Thursday, May 10, 2012
Voter turnout dropped to 24 percent of registered voters compared with 43 percent in 2008.
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Thursday, May 10
Income and party were two key factors driving the outcome of election contests from president to local referenda in the March 20 primary, according to a Post-Election Report for Suburban Cook County released Wednesday by Cook County Clerk David Orr. "Despite the low turnout, Republican voters made their mark this time around," Orr said in a news release. "The number of ballots cast for Republican candidates rose by 12 percent compared to the February 2008 Presidential Primary." March 20 was the first presidential primary without a major Democratic contest since 1996, with overall turnout dropping to 24 percent of registered voters. That is down from 43 percent in 2008, when seven candidates vied for the Democratic nomination. The highest …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Cook County Clerk David Orr explains how ballot position is determined.
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Thursday, May 3
Here is one competition in which Pres. Barack Obama has beat out probable Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Democrats were selected for the top ballot position in the Nov. 6, presidential election in a drawing conducted Wednesday by Cook County Clerk David Orr and Director of Elections Jan Kralovec. At 10 a.m. May 2, Orr displayed slips of paper with the parties' names written on them, one for Democrats and the other for Republicans. Orr and Kralovec each folded one slip of paper and inserted it into its own yellow pill bottle. The bottles were placed into a large fish bowl. Kralovec held the bowl and Orr stirred the bottles. Orr then pulled out a bottle to determine the first position, and unfolded the card reading "Democratic Party." …
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Does the presidential hopeful's wife represent modern America?
It was pretty mild as far as political blunders go. After having read the entire transcript, I thought the statement was awkward, but not offensive. Of course, had I been Ann Romney, I may feel differently. Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen took a big swat at Ann Romney. Despite Ann's well-bankrolled lifestyle, she has five sons. So unless she had a battalion of nannies and staff, the woman must have worked very hard being a mom. There is no doubt that Rosen was wrong and stuck her foot in her mouth when she said Romney never worked a day in her life. The next sentences of Rosen's statement softened the blow. Rosen was making the point that Romney hasn't ever had an employer, she has never had to fight for wage equality, she has never had…
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
A statistical look at which presidential candidates garnered the most support with Lemont Township voters.
Voters in Lemont Township had a clear preference when it came to Republican presidential candidates. Mitt Romney was the preferred choice for 54.5 percent of GOP voters in last Tuesday's primary election. Rick Santorum placed second with 29.4 percent of votes. A total 641 Lemont Township voters cast ballots for Barack Obama. The following table gives you a precinct by precinct look at how the Republican candidates fared with local voters. Lemont Township had a turnout rate of 24.1 percent, which was only slightly higher than the rest of suburban Cook County, where the rate was 23 percent. Read all of our election coverage. *Based on unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk's Office
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Patlak, the incumbent, prevailed over Sean Morrison with 54 percent of the vote, according to unofficial race results.
It was a heck of a night in the southwest suburbs. Catch up on all your local election news in one place.
The Illinois primary has come and gone, and we've got all your results. Incumbent State Rep. Jim Durkin defeated Lemont resident Laura Reigle in the 82nd District, while Illinois Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno easily moved on in her uncontested race. In the 3rd Congressional District, Richard Grabowski nabbed the GOP nomination, defeating Jim Falvey and Art Jones. He'll face incumbent Democrat Dan Lipinski in November. In the Republican presidential primary, Mitt Romney prevailed over Rick Santorum with 46.7 percent of the vote. Romney walked away with 41 delegates, while Santorum earned 10. Below is a roundup of unofficial race results and stories from Election Night. Results will not be final until April 10, when canvassing of …
By a 8,707-5,928 vote, residents of unincorporated Will County shot down a measure that would have let the county shop on their behalf for better power prices.
Lemont residents passed a referendum Tuesday that will allow the village to negotiate better electricity prices for them. But voters living in unincorporated Will County shot down their ballot measure on the same issue. The village's electricity aggregation referendum passed by a 58.6 percent margin (1,404 votes), while the county ballot item was defeated by a 59.49 percent margin (8,707 votes). READ: Full Election Results and Reaction for Illinois Primary Races "From the very beginning the choice was up to the voters," Will County Board spokesman Nate Brown said Tuesday night. "We respect their decision for the board to work on other issues besides electrical aggregation. The board will continue to look for other ways to put money back in…
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
With nearly 90 percent of the vote, incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Western Springs) has easily cruised by challenger Farah Baqai.
Incumbent Democratic 3rd District Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Western Springs) easily won the Democratic nomination to run for his fifth term in Congress on Tuesday, defeating challenger Farah Baqai by a vote margin of nearly 9-1. Baqai was challenging the moderate Lipinski from the left, but stood virtually no chance against a Lipinski name that is a perennial force in Cook County Democratic politics. “Tomorrow we go back to work—the work never ends,” Lipinski told supporters in Chicago’s Garfield Ridge. “I’m working to make sure that people who do bring a hard day’s work [and] who play by the rules get rewarded. That’s the most important thing. That’s what I stand for, and that’s why today we’ve come through with a big victory with your help.” …
The incumbent Republican representative defeated challenger Laura Reigle with 75 percent of the vote.
There will be a familiar face on the November ballot for the Illinois House’s 82nd District. Incumbent State Rep. Jim Durkin won the district’s Republican nomination with 75.4 percent of the vote, defeating challenger Laura Reigle. No one ran in the 82nd District Democratic primary, which means Durkin will be running unopposed in the general election, barring the appointment of a Democratic candidate. “We’ve got significant challenges ahead of us,” Durkin said Tuesday night. “I’m honored Republican voters in the 82nd District have confidence that I’m the best candidate to represent their interests in Springfield.” With the primary over, Durkin said the Illinois General Assembly now faces a month-and-a-half of tough discussions as they work…
Hometown factory-supervisor faces Congressman Dan Lipinski in 3rd Congressional race in November.
Factory-supervisor Rich Grabowski handily won the Republican nomination in the Illinois 3rd Congressional District. Grabowski, a constitutional conservative, faces Democratic Congressman Dan Lipinski in November. The Hometown man beat Western Springs-attorney Jim Falvey in a 2-to-1 landslide. Perennial fringe candidate and Holocaust denier Arthur J. Jones of Lyons came in a distant third. Grabowski won 59 percent of the vote with 20,536, followed by Falvey with 29 percent or 10,287, and Jones capturing 10 percent with 3,797. Asked what he was going to do next, Grabowski answered, “sleep.” “I haven’t done that for awhile,” he continued. “Tomorrow I will start work at 6:30 a.m. and see if I have further discussions with my boss.” Grabowski …
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4:06 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Excellent comment, Edward. more ›