Politics & Government
Election Results: Did Lemont Vote for Obama or Romney?
Local residents voted last Tuesday for president, Senate and House candidates.
Although President Barack Obama won re-election last Tuesday, Gov. Mitt Romney was the choice of the majority of Lemont Township voters, winning 12 out of 14 voting precincts, according to data released from the Cook County Clerk's office.
The re-elected president had 3,643 votes in Lemont Township (36.72 percent), compared to Republican challenger Mitt Romney's 6,125 (61.74 percent), according to the numbers reported by the Cook County Clerk's Office.
The following is a breakdown of voting by precincts for all the candidates on the 2012 presidential ballot. The 12 Lemont precincts that Mitt Romney won are bolded in the charts.
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Total Precinct Votes
- Barack Obama and Joe Biden (Democrat): 3,643
- Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (Republican): 6,125
- Gary Johnson and James P. Gray (Libertarian): 111
- Jill Stein & Howie Hawkins (Green Party): 42
2 2 201 325 5 0 3 262 555 4 5 4 252 436 11 0 5 357 319 10 4 6 289 439 15 3 7 250 285 5 3 8 378 456 13 6 9 150 352 5 1 10 262 246 9 6 11 350 602 8 3 12 208 527 2 3 13 268 580 5 4 14 202 484 8 2 TOTALS
3,643 6,125 111 42 Other races
Christine Radogno (R) ran unopposed for State Senator, 41st District; as did Jim Durkin (R) for State Representative, 82nd District.
3rd Congressional District Race: Daniel William Lipinski (D)(Winner) and Richard L. Grabowski (R)
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Proposed Amendment to the Illinois Constitution (Voters rejected the amendment statewide.)
Cook County State's Attorney: Anita Alvarez (D) (Winner), Lori S. Yokoyama (R)
Yokoyama 1 247 416 2 236 236 3 344 431 4 302 337 5 374 259 6 356 339 7 272 227 8 410 379 9 194 288 10 284 203 11 432 462 12 256 431 13 350 458 14 294 356 TOTAL 4,351 4,822
SOURCE: Cook County Clerk's Office; click here to find results from other Suburban Cook County Townships.
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