None of the City Council members appointed by Lightfoot, who lost her bid for a second term as mayor on Tuesday, won their seats outright.
Just one member of the Chicago City Council lost their bid for a full four-year term on Tuesday, another sign that the power of incumbency remains a powerful force in Chicago politics.After being appointed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot to replace former Ald. George Cardenas, 12th Ward Ald. Anabel Abarca lost to community organizer and social worker Julia Ramirez, who won more than 56% of the vote, according to unofficial returns from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners.
La Spata was the only member of the City Council’s five-member Democratic Socialist caucus not to win reelection, with Ald. Byron Sigcho Lopez , Ald. Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez and Ald. Jeanette Taylor turning back fierce challenges. Ald. Carlos Ramirez Rosa , the dean of the caucus, was unopposed. “In the coming weeks, we’ll be partnering with neighbors in wards across the city to help them elect champions that will deliver on their behalf,” said Ron Holmes, a spokesperson for the political fund.
Ald. Andre Vasquez also won on Tuesday. Despite being a Democratic Socialist, Vasquez did not seek the endorsement of the Chicago DSA, and is not a member of the City Council’s Socialist Caucus.
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