[3] Joe Banks Jr. was denied inclusion on the ballot due to issues regarding the filing of his nomination papers.

[3]The Chicago Tribune also observed, Though Daley’s victory was generated by a potent organization able to deliver votes for the mayor, it also was helped along by the disorganization and missed opportunities that plagued Rush’s campaign.

[3]Daley adopted a tactic of ignoring Rush, refraining from saying his opponent's name during campaign speeches.

[3] Daley won a landslide re-election to an additional term, which (so long as he completed the full term) would make him the second-longest-serving mayor in the city's history behind only his own father (Richard J. Daley),[3] and surpassing Edward Joseph Kelly.

The Chicago Tribune considered Daley's win a significant landslide victory, writing, Daley swept to a fourth term as Chicago’s mayor Tuesday, earning an overwhelming victory over U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush that extended and solidified his grasp over the city in a manner not seen since the days of his father, the late Richard J.

The support for the mayor in the city’s black wards, which Rush had considered to be his base constituency, reflected the alliances Daley has forged among religious and political leaders in the African-American community.

On the evening of the election, Daley delivered a brief victory speech in which he touted his victory as, "a tremendous vote of confidence...built with votes from all of Chicago's neighborhoods,"[3] remarking, Today, people from every community said they want us to continue to work together as one city in which everyone has a voice and no one is left behind, and we will.

On the evening of the election, Rush delivered a concession speech to a gathering of approximately 200 supporters at the HoneySuckle Chicago Restaurant.