Oddis "O.J" Johnson

Oddis Johnson ran for election to the Chicago Police District Council to represent District 15 in Illinois. Johnson lost in the general election on February 28, 2023.

Elections

The following candidates ran in the general election for Chicago Police District Council District 15 on February 28, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Karen Winters (Nonpartisan)	22.4	3,552
✔		Deondre Rutues (Nonpartisan)	16.0	2,536
✔	Submit photo	Carmelita Earls (Nonpartisan)	14.2	2,246
	Submit photo	Darius Newsome (Nonpartisan)	14.2	2,245
	Submit photo	Oddis Johnson (Nonpartisan)	14.0	2,222
	Submit photo	Constance Melton (Nonpartisan)	10.0	1,588
	Submit photo	Elena Thompson (Nonpartisan)	9.1	1,433

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,822
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See also: Chicago, Illinois municipal elections, 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 29, incumbent Deborah L. Graham and challenger Chris Taliaferro defeated Bob Galhotra, Lawrence Andolino, Zerlina A. Smith, Oddis "O.J" Johnson and Stephen Robinson.^[2] Taliaferro defeated Graham in a runoff election on April 7, 2015. Deborah D. Williams, Brenda Smith and Maurice J. Robinson withdrew from the race in December 2014. Lisa Jackson was removed from the ballot in January 2015.^[3]

Chicago City Council, Ward 29, Runoff Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Chris Taliaferro	51.7%	6,702
Deborah L. Graham Incumbent	48.3%	6,262
Total Votes		12,964
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015

Chicago City Council, Ward 29, General Election, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Deborah L. Graham Incumbent	40.6%	4,395
Chris Taliaferro	22.5%	2,435
Lawrence Andolino	14.3%	1,549
Bob Galhotra	6.7%	722
Zerlina A. Smith	4.7%	505
LaCoulton J. Walls	4.5%	486
Oddis "O.J" Johnson	3.6%	389
Stephen Robinson	3.2%	346
Total Votes		9,606
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

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