Michelle A. Harris
Michelle Harris is a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 8. She assumed office in 2007. Her current term ends on May 17, 2027.
Harris ran for re-election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 8 in Illinois. She won in the general election on February 28, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 8
Incumbent Michelle Harris defeated Linda Hudson and Sean Flynn in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 8 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Harris (Nonpartisan) | 70.6 | 8,675 | |
| Linda Hudson (Nonpartisan) | 18.0 | 2,214 | ||
| Sean Flynn (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 1,396 | ||
| Total votes: 12,285 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Geno Young (Nonpartisan)
2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 8
Incumbent Michelle Harris defeated Linda Hudson, Faheem Shabazz, and Jewel Easterling-Smith in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 8 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michelle Harris (Nonpartisan) | 64.4 | 8,723 | |
| Linda Hudson (Nonpartisan) | 17.4 | 2,356 | ||
| Faheem Shabazz (Nonpartisan) | 10.2 | 1,385 | ||
| Jewel Easterling-Smith (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 1,091 | ||
| Total votes: 13,555 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sherri Bolling (Nonpartisan)
- Harold Bailey (Nonpartisan)
- Dionte Lawrence (Nonpartisan)
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 8, incumbent Michelle A. Harris defeated Faheem Shabazz and Tara F. Baldridge.[2] Rebecca A. Sankey and Lynn Renee Franco were removed from the ballot in December 2014.[3]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 8, 2015 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Michelle A. Harris Incumbent |
68.5% | 9,167 | |
| Faheem Shabazz | 15.8% | 2,113 | |
| Tara F. Baldridge | 15.7% | 2,096 | |
| Total Votes | 13,376 | ||
| 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
Michelle Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Michelle Harris did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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Chicago City Council Ward 8 2007-Present |
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