Ford secures ballot spot after Wilson challenge

State Rep. La Shawn Ford survived a nominating petition challenge from businessman Willie Wilson and will appear on next month’s mayoral ballot, the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners ruled on Saturday.

With the West Side representative securing his spot, 13 candidates are set to appear on the Feb. 26 ballot.

Ford was one of at least five candidates who were challenged by Wilson — and he’s the only one to survive a Wilson challenge so far.

Among them, activist Ja’Mal Green withdrew from the race, and Chicago Police Officer Roger Washington and Catherine Brown D’Tycoon were knocked off the ballot by election officials.

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown and tech entrepreneur Neal Sales-Griffin are still going through the objection process.