek fifth term," December 2, 2014
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