Candidates who filed petitions on Monday will be eligible to be the first listed on the February municipal ballot in Chicago, and while six candidates for mayor filed, the incumbent and one of her chief rivals did not.
Those candidates who filed on the first day will be entered into a lottery to determine which of their names will appear at the top of the list, a potential advantage in a crowded field.
Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García, who finished as the runner-up in a 2015 runoff with former Mayor Rahm Emanuel, also did not file his petitions on Monday. Chicago Ald. Raymond Lopez announced Monday that he would be dropping out of the mayoral race, and instead filed petitions to defend his City Council seat in the 15Interested candidates have until Monday to file their petitions. Challenges to those petitions will then be heard by the Chicago Board of Elections before the final ballot is set next month.
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