Results are coming in for the 12 aldermanic runoff elections in Chicago. The main overall issue has been support for Mayor Richard M. Daley's veto of the "Big Box" minimum wage ordinance. The SEIU and other unions have been giving a lot of money and labor in what has been a fairly successful campaign to knock off key aldermen who supported the veto. Jesse Jackson Jr. has been highest elected official to support the unions' anti_daley efforts.
Results are rolling in at http://www.chicagoelections.com/
Haithcock only got 20% in the general election and it looks like Fioretti has blown her out of the water. Fioretti had 5 people at my polling place today, Haithcock 0.
Alderman 2nd Ward 44 of 60 precincts counted 73.33%
Bob Fioretti 4,748 67.52%
Madeline L. Haithcock 2,284 32.48%
Total 7,032
Dorothy "The Hat" Tillman is trailing union-backed Pat Dowell.
Alderman 3rd Ward 36 of 54 precincts counted 66.67%
Dorothy J. Tillman 2,680 46.23%
Pat Dowell 3,117 53.77%
Total 5,797
The open seat in the 15th goes to the union-backed Foulkes.
Alderman 15th Ward 36 of 52 precincts counted 69.23%
Toni L. Foulkes 1,948 60.50%
Felicia H. Simmons-Stovall 1,272 39.50%
Total 3,220
Big box turncoat Shirley Coleman is trailing union-backed Thompson. I might expand on this race, but suffice it to say that a representative quote from Coleman was "some say [Thompson] was a prostitute." Shirley Coleman is the only member of the clergy in the City Council.
Alderman 16th Ward 28 of 46 precincts counted 60.87%
Joann Thompson 1,864 56.67%
Shirley A. Coleman 1,425 43.33%
Total 3,289
Lola Lane retains her seat
Alderman 18th Ward 42 of 62 precincts counted 67.74%
Lona Lane 3,868 66.46%
Paul Stewart 1,952 33.54%
Brookins easily retains seat.
Alderman 21st Ward 52 of 74 precincts counted 70.27%
Howard B. Brookins, Jr. 4,508 60.93%
Leroy J. Jones, Jr. 2,891 39.07%
Total 7,399
Tight race in 24th
Alderman 24th Ward 46 of 59 precincts counted 77.97%
Michael D. Chandler 2,406 48.49%
Sharon Denise Dixon 2,556 51.51%
Total 4,962
Even tighter race as Matlak attempts to hold his seat.
Alderman 32nd Ward 41 of 52 precincts counted 78.85%
Ted Matlak 3,256 49.12%
Scott Waguespack 3,373 50.88%
Total 6,629
Former alderman Colom fails in her blood feud with Colón.
Alderman 35th Ward 25 of 36 precincts counted 69.44%
Rey Colón 2,725 60.14%
Vilma Colom 1,806 39.86%
Total 4,531
Vi Daley appears to have retained her seat.
Alderman 43rd Ward 44 of 59 precincts counted 74.58%
Vi Daley 3,361 53.12%
Michele Smith 2,966 46.88%
Total 6,327
Could be a big upset in the 49th.
Alderman 49th Ward 26 of 42 precincts counted 61.90%
Joe Moore 2,231 48.30%
Don Gordon 2,388 51.70%
Total 4,619
Dean of the City Council and "29" caucus member appears to have prevented Dolar from becoming the first Asian alderman.
Alderman 50th Ward 33 of 45 precincts counted 73.33%
Bernard L. Stone 4,360 52.91%
Naisy Dolar 3,880 47.09%
Total 8,240