Raymond Lopez
Raymond Lopez is a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 15. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on May 17, 2027.
Lopez (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 4th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on March 19, 2024.
Lopez was a Democratic candidate for Illinois' 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House. Lopez withdrew from the election before the primary scheduled for March 20, 2018.
Biography
Raymond Lopez grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from St. Laurence High School in Burbank, Illinois. Lopez earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His career experience includes working at Southwest Airlines at Midway Airport as a skycap. Lopez was the first openly gay Latino to be elected to public office in the State of Illinois. He served on the Chicago City Council.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2024
Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 4
Incumbent Jesus Garcia defeated Lupe Castillo, Ed Hershey, and Alicia Martinez in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesus Garcia (D) | 67.5 | 139,343 | |
| Lupe Castillo (R) | 27.3 | 56,323 | ||
| Ed Hershey (Working Class Party) | 5.2 | 10,704 | ||
| Alicia Martinez (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 206,396 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4
Incumbent Jesus Garcia defeated Raymond Lopez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesus Garcia | 69.6 | 30,443 | |
| Raymond Lopez | 30.4 | 13,286 | ||
| Total votes: 43,729 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 15
Incumbent Raymond Lopez defeated Victoria Alvarez and Gloria Ann Williams in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 15 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 64.2 | 3,128 | |
| Victoria Alvarez (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 1,178 | ||
| Gloria Ann Williams (Nonpartisan) | 11.6 | 567 | ||
| Total votes: 4,873 | ||||
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2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 15
Incumbent Raymond Lopez defeated Rafael Yañez in the general runoff election for Chicago City Council Ward 15 on April 2, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 59.7 | 3,220 | |
| Rafael Yañez (Nonpartisan) | 40.3 | 2,174 | ||
| Total votes: 5,394 | ||||
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General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 15
Incumbent Raymond Lopez and Rafael Yañez advanced to a runoff. They defeated Berto Aguayo, Joseph G. Williams, and Otis Davis Jr. in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 15 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Raymond Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 49.7 | 2,541 | |
| ✔ | Rafael Yañez (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 1,116 | |
| Berto Aguayo (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 833 | ||
| Joseph G. Williams (Nonpartisan) | 8.1 | 413 | ||
| Otis Davis Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 4.1 | 210 | ||
| Total votes: 5,113 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deborah Lane (Nonpartisan)
- Joel Riojas (Nonpartisan)
2018
See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 4
Jesus Garcia defeated Mark Wayne Lorch in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesus Garcia (D) | 86.6 | 143,895 | |
| Mark Wayne Lorch (R) | 13.4 | 22,294 | ||
| Total votes: 166,189 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4
Jesus Garcia defeated Sol Flores and Richard Gonzalez in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jesus Garcia | 66.2 | 49,631 | |
| Sol Flores | 21.9 | 16,398 | ||
| Richard Gonzalez | 11.9 | 8,921 | ||
| Total votes: 74,950 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (D)
- Raymond Lopez (D)
- Neli Vazquez Rowland (D)
- Joe Moreno (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4
Mark Wayne Lorch advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 4 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Wayne Lorch | 100.0 | 5,805 | |
| Total votes: 5,805 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ann Melichar (R)
- Jay Reyes (R)
- Ruben Sanchez, Jr. (R)
2015
The city of Chicago, Illinois, held elections for city council on February 24, 2015. A runoff took place on April 7, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was November 24, 2014.[2] In the general election for Ward 15, Raymond A. Lopez and Rafael Yañez advanced past Adolfo Mondragon, Eddie L. Daniels, Otis Davis, Jr. and Raul O. Reyes. Lopez defeated Yañez in the runoff election on April 7, 2015.[3] Raul Ventura and Sandra L. Mallory were removed from the ballot in December 2014. Alberto Bocanegra was removed from the ballot in January 2015. Incumbent Toni Foulkes ran for re-election in Ward 16.[4][5]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 15, Runoff Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Raymond A. Lopez |
58% | 3,596 | |
| Rafael Yañez | 42% | 2,606 | |
| Total Votes | 6,202 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official runoff election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
| Chicago City Council, Ward 15, General Election, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Raymond A. Lopez |
47.6% | 2,168 | |
| Rafael Yañez |
22.1% | 1,007 | |
| Otis Davis, Jr. | 10.2% | 462 | |
| Raul O. Reyes | 7.1% | 324 | |
| Eddie L. Daniels | 6.8% | 309 | |
| Adolfo Mondragon | 6.2% | 280 | |
| Total Votes | 4,270 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Raymond Lopez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2023
Raymond Lopez did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Raymond Lopez did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Illinois District 4 |
Officeholder Chicago City Council Ward 15 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Elect Raymond Lopez, Democrat for Congress, IL-04, "Meet Raymond," accessed February 26, 2024
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed April 7, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial election results," accessed February 24, 2015
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