Desmon C. Yancy (born 1971/1972)[1] is an American politician and community organizer from Chicago.[2][3] He is the alderperson for Chicago City Council's 5th ward, having won the 2023 election for the office.[4][5] The 5th ward is on Chicago's south side, and includes portions of the Hyde Park, South Shore, and Woodlawn neighborhoods.

Desmon Yancy
Member of the Chicago City Council
from the 5th ward
Assumed office
May 15, 2023
Preceded byLeslie Hairston
Personal details
Born1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationDeVry University

Electoral history

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2023 Chicago aldermanic election, 5th ward, runoff election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Desmon C. Yancy 6,184 51.78%
Nonpartisan Martina 'Tina' Hone 5,758 48.22%
Total votes 11,942 100%
2023 Chicago aldermanic election, 5th ward, general election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Desmon Yancy 2,772 26.0
Nonpartisan Tina Hone 1,983 18.6
Nonpartisan Renita Ward 1,266 11.9
Nonpartisan Wallace Goode Jr. 1,118 10.5
Nonpartisan Jocelyn Hare 927 8.7
Nonpartisan Joshua Gray 690 6.5
Nonpartisan Kris Levy 488 4.6
Nonpartisan Gabriel Piemonte 438 4.1
Nonpartisan Dee Perkins 399 3.7
Nonpartisan Marlene Fisher 397 3.7
Nonpartisan Robert Palmer 197 1.8
Nonpartisan William Calloway (write-in) 1 0.0
Total votes 10,675 100.0

References

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  1. ^ Armentrout, Mitchell (May 15, 2023). "Find Your Alderperson". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Chicago aldermanic candidates answer Tribune questionnaire: Desmon Yancy". Chicago Tribune. 7 February 2023.
  3. ^ Evans, Maxwell (2023-05-11). "Desmon Yancy, The First Black Man To Represent Chicago's 5th Ward, Makes The Jump From Organizer To City Council". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  4. ^ Evans, Maxwell (2023-04-05). "Desmon Yancy Declares Victory In 5th Ward Race To Represent Area Around Obama Presidential Center". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  5. ^ Evans, Maxwell (2023-04-14). "Desmon Yancy To Take Over As 5th Ward Alderman After Tina Hone Concedes". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  6. ^ Chicago Board of Elections. "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MUNICIPAL RUNOFF ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO AND FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY ALDERPERSON ELECTIONS HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN WARDS 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 21, 24, 29, 30, 36, 43, 45, 46, AND 48 IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON APRIL 4, 2023" (PDF). Chicago Board of Elections. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Chicago Board of Elections (March 15, 2023). "Tabulated Statement of the Returns and Proclamation of the Results of the Canvass of the Election Returns for the February 28, 2023 Municipal General and Alderperson Elections Held in Each of the Precincts in All the Wards in the City of Chicago" (PDF). Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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