Races For Chicago Alderman: 19 Headed For Runoff Vote In April
By John Dodge
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Of the 43 contested races for city council, 19 of them will be headed to the runoff round in April.
One incumbent lost on Tuesday, Rey Colon was routed by Carlos Ramirez-Rosa in the 35th ward.
In the 33rd Ward, Ald. Deb Mell was forced into a runoff after the final few precincts were counted. All night, she held on with 51 percent of the vote, but slipped to 49.6 percent and now faces a run against Tim Meegan.
While the results are unofficial, here are the 18 ward races to be contested in April:
Ward 2
Brian Hopkins
Alyx S. Pattison
Ward 7
Natashia Holmes
Gregory Mitchell
Ward 10
John Pope
Susan Garza
Ward 11
Patrick Thompson
John Kozlar
Ward 15
Raymond Lopez
Rafael Yanez
Ward 16
Toni Folkes
Stephanie Coleman
Ward 18
Derrick Curtis
Lona Lane
Ward 20
Willie Cochran
Kevin Bailey
Ward 21
Howard Brookins
Marvin McNeil
Ward 24
Michael Scott Jr
Vetress Boyce
Ward 29
Deborah Graham
Chris Taliaferro
Ward 31
Rey Suarez
Milly Santiago
Ward 33
Deb Mell
Tim Meegan
Ward 36
Omar Aquino
Gilbert Villegas
Ward 37
Emma Mitts
Tara Stamps
Ward 41
Mary O'Connor
Anthony Napolitano
Ward 43
Michele Smith
Caroline Vickrey
Ward 45
John Arena
John Garrido
Ward 46
James Cappelman
Amy Crawford
