Sam Cunningham (Mayor of Waukegan, Illinois, candidate 2025)

Sam Cunningham

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Democratic Party

Candidate, Mayor of Waukegan

Elections and appointments

Last election

February 25, 2025

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Sam Cunningham (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Mayor of Waukegan in Illinois. Cunningham was on the ballot in the general election on April 1, 2025.^[source]

Biography

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Elections

General election

General election for Mayor of Waukegan

Sam Cunningham, Harold H. Beadling, Ann Taylor, and Keith E. Turner ran in the general election for Mayor of Waukegan on April 1, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Sam Cunningham (D)
	Submit photo	Harold H. Beadling (R)
	Submit photo	Ann Taylor (Independent)
	Submit photo	Keith E. Turner (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Mayor of Waukegan

Sam Cunningham and Miguel A. Rivera Sr. ran in the Democratic primary for Mayor of Waukegan on February 25, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Sam Cunningham
	Submit photo	Miguel A. Rivera Sr.

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