Feb. 23 Primary Could Determine Next Mayor, But Who Else Is on the Ballot?

The Feb. 23 primary election will determine the names on the April 6 general election ballot. In all but one of the contested races, the names of the top two vote-getters on Feb. 23 will appear on the April 6 ballot.

Early voting continues in Room G300 of the Civic Center through tomorrow. Polls open at 6 a.m. on Feb. 23, which is also the last day that mail-in ballots must be postmarked in order to be counted.

All Evanston voters can vote for mayor and City Clerk. Residents of the Fourth and Eighth wards will also vote for alderman. Here is how the ballots for the Feb. 23 primary election and the April 6 general election are shaping up.

In the mayoral race, the top two vote-getters will advance to the April 6 general election unless one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes.

Evanston Mayoral Candidates: Daniel Biss, Lori Keenan, and Sebastian Nalls

In the Mayor’s race, the top two vote-getters in the primary will advance to the April 6 General Election unless one candidate receives more than 50% of the votes. In that case, no general election would be necessary.

See Evanston RoundTable coverage (www.evanstonroundtable.com):

Evanston City Clerk Candidates: Stephanie Mendoza (on ballot); write-in candidates: Cynthia Beebe, Eduardo Gomez, Adedapo Odusanya, Jackson Paller, Darrell Patterson, and Misty Witenberg.

In the Clerk and aldermanic races, the top two vote-getters in the primary will face off in the General election, no matter what percentage of the vote they receive in the primary.

Evanston RoundTable coverage (www.evanstonroundtable.com):

Ward 4 Alderman Candidates: Diane Goldring, Donald Wilson (incumbent), and Jonathan Nieuwsma; write-in candidates: Patricia Connolly and Sari Kadison-Shapiro

Evanston RoundTable coverage (www.evanstonroundtable.com):

The RoundCast: A conversation with three aldermanic candidates in the Fourth Ward
Tour the Fourth Ward
Evanston RoundTable Election Guide

Ward 8 Alderman Candidates: Matthew Mitchell, Ann Rainey (incumbent), Devon Reid; write-in candidates: Shelley Ann Carrillo and Joshua Hall

Evanston RoundTable coverage (www.evanstonroundtable.com):

More local election information is available at the Evanston City Clerk’s page on the City of Evanston website, www.cityofevanston.com.

April 6 General Election

Mayor

The Feb. 23 primary election will determine whether a general election is necessary. A candidate who receives more than 50% of the votes will be mayor. If no candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, the top two vote-getters will appear on the April 6 ballot.

City Clerk

The two candidates receiving the most votes will appear on the April 6 ballot. This is the case even though at least one of the candidates was a write-in in the Feb. 23 primary.

Aldermanic Elections

Ward 9: Cicely Fleming, incumbent

Ward 8: The two candidates receiving the most votes will appear on the April 6 ballot. This is the case even if one of the candidates was a write-in in the Feb. 23 primary.

Ward 7: Eleanor Revelle, incumbent, and Mary Rosinski

Ward 6: Thomas Suffredin, incumbent, and Katherine Trippi

Ward 5: Bobby Burns, Tina Foster, Rebeca Mendoza (write-in candidate), and Carolyn Murray

Ward 4: The two candidates receiving the most votes will appear on the April 6 ballot. This is the case even if one of the candidates was a write-in in the Feb. 23 primary.

Ward 3: Nicholas Korzeniowski, Melissa Wynne, incumbent, and Eric Young (write-in candidate)

Ward 2: Peter Braithwaite, incumbent, and Darlene Cannon

Ward 1: Judy Fiske, incumbent, and Clare Kelly

Candidates for Evanston/Skokie School District 65: (four vacancies)

Angela Blaising

Joseph ‘Joey’ Hailpern (incumbent)

Soo La Kim (incumbent)

Elisabeth ‘Biz’ Lindsay-Ryan (incumbent)

Ndona Muboyayi

Donna Wang Su

Katie Magrino Voorhees

Marquise Weatherspoon

Candidates for Evanston Township High School District 202: (four vacancies)