Emma Mitts
Emma Mitts is a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 37. She assumed office in 2000. Her current term ends on May 17, 2027.
Mitts ran for re-election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 37 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 37
Incumbent Emma Mitts defeated Howard Ray, Jake Towers, and Corey Denelle Braddock in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 37 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Emma Mitts (Nonpartisan) | 62.6 | 4,378 | |
 | Howard Ray (Nonpartisan) | 26.9 | 1,882 | |
| Jake Towers (Nonpartisan) | 5.9 | 412 | |
| Corey Denelle Braddock (Nonpartisan) | 4.6 | 324 | |
| Total votes: 6,996 | ||||
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2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 37
Incumbent Emma Mitts defeated Tara Stamps and Deondre Rutues in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 37 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Emma Mitts (Nonpartisan) | 54.1 | 4,151 | |
| Tara Stamps (Nonpartisan) | 40.2 | 3,083 | |
| Deondre Rutues (Nonpartisan) | 5.7 | 436 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 7,675 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Otis Percy (Nonpartisan)
2015
The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for city council on February 24, 2015. A runoff will take place in Ward 37 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 37, incumbent Emma Mitts and Tara Stamps advanced past Leroy Duncan and Maretta Brown-Miller.[2] Mitts defeated Stamps in the runoff election on April 7, 2015.[3] Otis Percy was removed from the ballot.[4]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 37, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Emma Mitts Incumbent |
53% | 5,340 | |
| Tara Stamps | 47% | 4,734 | |
| Total Votes | 10,074 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 37, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Emma Mitts Incumbent |
49.1% | 4,033 | |
| Tara Stamps |
32.1% | 2,640 | |
| Maretta Brown-Miller | 13% | 1,071 | |
| Leroy Duncan | 5.7% | 472 | |
| Total Votes | 8,216 | ||
| 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
Emma Mitts did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Emma Mitts 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 Tribune, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed February 24, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial runoff election results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
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