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Steven McClellan
Steven McClellan ran for election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 43 in Illinois. McClellan lost in the general election on February 28, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 43
Incumbent Timmy Knudsen defeated Brian Comer in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 43 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Timmy Knudsen (Nonpartisan) | 52.9 | 9,227 | |
| Brian Comer (Nonpartisan) | 47.1 | 8,199 | ||
| Total votes: 17,426 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 43
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 43 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Timmy Knudsen (Nonpartisan) | 26.8 | 3,950 | |
| ✔ | Brian Comer (Nonpartisan) | 24.1 | 3,543 | |
 | Rebecca Janowitz (Nonpartisan) | 19.8 | 2,917 | |
| Wendi Taylor Nations (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 1,984 | ||
| Steve Botsford (Nonpartisan) | 9.0 | 1,331 | ||
| Steven McClellan (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 990 | ||
| Total votes: 14,715 | |||
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2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 43
Incumbent Michele Smith defeated Derek Lindblom in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 43 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michele Smith (Nonpartisan) | 53.6 | 7,435 |
 | Derek Lindblom (Nonpartisan) | 46.4 | 6,444 | |
| Total votes: 13,879 | |||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 43
The following candidates ran in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 43 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michele Smith (Nonpartisan) | 39.0 | 5,486 |
| ✔ | | Derek Lindblom (Nonpartisan) | 27.8 | 3,913 |
 | Leslie Fox (Nonpartisan) | 13.4 | 1,892 | |
 | Jacob Ringer (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 1,776 | |
| Rebecca Janowitz (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 681 | |
| Steven McClellan (Nonpartisan) | 2.3 | 325 | ||
| Total votes: 14,073 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Matthew Roney (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 43, incumbent Michele Smith and challenger Caroline Vickrey advanced past Jennifer "Jen" Kramer and Jerry Quandt. Smith narrowly defeated Vickery in the runoff election on April 7, 2015.[2][3] Steven McClellan was removed from the ballot in December 2014. Andrew "Andy" Challenger withdrew from the race.[4]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 43, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Michele Smith Incumbent |
50.3% | 7,232 | |
| Caroline Vickrey | 49.7% | 7,153 | |
| Total Votes | 14,385 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 43, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Michele Smith Incumbent |
41.8% | 4,309 | |
| Caroline Vickrey |
35.7% | 3,682 | |
| Jennifer "Jen" Kramer | 16.6% | 1,707 | |
| Jerry Quandt | 5.9% | 608 | |
| Total Votes | 10,306 | ||
| 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
Steven McClellan did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Steven McClellan did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Sun Times, "Ald. Michele Smith wins 43rd Ward seat, as challenger Caroline Vickrey concedes," April 14, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial election results," accessed February 24, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
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