KW: An interesting primary. It is unusual for a third party to have 5 candidates in their primary, as the Green Party does in this race. The winner of the three primaries will run against each other in a special election on April 7th 2009. Check back here this evening for results and analysis.
The Green Party candidates are: Mark Arnold Fredrickson; Deb Gordils; Matt Reichel; and Simon Ribeiro
(excerpt from) CNN
23 candidates fighting to replace Emanuel
by Paul Steinhauser / March 3, 2009
(CNN) – It’s a crowded ballot today in Chicago, where nearly two dozen candidates are running in a special primary election to replace former Rep. Rahm Emanuel.
Twelve Democrats, six Republicans and five Green Party candidates are vying to succeed Emanuel, who was re-elected in November to a fourth term but stepped down at the beginning of this year to serve as President Obama’s White House Chief of Staff…
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