In her first two elections for 43rd Ward alderman, Michele Smith didn’t have an easy fight. The two-term alderman faced runoff elections in both 2011 and 2015.
And now again in 2019.
Six candidates vied for the 43rd Ward aldermanic seat in the Feb. 26 election. Smith took 39 percent of the vote and Derek Linblom came in second with 27.8 percent.
The runoff election takes place April 2. Early voting is underway.
The North Side ward includes all or parts of Lincoln Park, Old Town and the Gold Coast. The 43rd Ward is also home to DePaul University and North Avenue Beach, and sits adjacent to the proposed site for the controversial Lincoln Yards development. The ward’s total population is 55,680 and the mean household income is $154,859.