Recently-added candidates for office in Aurora since November 19 are in blue among those who have filed for office and asterisk indicates an incumbent:
Alderman-at-Large:
- Sherman Jenkins*
- Brooke Ann Shanley
- Durrell Williams
Ward 1
- Peter Aguilera
- Emmanuel Llamas
- Caryl Riley
- Amanda Sperzel
- Valerie Budach
- Hugo Saltijeral
Ward 3
- Theodoros Mesiacos*
Ward 5
- Casildo Cuevas
- Carl Franco*
- Bonnie Kunkel
Ward 6
- Matt Harrington
- Dan Hites
- Michael Saville*
- Matthew J. Orr
Ward 8
- Patty Smith
- Savannah Smith
- Thomas Weil
- John Robinson
- Paul Santucci
*incumbent
City of Aurora offices to be filled at the 2019 consolidated, municipal election:
Alderman at Large
Alderman Ward 1
Alderman Ward 3
Alderman Ward 5
Alderman Ward 6
Alderman Ward 8
Candidates for elected municipal offices in the City of Aurora run as non-partisan candidates and file nominating petitions to appear on the February 26 Consolidated Primary Election ballot. If more than four candidates, including write-in candidates, file to appear on the ballot for a given office, the February 26 primary election must be conducted for that office. If four or fewer candidates file for a given office, all candidates who file valid nominating petitions will appear on the April 2 Consolidated Election ballot.
Aldermen and the mayor are elected to serve four-year terms. The aldermanic terms of office are staggered.
Aldermanic Qualifications:
Each alderman must be a citizen of the United States and of the State;
A qualified elector of the city;
A resident of the city for one year next preceding his election or appointment. Each alderman representing a ward must be a resident of that ward at the time of his/her election, or in the case of filling a vacancy, of his appointment, and during the time he holds office.
No person can be eligible to hold office if that person who is in arrears in his/her payment of taxes, assessments, fines, and service charges levied by the city.
No conviction in any court in the United States of any infamous crime, bribery, perjury, or other felony.
Office/District: Ballots Cast at the last election:
Alderman at Large: 15,167
Alderman Ward 1: 833
Alderman Ward 3: 343
Alderman Ward 5: 2,306
Alderman Ward 6: 719
Alderman Ward 8: 1,383
https://www.aurora-il.org/1951/Voting-and-Election-Information
— City government of Aurora