South Side Aldermanic Races
By Produced by City RoomSouth Side Aldermanic Races
By Produced by City RoomUpdated At: 11:35 Among the Election Day highlights on the city’s South Side: Ald. Freddrenna Lyle will face challenger Roderick Sawyer in an April runoff in Chicago’s 6th Ward, while Grammy-award winning rapper Che “Rhymefest” Smith has made it into a runoff race for a Chicago City Council seat. With all precincts reporting, the rapper had 20 percent of the vote, trailing incumbent Alderman Willie Cochran, who had 46 percent. There will also be runoffs in the 15th and 16th wards.
Alderman Ward 2
55 of 56 precincts - 98 percent
Bob Fioretti, (i) 7,836 - 55 percent
Genita Robinson, 4,442 - 31 percent
Enrique Perez, 640 - 4 percent
Melissa Callahan, 634 - 4 percent
Federico Sciammarella, 616 - 4 percent
James Bosco, 157 - 1 percent
Alderman Ward 3
47 of 50 precincts - 94 percent
Pat Dowell, (i) 5,758 - 68 percent
Ebony Tillman, 2,756 - 32 percent
Alderman Ward 4
46 of 52 precincts - 88 percent
Will Burns, 7,456 - 65 percent
Lori Yokoyama, 1,104 - 10 percent
Norman Bolden, 1,077 - 9 percent
Brian Scott, 803 - 7 percent
George Rumsey, 576 - 5 percent
Adam Miguest, 348 - 3 percent
James Williams, 161 - 1 percent
Alderman Ward 5
55 of 55 precincts - 100 percent
Leslie Hairston, (i) 7,217 - 62 percent
Anne Marie Miles, 2,489 - 21 percent
Glenn Ross, 826 - 7 percent
Carol Hightower Chalmers, 701 - 6 percent
Michele Tankersley, 451 - 4 percent
Alderman Ward 6
63 of 64 precincts - 98 percent
Freddrenna Lyle, (i) 6,573 - 45 percent
Roderick Sawyer, 3,689 - 25 percent
Richard Wooten, 2,893 - 20 percent
Cassandra Goodrum-Burton, 940 - 6 percent
Sekum Walker, 337 - 2 percent
Brian Sleet, 303 - 2 percent
Alderman Ward 7
61 of 61 precincts - 100 percent
Sandi Jackson, (i) 6,506 - 53 percent
Darcel Beavers, 3,223 - 26 percent
Gregory Mitchell, 1,542 - 13 percent
Lionell Martin, 467 - 4 percent
Deborah Washington, 334 - 3 percent
Sidney Brooks, 179 - 1 percent
Alderman Ward 8
66 of 70 precincts - 94 percent
Michelle Harris, (i) 9,789 - 68 percent
Faheem Shabazz, 2,082 - 15 percent
James Daniels, 1,752 - 12 percent
Bertha Starks, 682 - 5 percent
Alderman Ward 9
52 of 53 precincts - 98 percent
Anthony Beale, (i) 6,201 - 58 percent
Harold Ward, 1,946 - 18 percent
Sandra Walters, 1,751 - 16 percent
Eddie Reed, 780 - 7 percent
Alderman Ward 10
48 of 48 precincts - 100 percent
John Pope, (i) 6,298 - 59 percent
Richard Martinez, 3,801 - 36 percent
Joseph Nasella, 421 - 4 percent
Jose Leon, 110 - 1 percent
Alderman Ward 11
50 of 50 precincts - 100 percent
James Balcer, (i) 6,712 - 61 percent
John Kozlar, 2,449 - 22 percent
Carl Segvich, 1,787 - 16 percent
Alderman Ward 12
24 of 24 precincts - 100 percent
George Cardenas, (i) 2,680 - 55 percent
Jose Guereca, 911 - 19 percent
Jesse Iniguez, 796 - 16 percent
Alberto Bocanegra, 321 - 7 percent
Maria Ortiz, 137 - 3 percent
Alderman Ward 15
52 of 52 precincts - 100 percent
Toni Foulkes, (i) 3,088 - 44 percent
Raymond Lopez, 1,042 - 15 percent
Harold Bailey, 765 - 11 percent
Sammy Pack, 730 - 10 percent
Felicia Simmons-Stovall, 573 - 8 percent
Syron Smith, 415 - 6 percent
Sandra Mallory, 368 - 5 percent
Alderman Ward 16
44 of 44 precincts - 100 percent
JoAnn Thompson, (i) 2,626 - 43 percent
Hal Baskin, 1,367 - 23 percent
Eric Hermosillo, 957 - 16 percent
Javier Diaz, 269 - 4 percent
Eddie Johnson, 211 - 3 percent
Tameka Gavin, 204 - 3 percent
Ronald Mitchell, 196 - 3 percent
Jonathan Stamps, 128 - 2 percent
Jeffrey Lewis, 93 - 2 percent
Alderman Ward 17
57 of 64 precincts - 89 percent
Latasha Thomas, (i) 4,380 - 49 percent
David Moore, 1,696 - 19 percent
Antoine Members, 1,002 - 11 percent
Ronald Carter, 518 - 6 percent
Michael Daniels, 442 - 5 percent
Twaundella Taylor, 349 - 4 percent
Paulette Coleman, 273 - 3 percent
Virgil Means, 219 - 2 percent
Alderman Ward 18
62 of 62 precincts - 100 percent
Lona Lane, (i) 7,774 - 51 percent
Chuks Onyezia, 2,450 - 16 percent
Joseph Ziegler, 2,255 - 15 percent
Michael Davis, 2,163 - 14 percent
Manny Roman, 711 - 5 percent
Alderman Ward 19
63 of 63 precincts - 100 percent
Matthew O’Shea, 14,426 - 61 percent
Anne Schaible, 6,526 - 28 percent
Phillip Sherlock, 1,315 - 6 percent
George Newell, 725 - 3 percent
Ray Coronado, 592 - 3 percent
Alderman Ward 20
50 of 50 precincts - 100 percent
Willie Cochran, (i) 3,403 - 46 percent
Che Smith, 1,469 - 20 percent
George Davis, 1,201 - 16 percent
Andre Smith, 1,079 - 15 percent
Sid Shelton, 241 - 3 percent
Alderman Ward 21
70 of 74 precincts - 95 percent
Howard Brookins, (i) 8,004 - 56 percent
Sheldon Sherman, 2,797 - 19 percent
Patricia Foster, 1,706 - 12 percent
Sylvia Jones, 1,537 - 11 percent
Jerome Maddox, 309 - 2 percent
Alderman Ward 23
54 of 54 precincts - 100 percent
Michael Zalewski, (i) 8,581 - 53 percent
Anna Goral, 5,511 - 34 percent
Chuck Maida, 2,231 - 14 percent
Alderman Ward 34
61 of 61 precincts - 100 percent
Carrie Austin, (i) 9,170 - 65 percent
Henry Moses, 2,123 - 15 percent
Shirley White, 1,533 - 11 percent
Burl McQueen, 659 - 5 percent
