We’re having an election on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 and here are the candidates for alderman, with links to their official websites (if available). Struck-through candidates are listed as off the ballot by the Chicago Elections Board as of 2/15/07. Candidates are listed in ballot order. Incumbents are marked with an asterix.

If you aren’t sure what Ward you live in, you can find out on the Chicago Election Board site.

For bonus fun, find the two candidates whose websites are MySpace pages.

The list is long, so it’s after the jump:

Alderman, 1st Ward
Manuel “Manny” Flores*

Alderman, 2nd Ward
Madeline L. Haithcock*
Bob Fioretti
Larry Doody
David R. Askew
Kenny Johnson
Wallace Davis, Jr.
Arne M. Kent

Alderman, 3rd Ward
Dorothy J. Tillman*
Mell Monroe
Pat Dowell
Benjamin Harris
Angelo James

Alderman, 4th Ward
Toni Preckwinkle*
Norman H. Bolden

Alderman, 5th Ward
Oscar Worrill
Leslie A. Hairston*
Carol Hightower Chalmers
David Lincoln
Patricia Brewer
Sylvester “Junebug” Hendricks

Alderman, 6th Ward
Karin M. Norington-Reaves
Freddrenna M. Lyle*
Thelma F. Andrews
Bobby Joe Johnson
Eugene C. Davis

Alderman, 7th Ward
Ron David
Darcel A. Beavers*
Jesse L. Harley
Curtis Hinton
Eric R. Brown
Sandi Jackson
Tennesha Frierson

Alderman, 8th Ward
Faheem Shabazz
Derrick T. Prince
Joseph McAfee
Michelle A. Harris
Cliff Underwood
Dennis Allen
Leonard L. Stewart
James L. Daniels
Vinison Hobbs
Sharon Ann Adams
Van B. Newell, Jr.
Russell James Elliott
Barbara Skinner-Boyd

Alderman, 9th Ward
Earick D. Rayburn
Curtiss S. Llong Bey
Anthony A. Beale*
R. B. Coleman
Harold Noonie Ward
Deborah E. Levi

Alderman, 10th Ward
John A. Pope*
Thomas M. Malesh
Dinah Ramirez
Robert Burns

Alderman, 11th Ward
Carl Segvich
James A. Balcer*

Alderman, 12th Ward
Carina E. Sanchez
Jesús (Jesse) Iñiguez
George Cardenas*
Alan R. Mercado
Jesus G. Salazar
Jose I. “Chavelo” Rodriguez
Alberto Bocanegra Jr.

Alderman, 13th Ward
Frank J. Olivo*
“Zsa” Zdzislawa Popielarczyk

Alderman, 14th Ward
Edward M. Burke*
Paloma M. Andrade**
** Appears on ballot but removed by court order. Votes for Paloma M. Andrade will not be tallied or reported.

Alderman, 15th Ward
Felicia H. Simmons-Stovall
Janice Jeffries
Toni L. Foulkes
Tommie Grayer, Sr.
Sandra L. Mallory
Richard L. Anderson
Michael Smith
Brian E. Dunn
Vesta Lewis Dixon
Denise Dixon
Rosa Pritchett
William Burch
Virgil E. Jones***
Shawn D. Monroe, Sr.
Alfredo Castillo
*** Will likely appear on the ballot, but votes for Virgil E. Jones will not be counted, per a 2/24/07 Illinois Supreme Court ruling

Alderman, 16th Ward
Darryl Smith
Shirley A. Coleman*
Joann Thompson
Denise P. Brown
Eddie Johnson III
Jeffrey L. Lewis
Javier Diaz
Jeffery O. Jones
Hedy A. Gist-Haynes
L. Elizabeth Lewis
Hal E. Baskin

Alderman, 17th Ward
Latasha R. Thomas*
Tyrone De’Andre Hawthorne
Michael Clark
Yvette Williams
Charles B. Buckner
Jerome Collins
Charles Partlow, Jr.

Alderman, 18th Ward
Paul Stewart
Lona Lane
Mazonne “Maze” Jackson
Eldora Davis
Sydney A. Washington
Linford Coleman
Reginald “Reggie” Summerrise
Joseph C. Ziegler, Jr.

