Anthony Beale
Anthony Beale is a member of the Chicago City Council in Illinois, representing Ward 9. He assumed office in 1999. His current term ends on May 17, 2027.
Beale ran for re-election to the Chicago City Council to represent Ward 9 in Illinois. He won in the general election on February 28, 2023.
In 2013, Beale was a Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives in the special election for the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois.[1][2]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2023)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 9
Incumbent Anthony Beale defeated Cleopatra Draper, Cameron Barnes, and Sonya Thompson Dorsey in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 9 on February 28, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anthony Beale (Nonpartisan) | 60.1 | 6,296 | |
| Cleopatra Draper (Nonpartisan) | 31.9 | 3,339 | ||
| Cameron Barnes (Nonpartisan) | 7.9 | 832 | ||
| Sonya Thompson Dorsey (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.1 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 10,473 | ||||
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2019
See also: City elections in Chicago, Illinois (2019)
General election
General election for Chicago City Council Ward 9
Incumbent Anthony Beale defeated Cleopatra Draper, Paul Collins, and Essie Hall in the general election for Chicago City Council Ward 9 on February 26, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Anthony Beale (Nonpartisan) | 59.3 | 6,773 | |
| Cleopatra Draper (Nonpartisan) | 25.8 | 2,949 | ||
| Paul Collins (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 938 | ||
| Essie Hall (Nonpartisan) | 6.7 | 763 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 11,431 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marcia Brown-Williams (Nonpartisan)
- Rachel Williams (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.[3] In the general election for Ward 9, incumbent Anthony Beale defeated Michael E. Lafargue, Harold "Noonie" Ward and Theodore "Ted" Williams.[4] Curtiss Llong Bey, Marcia Brown and Agin Muhammad II were removed from the ballot in December 2014.[5]
| Chicago City Council, Ward 9, 2015 | |||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
 Anthony Beale Incumbent |
62.4% | 7,307 | |
| Michael E. Lafargue | 15.6% | 1,822 | |
| Theodore "Ted" Williams | 11.5% | 1,352 | |
| Harold "Noonie" Ward | 10.5% | 1,225 | |
| Total Votes | 11,706 | ||
| Source: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "Official general election results," accessed July 9, 2015 | |||
2013
Beale ran in the 2013 special election for the U.S. House, representing Illinois' 2nd District. The election was held to replace Jesse Jackson, Jr.. Beale lost in the Democratic primary to Robin Kelly.[6]
| U.S. House, Illinois District 2 Special Democratic Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Robin Kelly |
53.3% | 31,079 | ||
| Debbie Halvorson | 25.1% | 14,650 | ||
| Anthony Beale | 11.1% | 6,457 | ||
| Joyce Washington | 4.4% | 2,563 | ||
| Ernest Fenton | 2.6% | 1,545 | ||
| Anthony Williams | 1.1% | 641 | ||
| Mel Reynolds | 0.8% | 459 | ||
| Clifford Eagleton | 0.4% | 207 | ||
| Fatimah Muhammad | 0.3% | 194 | ||
| Gregory Haynes | 0.2% | 144 | ||
| Larry Pickens | 0.2% | 127 | ||
| John Blyth | 0.2% | 104 | ||
| Victor Jonathan | 0.2% | 91 | ||
| Charles Rayburn | 0.1% | 74 | ||
| Denise Anita Hill | 0% | 4 | ||
| Total Votes | 58,339 | |||
| Source: Results via Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Polls
| Illinois' 3rd Congressional District, Democratic primary | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Debbie Halvorson | Toi Hutchinson | Robin Kelly | Napoleon Harris | Mel Reynolds | Anthony Beale | Other | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||
| Normington-Petts (January 8-10) | 16% | 12% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 5% | 5% | 40% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||
| GBA Strategies (January 3-7) | 25% | 16% | 15% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 2% | 15% | +/-4.4 | 500 | |||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Anthony Beale did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Chicago 2019 Candidate Survey
Anthony Beale did not complete Ballotpedia's Chicago candidates survey for 2019.
2013
Beale's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]
- Economic Development/Jobs
- Excerpt: "Fast track construction of the South Suburban Airport, which will create tens of thousands of immediate and future local jobs, re-establish Illinois’ preeminence as a transportation hub and address a nationally needed expansion of airspace capacity."
- Education/Preparing for Opportunity
- Excerpt: "Find funds to seed 2nd CD institutions of higher learning “think tanks” and business incubators to stimulate new ideas, produce professionals with a stake in local growth, and help match educational priorities with community needs."
- Public Safety/Quality of Life
- Excerpt: "As a sponsor of Chicago’s gun ordinance, continue advocating for commonsense legislation, including a ban on assault weapons."
He also included a plan for economic development in the 2nd Congressional District here.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Chicago City Council Ward 9 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Candidates start filing for Jackson Jr.'s old seat in Congress," January 3, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Kelly wins lottery for top spot on ballot to replace Jackson Jr.," January 8, 2013
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "2015 Election Calendar," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Unofficial election results," accessed February 24, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, "General Election Candidate List," accessed December 3, 2014
- ↑ AP.org, "Illinois - Summary Vote Results," accessed February 26, 2013
- ↑ Bealeforcongress.com, "Issues," accessed February 20, 2013
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Chicago City Council Ward 9 1999-Present |
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