Leslie Hairston

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Leslie Hairston

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Chicago City Council Ward 5

Successor: Desmon Yancy

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Education

Bachelor's

University of Wisconsin

Law

Loyola University

Contact

Personal website

Leslie Hairston was a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 5. Hairston assumed office in 1999. Hairston left office on May 15, 2023.

Hairston ran for re-election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 5 in Illinois. Hairston won in the general runoff election on April 2, 2019.

Elections

2019

See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 5

Incumbent Leslie Hairston defeated William Calloway in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 5 on April 2, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leslie Hairston (Nonpartisan)	50.7	6,849
		William Calloway (Nonpartisan)	49.3	6,673

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,522
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General election

General election for Chicago City Council Ward 5

Incumbent Leslie Hairston and William Calloway advanced to a runoff. They defeated Gabriel Piemonte in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 5 on February 26, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leslie Hairston (Nonpartisan)	48.5	6,284
✔		William Calloway (Nonpartisan)	26.7	3,464
		Gabriel Piemonte (Nonpartisan)	24.7	3,205
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,954
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shelly Quiles (Nonpartisan)

2015

See also: Chicago, Illinois municipal elections, 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. In the general election for Ward 5, incumbent Leslie A. Hairston defeated Tiffany N. Brooks, Jocelyn Hare, Robin Boyd Clark, Anne Marie Miles and Jedidiah L. Brown. Loretta Lomax was removed from the ballot in December 2014.

Chicago City Council, Ward 5, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Leslie A. Hairston Incumbent	52.5%	5,851
Anne Marie Miles	19.6%	2,181
Tiffany N. Brooks	8%	891
Jocelyn Hare	7.4%	821
Jedidiah L. Brown	7.1%	792
Robin Boyd Clark	5.4%	599
Total Votes		10,536
Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015

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2019

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Preceded by -	Chicago City Council Ward 5 1999-2023	Succeeded by Desmon Yancy