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50th Ward - Election Day Results

                               

100% Precincts Reporting at 11:51 PM,   Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Berny Stone (incumbent)	5,059	48%
Naisy Dolar	2,958	28%
Greg Brewer	1,906	18%
Salman Aftab	0,546	05%

50th Ward - AlderTrack Challenge Results

37% of respondents predict that Berny Stone will receive the most votes and be forced into a runoff

32% of respondents predict that Berny Stone will receive the most votes and win outright

14% of respondents predict that Naisy Dolar will receive the most votes and be forced into a runoff

11% of respondents predict that Greg Brewer will receive the most votes and be forced into a ruunoff

02% of respondents predict that Greg Brewer will receive the most votes and win outright

02% of resondents predict that Salman Aftab will receive the most votes and be forced into a runoff

01% of respondents predict that Naisy Dolar will receive the most votes and win outright

Of the following four North Side Wards (32nd, 43rd, 49th, and 50th), 25% of respondents predict that the 32nd Ward will have the MOST number of votes cast, 25% of respondents predict the 43rd Ward will have the most, 23% of respondents predict the 49th Ward will have the most, and 27% predict the 50th Ward will have the most

Of the same four wards as above, 49% of respondents predict that the 32nd Ward will have the LEAST number of votes cast, 22% of respondents predict the 43rd Ward will have the least, 18% of respondents predict the 49th Ward will have the least, and 11% predict the 50th Ward will have the least

62% of respondents predict that the 50th Ward race will be closer than the 49th Ward race (determined by comparing the number of votes seperating the top two vote-getting candidates in each race)

50th Ward - Candidates

Berny Stone (incumbent)
Bernard L Stone Campaign Comm
D-2 Semi-Annual Report from 7/1/2006 to 12/31/2006
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period $16,499.63
Total Receipts $49,669.00
Subtotal $66,168.63
Total Expenditures $18,376.92
Funds available at the close of the reporting period $47,791.71
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [01 of 10]
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [02 of 10]
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [03 of 10]
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [04 of 10]
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [05 of 10] filed on 02/14/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [06 of 10] filed on 02/15/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [07 of 10] filed on 02/16/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [08 of 10] filed on 02/20/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [09 of 10] filed on 02/21/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [10 of 10] filed on 02/22/2007

Naisy Dolar
Neighbors for Naisy Dolar
D-2 Semi-Annual Report from 7/1/2006 to 12/31/2006
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period $4,034.84
Total Receipts $64,811.50
Subtotal $68,846.34
Total Expenditures $28,107.98
Funds available at the close of the reporting period $40,738.36
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [01 of 10]
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [02 of 10] filed on 02/13/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [03 of 10] filed on 02/13/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [04 of 10] filed on 02/13/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [05 of 10] filed on 02/14/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [06 of 10] filed on 02/15/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [07 of 10] filed on 02/16/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [08 of 10] filed on 02/20/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [09 of 10] filed on 02/22/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [10 of 10] filed on 02/22/2007

Greg Brewer
Citizens For Brewer
D-2 Semi-Annual Report from 7/1/2006 to 12/31/2006
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period $17,450.00
Total Receipts $75,271.28
Subtotal $92,721.28
Total Expenditures $50,845.56
Funds available at the close of the reporting period $41,875.72
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [1 of 4]
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [2 of 4] filed on 02/13/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [3 of 4] filed on 02/19/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [4 of 4] filed on 02/22/2007

Salman Aftab
Salman Aftab Campaign Fund
D-2 Semi-Annual Report from 7/1/2006 to 12/31/2006
Funds available at the beginning of the reporting period $0.00
Total Receipts $22,745.00
Subtotal $22,745.00
Total Expenditures $16,421.36
Funds available at the close of the reporting period $6,323.64
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [1 of 3] filed on 02/13/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [2 of 3] filed on 02/13/2007
A-1 ($500+ 30 days prior) [3 of 3] filed on 02/13/2007

