Chicago Aldermanic Runoff Election Open Thread

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