Friday, March 23, 2012
Get your pencils and scorecards ready! Here's Jeff's regional play-by-play of the Illinois March primary results.
Given the primary results, my favorite Star Trek character would likely raise an eyebrow and issue his famous single word exclamation, “Fascinating!” Aside from the abysmal voter turnout (we’ll talk about that later), despite all that regular Friday post-Patch column's conservative-versus-liberal-commentary rancor, it turns out that Illinois is actually a moderate state after all. Having previously swept the southern and plains states, uber-conservative Rick Santorum got kicked in the electoral you-know-whats by losing to Mitt Romney by 12 points. Even if Newt had followed his own advice and pulled out of the primary, Santorum still would’ve come in second. Though that race is far from over—I don’t see Santorum hoisting the white flag …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The former congressman will face Rep. Judy Biggert in November for the right to represent the newly-drawn 11th District.
Former Congressman Bill Foster took a decisive step back toward Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, securing the Democratic nomination in the 11th Congressional District. Foster, who served the 14th District from 2008 to 2010, won the nomination in the newly-drawn 11th by a significant margin, besting attorney Juan Thomas and Orland Fire District President Jim Hickey. Unofficial totals show Foster with 11,990 votes across the district, more than twice the number pulled in by Thomas, his closest competitor. Foster joined the DuPage County Democrats at an election night party at Village Links in Glen Ellyn on Tuesday night. Taking the podium around 9 p.m., he declared victory, and set his sights on his November battle against 13th District Rep. …
The top three vote-getters will advance to the November election.
Elaine Zannis, Peter DiCianni and Sean Noonan beat out five other candidates Tuesday night to become the Republican candidates in the November DuPage County Board District 2 race. They were the top vote-getters in the primary. Zannis won the most votes with a final total of 7,581. She held the lead the entire evening. DiCianni and Noonan switched from second to third place until all votes were counted, making DiCianni the second top vote-getter with 7,033. Noonan received 6,642 votes. Democratic candidate Elizabeth Chaplin ran unopposed, and will be on the November ballot. Republican candidates met at two forums, one sponsored by the League of Women Voters and one by the Lisle Chamber of Commerce, in February. See Patch's full coverage on …
Current 42nd State Representative Sandra Pihos secured her spot on the general election ticket. A Democratic candidate is yet to step forth.
Rep. Sandra Pihos (R-42), ran uncontested in the March primary for the newly-drawn 48th District. The district includes Glen Ellyn, Lombard, and portions of Lisle and Wheaton. Pihos has served as a state representative since 2003. Read her biography on her 42nd District website. The Democratic Party of Illinois still has the opportunity to appoint candidates for vacant positions, including the 48th House District, according to the DuPage County Board of Elections. No candidates have been announced at this time. Democratic Party of Illinois spokesman Steve Brown said they will begin the process of evaluating where candidates did not file, and whether there is a Democratic politician who may be qualified for these seats. Brown said they …
Stay tuned for the most current polling results.
DuPage County Board District 4 Republicans: 134/134 precincts reporting Democrats: 134/134 Precincts reporting Results Percentage Total votes Charles Ditchman 44.45% 2,982 Dan Bailey 55.55% Race information: Two democratic candidates are vying for three open spots for District 4 of the DuPage County Board come November 2012. Three republican candidates are also seeking a District 4 position. Currently, Grant Eckhoff, Jerry "JR" McBride and Bill Bedrossian represent the residents of District 4, which includes parts of Addison, Bloomingdale, Glendale Heights, Carol Stream, Winfield, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Lombard and Lisle.
Once polls close, Patch will be offering up-to-date results from precincts.
UPDATED 7:50 p.m. Three of the seven Republican candidates in this spring's DuPage County Board District 5 race will move on to the general election in November. Democratic candidate Tony Michelassi ran unopposed. District 5 includes Aurora, Naperville, and portions of Lisle and Warrenville.
Four republicans compete for the seat.
The 42nd District covers portions of Carol Stream, West Chicago, Winfield, Wheaton, Warrenville, Lisle, Naperville and Woodridge. The term lasts two years. Whoever wins in November will take office in January 2013. Due to redistricting, there is no incumbent for this race. UPDATED 9:52 P.M. With 100 precincts reporting, Jeanne Ives has won the primary for the 42nd State Representative district with 35.74 percent of the vote. UPDATED 9:35 P.M. With 99 precincts reporting, Jeanne Ives leads in the race for the 42nd State Representative District with 35.54 percent. UPDATED 9:23 P.M. With 90 of 100 precincts reporting, Jeanne Ives leads the race with 34.72 percent of the vote. Chris hage is in second with 30.98 percent. UPDATED 9:10 P.M. With …
The district includes all or part of Clarendon Hills, Elmhurst, Glen Ellyn, Hinsdale, Lisle, Oak Brook, Western Springs, and Wheaton.
Updated at 11:05 p.m. State Sen. Kirk Dillard (R-Hinsdale) grabbed more than 60 percent of the vote and beat Rep. Chris Nybo (R-Lombard) for the Republican nomination in Illinois' 24th Senate District in Tuesday's General Primary. The incumbent has served the 24th District since 1993. "I take this as a nice referendum on my leadership style," Dillard said over the phone after the win became official. "It shows that people understand results and want state legislators to work in collaboration without ever giving up their principles." With 100 percent of precincts reporting in both DuPage and Cook counties, Dillard had 19,145 total votes (62 percent) to Nybo's 11,928 (32 percent). Nybo, who has represented the state's 41st House District …
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney attends a reception in his honor in Wheaton Tuesday night.
Mitt Romney stopped in Wheaton for an unpublicized private reception at a home in the 1400 block of Forest Avenue Tuesday night. Romney, awaiting the results of Illinois' Republican presidential primary, greeted children and other neighbors who gathered outside waving American flags and chanting “Mitt for President!” as he arrived. Neighbors said they received notice of the event earlier this week. Romney was scheduled to travel to Schaumburg for his Illinois election night party. We're on Facebook. Click here to like us! Patch reported earlier: Earlier in March, MyFoxChicago.com reported that Romney planned a fundraiser in Wheaton on primary day, March 20. According to the Wheaton College archives website, Romney wanted to hold a rally at…
Three Democrats are vying for the nomination in the new 11th District. Check here for updated election results.
UPDATE: Bill Foster has declared victory in this race, and Juan Thomas, his closest competitor, said he will call to concede. Foster's victory speech at Village Links in Glen Ellyn took aim at Rep. Judy Biggert's voting record, and concerned the campaign he plans to wage against her. Story coming soon. The new 11th Congressional District has no incumbent. It includes the major cities of Aurora, Naperville and Joliet, and spans from Aurora in the west to Burr Ridge in the east, and as far south as Channahon. Three Democrats are vying for the nomination: former 14th District Congressman Bill Foster, Orland Fire Protection District President Jim Hickey, and attorney Juan Thomas. The winner will face 13th District Rep. Judy Biggert in November…
Jeff Ward
2:22 pm on Friday, March 23, 2012
Dear Lisle, To extrapolate my Kirk Dillard thoughts a bit, what I specifically meant was, had he not sought Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay's endorsement, he would now be residing in the governor's mansion. Ms. McConnaughay was (and still is) so unpopular in Kane County that Dillard, who came in first or second everywhere else, finished a distant third out here. Had he avoided this … more ›