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Samantha Nugent
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2019 - Present
2027
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Samantha Nugent (also known as Sam) is a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 39. She assumed office on May 20, 2019. Her current term ends on May 17, 2027.
Nugent ran for re-election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 39 in Illinois. She won in the general election on February 28, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 39
Incumbent Samantha Nugent defeated Denali Dasgupta and Metin Okic in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 39 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Samantha Nugent (Nonpartisan) | 62.6 | 8,975 | |
| Denali Dasgupta (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 5,346 | ||
| Metin Okic (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 14,333 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 39
Samantha Nugent defeated Robert Murphy in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 39 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Samantha Nugent (Nonpartisan) | 56.0 | 7,469 | |
| Robert Murphy (Nonpartisan) | 44.0 | 5,876 | ||
| Total votes: 13,345 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 39
Samantha Nugent and Robert Murphy advanced to a runoff. They defeated Casey Smagala and Joe Duplechin in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 39 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Samantha Nugent (Nonpartisan) | 33.2 | 4,396 | |
| ✔ | Robert Murphy (Nonpartisan) | 29.6 | 3,914 | |
| Casey Smagala (Nonpartisan) | 27.5 | 3,644 | ||
| Joe Duplechin (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 1,287 | ||
| Total votes: 13,241 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffrey La Porte (Nonpartisan)
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Samantha Nugent did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Samantha Nugent did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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Chicago City Council Ward 39 2019-Present |
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