WERE THEY CORRECT?

Below is an analysis of the Chicago Aldermanic races by comparing the endorsements bestowed to who actually won. The first line is who the Sun-Times picked, the second line is the Tribune and the last line is the winner or the run-off names. I just thought it would be fun to see which of the two newspapers backed the correct horses. I have not seen this done by anyone else, so I wanted to do something different.



For scoring purposes, I am giving give two points for each correct winning pick and one point if the newspapers’ choice made it to a run-off. The totals and the winning newspaper will be listed at the end of the blog. I did not put in the ward races that were uncontested because there were no endorsements in those wards. It took me forever to type all this information in, so I hope you all appreciate my hard work!

1st Ward


Proco”Joe” Moreno


Proco “Joe” Moreno


Proco “Joe” Moreno


2nd Ward


Genita Robinson


Genita Robinson


Bob Fioretti

3rd Ward


Pat Dowell


Pat Dowell


Pat Dowell

4th Ward


Will Burns


Will Burns


Will Burns

5th Ward


Leslie Hairston


Leslie Hairston


Leslie Hairston

6th Ward


Freddrenna Lyle


Cassandra Goodrum-Burton


RUN- OFF- Lyle and Sawyer

7th Ward


Sandi Jackson


Sandi Jackson


Sandi Jackson

8th Ward


Michelle Harris


Faheem Shabazz


Michelle Harris


9th Ward


Anthony Beale


Anthony Beale


Anthony Beale

10th Ward


Richard Martinez


John Pope


John Pope

11th Ward


James Balcer


James Balcer


James Balcer

12th Ward


Jesus Iniguez


Jesus Iniguez


George Cardenas

15th Ward


Toni Foulkas


Felicia Simmons-Stovall


RUN-OFF- Foulkas and Lopez

16th Ward


JoAnn Thompson


JoAnn Thompson


RUN-OFF- Baskin and Thompson

17th Ward


Latasha Thomas


Latasha Thomas


RUN-OFF- Thomas and Moore



18th Ward


Chuks Onyezia


Chuks Onyezia


Lola Lane


19th Ward


Matthew O’Shea


Anne Schiable


Matthew O’Shea

20th Ward


George Davis


George Davis


RUN-OFF- Cochran and Smith

21st Ward


Howard Brookins, Jr.


Howard Brookins, Jr.


Howard Brookins, Jr.

22nd Ward


Ricardo Munoz


Ricardo Munoz


Ricardo Munoz

23rd Ward


Michael Zalewski


Michael Zalewski


Michael Zalewski

24h Ward ( There were 18 people running in this ward!)


Melissa Williams


Valerie Leonard


RUN-OFF-Dixon and Chandler

25th Ward


Danny Solis


Danny Solis


RUN-OFF- Solis-Morfin


26th Ward


Roberto Maldonado


Roberto Maldonado


Roberto Maldonado



27th Ward


Walter Burnett, Jr.


Walter Burnett, Jr.


Walter Burnett, Jr.

28th Ward


Jason Ervin


Jason Ervin


Jason Ervin


29th Ward


Deborah Graham


Deborah Graham


Deborah Graham


30th Ward


Ariel Reboyras


Ariel Reboyras


Ariel Reboyras

32nd Ward


Scott Waguespack


Scott Waguespack


Scott Waguespack

34th Ward


Carrie Austin


Carrie Austin


Carrie Austin

35th Ward


Rey Colon


Rey Colon


Rey Colon

36th Ward


John Rice


Nicholas Sposato


RUN-OFF- Rice and Sposato

37th Ward


Emma Mitts


Emma Mitts


Emma Mitts

38th Ward


Tom Caravette


Tom Cullerton


RUN-OFF- Caravette and Cullerton

39th Ward


Margaret Laurino


Margaret Laurino


Margaret Laurino


41st Ward


Mary O’Connor


Thomas Patrick Murphey


RUN-OFF- O’Connor and Gavin

43rd Ward


Michelle Smith


Tim Egan


RUN-OFF- Smith and Egan



45th Ward


John Arena


John Arena


RUN-OFF- Garrido and Arena

46th Ward


Emily Stewart


Emily Stewart


RUN-OFF- Phelan and Cappleman


47th Ward


Ameya Pawar


Ameya Pawar


Ameya Pawar


48th Ward


Harry Osterman


Harry Osterman


Harry Osterman

49th Ward


Joe Moore


Joe Moore


Joe Moore

50th Ward


Debra Silverstein


Greg Brewer


RUN-OFF- Silverstein and Bernie Stone

According to the "Kathy Scale," the Sun-Times garnered 62 points, while the Tribune received 55 points. But those scores will change after the run-off election in April. In the 2nd, 12th,18th, 20th, 24th and 46th wards, neither newspaper endorsed a candidate who either won or is in a run-off. In wards 36, 38 and 43, the two candidates facing in the run-off were each endorsed by a different newspaper.

I did all this work, so you didn't have to! My gift to the voters of Chicago.