The Chicago Board of Education election will take place on November 3, 2026, alongside the statewide general elections, to elect all twenty members and the Board President. This will be the first time the entire board will be elected since its formation in 1837, following the 2024 election where half the board members were elected.
Board members elected in half of the districts (1B, 2A, 3B, 4B, 5A, 6B, 7B, 8A, 9B, and 10A), where the current incumbent was elected in 2024, will serve four-year terms. Board members in the other half of the districts (1A, 2B, 3A, 4A, 5B, 6A, 7A, 8B, 9A, and 10B), where the current incumbent was appointed by the Mayor, will serve two-year terms. Starting in 2028, elections will be held for four-year terms in staggered two-year intervals.
Board President
Candidates
Declared
Jessica Biggs, incumbent Board member Hilario Dominguez Sendhil Revuluri Victor Henderson
Withdrawn
Jennifer Custer, incumbent Board member
Endorsements
District 1A
Candidates
Declared
Ed Bannon Margie B. Luczak
Endorsements
District 1B
Candidates
Declared
Claudia Peralta Michelle N. Pierre
Endorsements
District 2A
Candidates
Declared
Ebony DeBerry, incumbent Board member Bruce Leon Hector Morales
Endorsements
District 2B
Candidates
Declared
Daniel Basco Kyna Lenhof Debby Pope, incumbent Board member
Endorsements
District 3A
Candidates
Declared
Peter Gonzales Norma Rios Sierra, incumbent Board member
Endorsements
District 3B
Candidates
Declared
Jason Dónes Carlos Rivas Jr., incumbent Board member
Endorsements
District 4A
Candidates
Declared
Angel Alvarez Ellen Sherratt Karen Zaccor, incumbent Board member
Endorsements
District 4B
Candidates
Declared
Ellen Rosenfeld, incumbent Board member
Endorsements
District 5A
Candidates
Declared
Aaron "Jitu" Brown, incumbent Board member LaPamela Williams
Endorsements
District 5B
Candidates
Declared
Michilla "Kyla" Blaise, incumbent Board member Anthony Hargrove
Endorsements
District 6A
Candidates
Declared
Brenda Lee Anderson Anusha Thotakura, incumbent Board member Isaiah White
Endorsements
District 6B
Candidates
Declared
Brittany B. Kimble Michael L. Neal
Endorsements
District 7A
Candidates
Declared
Jesus Ayala Jr. Emma Lozano, incumbent Board member
Endorsements
District 7B
Candidates
Declared
Erika E. Diaz-Chavez Yesenia Lopez, incumbent Board member
Endorsements
District 8A
Candidates
Declared
Angel Gutierrez, incumbent Board member
Endorsements
District 8B
Candidates
Declared
Juan Ignacio Gonzalez
Write-in candidates
Alexander Angeles
Filed but did not qualify for the ballot
Cydney Wallace, incumbent Board member
Endorsements
District 9A
Candidates
Declared
Brittany Preston
Filed but did not qualify for the ballot
Angel L. Velez, incumbent board member
Endorsements
District 9B
Candidates
Declared
Therese Boyle, incumbent Board member Katherine S. Dunneback
Filed but did not qualify for the ballot
Marlo Barnett
Endorsements
District 10A
Candidates
Declared
Che "Rhymefest" Smith, incumbent Board member
Write-in candidates
Tameka Walton (filed but did not qualify for the ballot, and subsequently announced intention to run as a write-in candidate)
Filed but did not qualify for the ballot
Krista Nichols Alston
Endorsements
District 10B
Candidates
Declared
Connie Anderson Patrick C. Watson
Filed but did not quality for the ballot
Rosita Chatonda
Endorsements
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