Michael Mayden, 618 - 4 percent
Updated At: 9:35 p.m. Grammy-winning hip-hopper Che “Rhymefest” Smith appears to have forced a runoff in the 20th Ward. Incumbent Ald. Willie Cochran has a substantial lead, but he has so far drawn less than 50 percent of the vote. Here’s the latest look at numbers from South Side aldermanic races:
Updated At 8:30 p.m. A runoff appears likely in Chicago’s 6th Ward. Here are the numbers in that race, with 91 percent of precincts reporting:
Here’s a look at some of the races WBEZ is focusing on:
3rd Ward
Ald. Pat Dowell was elected in 2007, replacing longtime Ald. Dorothy Tillman. Tillman’s daughter Ebony tried is trying to best Dowell. Many in the ward saw the contest between Dowell and the younger Tillman as a revenge race. In 2007 Dowell, who is a former urban planner, had the support of many young professionals in the ward who are eager for development in the historic Bronzeville neighborhood. But the economy plummeted during Dowell’s term and development stalled. In this election season, she landed endorsements from The Service Employees International Union, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and For A Better Chicago PAC. Ebony Tillman did not return phone calls from WBEZ about her candidacy. Her website said she wants to bring big box retailers such as Wal-Mart and Target, etc. to the ward.
4th Ward
The 4th Ward includes the neighborhood of Hyde Park– a progressive, politically independent part of the city. The ward had been led by Toni Preckwinkle, who relinquished her seat after winning the presidency of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. Illinois State Rep. Will Burns was the likely heir apparent to Preckwinkle’s former seat, and he scored her endorsement early in the race. The SEIU, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and For A Better Chicago PAC also endorsed Burns. Burns has an extensive public policy background that resonated with residents in the ward. He campaigned on bringing more retail shopping options to the area.
6th Ward
Roderick Sawyer ran against incumbent Freddrenna Lyle. Sawyer is the son of the late Eugene Sawyer, former 6th Ward alderman and mayor of Chicago. Sawyer argued the ward was neglected with blight. He benefitted from deep community connections and name recognition. The SEIU-backed Lyle struck a chord with seniors. The 6th ward covers Chatham and Park Manor – black middle-class neighborhoods that tend to be politically mobilized. Chatham has seen an uptick in crime, which has made residents nervous.
7th Ward
The race for 7th Ward alderman featured two women with deep political ties. Ald. Sandi Jackson is the wife of U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., whose father is the Rev. Jesse Jackson. She took this South Side ward four years ago by beating Darcel Beavers, who was appointed to finish the term of her father, William Beavers. He left the office in 2006, after serving as alderman for 23 years.
Sandi Jackson ran on a platform of economic revitalization. Specifics included development of a large retail and housing complex on the site of the former USX steel plant.
10th Ward
The 10th ward comprises portions of several Southeast Side neighborhoods: South Chicago, South Deering, the East Side and Hegewisch. The area was once an industrial powerhouse but as manufacturers left, the ward’s struggled with crime, unemployment and the question of how to make use of large tracts of former factory space.
The two front runners differed in how they approached economic development. The incumbent, John Pope, ran on a platform that included attracting clean industrial jobs. Richard Martinez campaigned on moving the ward away from reliance on heavy industry.
Two other candidates, Joseph NaSella and Jose Leon, made little impact during the aldermanic contest.
19th Ward
The aldermanic race in this Southwest side ward began when Ald. Ginger Rugai, announced she would retire. The five candidates that vied for her seat included Rugai’s longtime aid and ward committeeman Matt O’Shea. His opponents included Ray Coronado, George Newell, Anne Schaible, Phil Sherlock and Diane Phillips. O’Shea and Schaible dominated the race during the campaign.
The ward includes portions of the Morgan Park and Beverly neighborhoods. Top campaign issues include how best to revitalize retail strips along 95th Street and Western Avenue.
20th Ward
Grammy-winning hip-hopper Che “Rhymefest” Smith challenged first-term Ald. Willie Cochran. Smith enlisted help from fellow hip-hoppers and intellectuals, including Cornel West. Smith brought energy and youthfulness - and of course, celebrity – to the race. Cochran is regarded relatively well in the ward for bringing some affordable housing and commercial development. Since the last aldermanic election the ward’s taken a hit from foreclosures and stalled economic options. The ward includes the Washington Park and Woodlawn neighborhoods.
Natalie Moore and Michael Puente contributed to this story.