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Thomas M. Tunney
Thomas Tunney was a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 44. Tunney assumed office in 2003. Tunney left office on May 15, 2023.
Tunney ran for re-election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 44 in Illinois. Tunney won in the general election on February 26, 2019.
At the time of his election in 2003, Tunney was the first openly gay member of city council in Chicago's history.[1][2]
Elections
2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 44
Incumbent Thomas Tunney defeated Austin Baidas and Elizabeth Shydlowski in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 44 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas Tunney (Nonpartisan) | 64.4 | 9,734 |
| Austin Baidas (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 3,794 | ||
| Elizabeth Shydlowski (Nonpartisan) | 10.4 | 1,577 | ||
| Total votes: 15,105 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patrick Shine (Nonpartisan)
2015
The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for city council on February 24, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014.[3] In the general election for Ward 44, incumbent Thomas M. Tunney defeated Mark Thomas and Scott Davis.[4] Robin Cook withdrew from the race.[5]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 44, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Thomas M. Tunney Incumbent |
67.1% | 6,126 | |
| Mark Thomas | 23.6% | 2,153 | |
| Scott Davis | 9.4% | 854 | |
| Total Votes | 9,133 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Thomas Tunney did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 44th Ward, "About," accessed November 26, 2014
- ↑ City of Chicago, "Ward 44," accessed November 24, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ 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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Chicago City Council Ward 44 2003-2023 |
Succeeded by Bennett Lawson |
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