Roderick Sawyer
Roderick Sawyer was a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 6. He assumed office in 2011. He left office on May 15, 2023.
Sawyer ran for election for Mayor of Chicago in Illinois. He lost in the general election on February 28, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: Mayoral election in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Mayor of Chicago
Brandon Johnson defeated Paul Vallas in the general runoff election for Mayor of Chicago on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brandon Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 52.2 | 319,481 | |
| Paul Vallas (Nonpartisan) | 47.8 | 293,033 | ||
| Total votes: 612,514 | ||||
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General election
General election for Mayor of Chicago
The following candidates ran in the general election for Mayor of Chicago on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Paul Vallas (Nonpartisan) | 32.9 | 185,743 | |
| ✔ | Brandon Johnson (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 122,093 | |
| Lori Lightfoot (Nonpartisan) | 16.8 | 94,890 | ||
| Jesus Garcia (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 77,222 | ||
| Willie Wilson (Nonpartisan) | 9.1 | 51,567 | ||
| Ja'Mal Green (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 12,257 | ||
| Kambium Buckner (Nonpartisan) | 2.0 | 11,092 | ||
| Sophia King (Nonpartisan) | 1.3 | 7,191 | ||
| Roderick Sawyer (Nonpartisan) | 0.4 | 2,440 | ||
| Johnny Logalbo (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 15 | ||
| Keith Judge (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 5 | ||
| Stephen Hodge (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Ryan Friedman (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Stephanie Ann Mustari (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Bridgett Palmer (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 564,524 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Montelle Gaji (Nonpartisan)
- Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan)
- Frederick Collins (Nonpartisan)
2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 6
Incumbent Roderick Sawyer defeated Deborah Foster-Bonner in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 6 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roderick Sawyer (Nonpartisan) | 53.7 | 5,966 | |
| Deborah Foster-Bonner (Nonpartisan) | 46.3 | 5,151 | ||
| Total votes: 11,117 | ||||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 6
Incumbent Roderick Sawyer and Deborah Foster-Bonner advanced to a runoff. They defeated Richard A. Wooten in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 6 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Roderick Sawyer (Nonpartisan) | 49.9 | 5,053 | |
| ✔ | Deborah Foster-Bonner (Nonpartisan) | 31.2 | 3,159 | |
| Richard A. Wooten (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 1,900 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 10,119 | ||||
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2015
The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for city council on February 24, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014.[1] In the general election for Ward 6, incumbent Roderick Sawyer defeated Richard A. Wooten and Brian T. Garner.[2] Dumars Ervin Franklin withdrew from the race in December 2014. Delton Jerry Pierce was removed from the ballot in January 2015.[3]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 6, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Roderick Sawyer Incumbent |
56.2% | 5,990 | |
| Richard A. Wooten | 26.3% | 2,800 | |
| Brian T. Garner | 17.5% | 1,869 | |
| Total Votes | 10,659 | ||
| 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
Roderick Sawyer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Roderick Sawyer did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by - |
Chicago City Council Ward 6 2011-2023 |
Succeeded by William Hall |
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