Alderman, 19th Ward
John Somerville
Timothy J. Sheehan
Virginia A. Rugai*

Alderman, 20th Ward
Arenda Troutman*
Willie B. Cochran
David E. Neely
Myra Young
Michelle Winding
Edward Chaney

Alderman, 21st Ward
Mildred McClendon
Sylvia Y. Jones
Leroy J. Jones, Jr.
Kevin Ammons
Curtis C. Abrams
Mabel Huff
Dwayne Belle
Howard B. Brookins, Jr.*
Vernita McClinton-Farmer

Alderman, 22nd Ward
August Sallas
Joaquín Salamanca
Ricardo Muñoz*
Jose M Gutierrez

Alderman, 23rd Ward
Michael R. Zalewski*
Charles Maida

Alderman, 24th Ward
Thomas Worthy
Michael D. Chandler*
Julius Anderson
Donald Patterson
Sharon Denise Dixon
Joe Ann Bradley
Wallace E. Johnson “Mickey”
Willie G. Brooks
Martavius “Mark” Carter
James John Cicenia, Jr.
Ronnie McKenzie

Alderman, 25th Ward
Daniel “Danny” Solis*
Cuahutémoc Morfin
Ambrosio Medrano***
Aaron Del Valle
Juan M. Soliz
Joe D. Acevedo
Martha Padilla
*** Will likely appear on the ballot, but votes for Ambrosio Medrano will not be counted, per a 2/24/07 Illinois Supreme Court ruling

Alderman, 26th Ward
Billy Ocasio*
Jesse D. Granato
Samuel “Sammy” Maldonado
Onix I. Vera

Alderman, 27th Ward
Walter Burnett, Jr.*
Victor Rowans
James M. Jones

Alderman, 28th Ward
Ed H. Smith*
Chubby C. Rover
Donald Greer
CaSándra Colvin
Shawn A. Walker
William Siegmund
Alexzandual “Alex” M. Lyons
Derrick L. Davis

Alderman, 29th Ward
Isaac “Ike” Sims Carothers*
Tumia Romero

Alderman, 30th Ward
Wayne A. Strnad
Ariel E. Reboyras*
Jose Anthony Alvarez

Alderman, 31st Ward
Regner “Ray” Suarez*
Renne Chavez
Reinaldo “Ray” Hernandez

Alderman, 32nd Ward
Scott Waguespack
Ted Matlak*
John J. Lag
Paul Millar
Catherine A. Zaryczny

Alderman, 33rd Ward
Richard F. Mell
Raul E. Molina
Thomas James Gunderson

Alderman, 34th Ward
Carrie M. Austin*
Henry Moses
Michael E. Mayden
Marshall P. Lewis
Bernard “BK” Kelly

Alderman, 35th Ward
Rey Colón*
Vilma Colom
Esteban Burgoa
James Villalpando
Miguel Sotomayor

Alderman, 36th Ward
Nicholas S. Sposato
William J.P. Banks*
Richard Behrendt
Susan Diliberto
David Tirado

Alderman, 37th Ward
Emma M. Mitts*
Daryl Jones
Tommy O. Abina
Minerva V. Orozco
Percy Z. Giles
Arlene P. Jones
Eric P. McKennie

Alderman, 38th Ward
Thomas R. Allen*

Alderman, 39th Ward
Margaret Laurino*
Dennis Patrick Healy
Christopher J. Belz

Alderman, 40th Ward
Patrick J. O’Connor*
Rafael Chagin

Alderman, 41st Ward
Michael B. Hannon
Brian G. Doherty*
Andrew Devito
Don Markham
Martin Reid

Alderman, 42nd Ward
Brendan Reilly
Burton F. Natarus*
Mike “Libby” Libert

Alderman, 43rd Ward
Michele Smith
Rachel Goodstein
Tim Egan
Vi Daley*
Peter Zelchenko

Alderman, 44th Ward
Tom Tunney*

Alderman, 45th Ward
Patrick J. Levar*
Terrence W. Boyke, Jr.
Anna Klocek
Robert A. Bank

Alderman, 46th Ward
James Cappleman
Helen Shiller*

Alderman, 47th Ward
Gene Schulter*
Martin P. Cooney

Alderman, 48th Ward
Mary Ann Smith*
Christopher Persons
Chris Lawrence
Rosita Spane

Alderman, 49th Ward
Joe Moore*
Don Gordon
Jim Ginderske
Chris Adams

Alderman, 50th Ward
Bernard L. Stone*
Naisy Dolar
Greg Brewer
Salman Aftab