No clear leader in race for Chicago school board president, poll finds
<p>A third of likely voters in November’s elections have no idea which of the five candidates for Chicago School Board president they’d vote for, or if they’d vote at all, according to a poll released Thursday that provides one of the first looks at the state of the historic contest.</p><p>The survey of 600 likely voters, which was commissioned by candidate Sendhil Revuluri’s campaign and conducted last week, found that even after hearing brief biographies about each candidate pulled from campaign materials, 34% of likely voters remained undecided or said they’d skip voting in the race.</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/05/22/meet-the-candidates-for-chicagos-first-ever-elected-school-board-president" target="_blank" ><u>None of the five hopefuls</u></a> received overwhelming support. The poll found that 20% of likely voters would pick Hilario Dominguez, former political director for the Chicago Teachers Union, if the election were held today.
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<p>A third of likely voters in November’s elections have no idea which of the five candidates for Chicago School Board president they’d vote for, or if they’d vote at all, according to a poll released Thursday that provides one of the first looks at the state of the historic contest.</p><p>The survey of 600 likely voters, which was commissioned by candidate Sendhil Revuluri’s campaign and conducted last week, found that even after hearing brief biographies about each candidate pulled from campaign materials, 34% of likely voters remained undecided or said they’d skip voting in the race.</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/05/22/meet-the-candidates-for-chicagos-first-ever-elected-school-board-president" target="_blank" ><u>None of the five hopefuls</u></a> received overwhelming support. The poll found that 20% of likely voters would pick Hilario Dominguez, former political director for the Chicago Teachers Union, if the election were held today. Attorney Victor Henderson was next in line with support from 14% of likely voters.</p><p>Candidates who had experience serving on the board had the least support. Former board member Revuluri and sitting board member Jessica Biggs each got the backing of 11% of likely voters, while 9% said they’d vote for Jennifer Custer.</p><p>The findings indicate candidates still have work to do to distinguish themselves and that many voters are in the dark about a citywide race happening in less than three months.
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- <p>A third of likely voters in November’s elections have no idea which of the five candidates for Chicago School Board president they’d vote for, or if they’d vote at all, according to a poll released Thursday that provides one of the first looks at the state of the historic contest.</p><p>The survey of 600 likely voters, which was commissioned by candidate Sendhil Revuluri’s campaign and conducted last week, found that even after hearing brief biographies about each candidate pulled from campaign materials, 34% of likely voters remained undecided or said they’d skip voting in the race.</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/05/22/meet-the-candidates-for-chicagos-first-ever-elected-school-board-president" target="_blank" ><u>None of the five hopefuls</u></a> received overwhelming support. The poll found that 20% of likely voters would pick Hilario Dominguez, former political director for the Chicago Teachers Union, if the election were held today.
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