(Above) Voting booths set up at the 42nd Ward’s 27th precinct’s polling place on the 20th floor of Marina City’s east tower. Every resident of the 27th precinct lives at Marina City. It is the second smallest of 42 precincts in the 42nd Ward but on Tuesday it had the ward’s fourth biggest turnout. (Click on image to view larger version.)

February 25, 2015 – Rahm Emanuel may not have had enough votes to avoid a runoff election for Chicago mayor on April 7 but he decisively won downtown Chicago’s 42nd Ward on Tuesday.

Emanuel received 73.21 percent of the vote in the municipal general election, distantly followed by Jesus “Chuy” Garcia with 16.72 percent.

On the question of paid leave for workers, 64 percent of voters said “yes” and 36 percent said “no.”

On the question of domestic abuse treatment, 85 percent voted “yes” and 15 percent voted “no.”

On the question of campaign finance reform, 77 percent voted “yes” and 23 percent voted “no.”

The ward achieved a 27 percent voter turnout, with 31,309 registered voters and of those, 8,556 voting.

City Clerk Susana Mendoza, City Treasurer Kurt Summers, and 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly ran unopposed. Reilly still got 6,844 votes from his ward.