Chicago Tonight's Mayoral Runoff Forum


Mayor Rahm Emanuel and challenger Jesús "Chuy" García went head-to-head in a live forum hosted by Phil Ponce and live streamed at wttw.com. Read a recap of tweets from @wttw #ChicagoTonight.


Click the dots in the image below for votes each candidate received in the Feb. 24 election.

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View a behind-the-scenes slideshow.


View a graphic of the candidates’ positions on hot topics. Click the dots in the image below to learn more about their positions.


View a graphic of key endorsements in the Chicago mayoral race. Click the dots in the image below to learn more about endorsements received by the candidates.


Each candidate joined us in-studio after the Feb, 24 election. Watch both of their appearances below and view their career timelines.

Jesús "Chuy" García, Feb. 25:

Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Feb. 27:


View a map of votes cast for Emanuel and García in the Feb. 24 election. Click on the ward to learn the percentage of votes each candidate received. Wards in which Emanuel received a higher percentage of votes than García are colored red. Wards in which García received a higher percentage of votes than Emanuel are colored green.

Source: Chicago Board of Elections

-- Web content produced by Kristen Thometz, Linda Qiu, Travis Cornejo, and Yasmin Rammohan; Forum produced by Alexandra Silets

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