0th Ward - Market & Related News

Night of upsets (02-28-07) **New**

Labor-backed upstart topples Natarus (02-28-07) **New**

Shirley Coleman says "Vote Union No!" (02-25-07)

A rant and a prayer (02-26-07)

Alderman Not Retiring Type In 50th Ward (02-23-07)

Stone has had enought time, say his rivals (02-23-07)

Aldermania! (02-23-07)

Fear and Loathing: In the 50th Ward (02-22-07)

Longtime Alderman Receives Defaced Campaign Flyer (02-21-07)

Ald. Stone Receives Racist Flyer In Mail (02-21-07)

50th Ward Incumbent: Bernard Stone (02-21-07)

50th Ward Challenger: Greg Brewer (02-21-07)

50th Ward Challenger: Naisy Dolar (02-21-07)

Alderman Campaign Notebook [audio 7:32 - 8:35] (02-20-07)

More endorsements in City Council races [Sun-Times Endorsements] (02-20-07)

Alderman faces toughest re-election challenge (02-19-07)

National Organization for Women (NOW) Chicago Chapter Aldermanic Endorsements (02-16-07)

'Big Box Ordinance' weighs heavily on elections (02-16-07)

For the Chicago City Council [Tribune Endorsements] (02-16-07)

Aldermania! (02-16-07)

For 1st time in 16 years, Stone in real horserace (02-15-07)

New Voices (February 2007)

50th Ward, public radio report [audio] (02-13-07)

Registered voters at 60-year low (02-08-07)

Stealing signs business as usual in 50th Ward (02-07-07)

Chicago community leader eyes council seat (02-07-07)

Bix Box, Round 2 (02-04-07)

Filam seeks seat in Chicago ward (02-01-07)

Foot Soldiers (12-30-07)

Candidates enter the blogosphere (01-31-07)

Alderman Stone, Matlak Loom As 2007 Casualties (01-24-07)

SEIU aims for a "machinelike" organization (01-23-07)

Two Races We're Watching (01-18-07)

Chicago's oldest profession (01-18-07)

Dolar: 'I was asked to step down' (01-17-07)

Chicago Federation of Labor not backing Daley (01-17-07)

CFL endorses pro-labor candidates in Chicago Municipal Election (01-16-07)

Election heightens Daley-labor strain (01-16-07)

Election 2007: Interview with Salman Aftab [video] (01-09-07)

Berny "Methuselah" Stone? (12-21-06)

"Fatigue Factor" Keys 2007 Alderemanic Races (12-20-06)

Committee of One - Berny Stone don't need no stinking quorum (12-15-06)

Tier One Races - Revenge of the Second City (12-13-06)

"Times changing" segment from Chicago Tonight (12-11-06)

Dogfight in the 50th (12-10-06)

Now, the Real Election - Revenge of the Second City (12-06-06)

Shakeup predicted in '07 city elections (12-06-06)

Unions to play a big role in Feb. city elections (12-04-06)

Union fine-tuning target list of aldermen it wants out (11-28-06)

A Whole Bunch of Wannabes (11-27-06)

Ald. Bernie Stone, 79, Plans To Run Again (11-24-06)

Chicago's Oldest Alderman Seeks Re-Election (11-24-06)

Voters: Stone sought us at polls (11-15-06)

50th Ward - Ward Heeler's Almanac

Download 50th_ward_2003_precinct_profile.xls

50^th Ward – Early Voting

During both the March 2006 Primary Election and the November 2006 General Election, the CBEC designated Warren Park (6601 N. Western Ave.) an early voting site. On January 18, 2007, the CBEC announced that the 50th Ward early voting site for the February 2003 General Municipal Election will remain Warren Park.

247 votes were cast by 50^th Ward voters during the March 2006 early voting period, which accounted for approximately 4% of the 6,555 total votes cast.

During the November 2006 early voting period, the number of 50^th Ward votes cast increased 75% to 432, which accounted for approximately 4% of the 11,959 total votes cast.