Desmon Yancy

American politician

Desmon Yancy

Member of the Chicago City Council from the 5th ward
Incumbent
Assumed office May 15, 2023
Preceded by	Leslie Hairston

Personal details
Born	1971 or 1972 (age 51–52)
Political party	Democratic
Education	DeVry University

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.

Electoral history

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

^ Armentrout, Mitchell (May 15, 2023). "Find Your Alderperson". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
^ https://www.chicagotribune.com/voter-guide/ct-alderman-questions-20230207-2ii6p4jj7ndalljthuahe6rd6e-story.html
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.